Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Small

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $16,062. 44% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $59,509 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $19,500.

Average net price
$16,062
per year Verified data
Completion rate
44%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$59,509
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$19,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$10,858
Out-of-state tuition and fees$10,858
Average cost of attendance$24,841
Books and supplies$1,400
Room and board, on campus$10,970
Average net price, all aided students$16,062
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$11,944
Average net price, family income over $110,000$23,068

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
95%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1025 to 1260
ACT composite range, middle 50%
17 to 25
Undergraduate enrollment
5,088
Graduate enrollment
1,994
Students receiving Pell grants
23%
Student to faculty ratio
18 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time44%
Completion within normal time28%
First-year retention (full-time)71%
Median federal debt, graduates$19,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$222
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$11,163
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry78%
1 year after completion$50,191
4 years after completion$59,194
6 years after entry$50,839
8 years after entry$55,627
10 years after entry$59,509
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $59,509; the middle half earned $42,411 to $81,654. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Saint Cloud State University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

167 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (20)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Programming
CIP 11.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.11 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Insurance
CIP 52.17
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
23$46,657$23,665
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
94$45,146$16,611
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (69)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
45$64,746$22,750
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
9$47,650Suppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
CIP 40.04 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
41$49,973$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
41$51,011$27,000
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · All credentials fully online
32$53,160$23,343
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
28$44,265$22,434
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
18$80,905$22,619
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacy$15,749
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
71$41,192$24,500
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
23$83,946$28,912
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
34$66,333$25,184
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online
64$64,678$22,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
36$51,554$25,500
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacy$23,594
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
15$44,621Suppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.11 · Some credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
19$32,889$21,500
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
49$57,215$21,604
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
17$70,441Suppressed for privacy
Insurance
CIP 52.17
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
9$44,719Suppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Manufacturing Engineering
CIP 14.36 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
50$47,676$21,500
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
37$73,920$25,932
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
81$46,792$29,725
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · No credentials fully online
7$47,680Suppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
8$40,085$23,285
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online
81$40,239$20,625
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
14$50,156Suppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
76$80,361$28,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Science, Technology and Society
CIP 30.15
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
55$44,941$25,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
4$46,825Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
43$44,258$22,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
46$45,075$22,715
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (39)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
CIP 14.05 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
102$105,017Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
45$59,720Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
22$60,354Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · All credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
36Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
34$54,911Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online
92Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Historic Preservation and Conservation
CIP 30.12 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
CIP 51.14 · No credentials fully online
18$82,829Suppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
6$53,368Suppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
20$57,956Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · All credentials fully online
30$57,240Suppressed for privacy
Sociology and Anthropology
CIP 45.13 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
24$64,008Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
18$49,889Suppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
23$73,442Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · All credentials fully online
12$55,552Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (35)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
CIP 14.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
15$90,067Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CIP 52.18 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Historic Preservation and Conservation
CIP 30.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Computer Interaction
CIP 30.31
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
42$61,750Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
27$72,081Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
13$91,928Suppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 174783, OPEID 002377. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.