500 University Ave. W
Minot, N.D. 58707

Minot State University is located in Minot, North Dakota and was established in 1913, to serve the residents in the state's northwestern region. From its beginning as a normal school, the university has evolved into a Carnegie Masters I Institution. Minot State University is the third largest institution of higher learning in North Dakota and the only non-doctoral university granting master's degrees.

Minot State University offers a mixture of liberal arts and professional programs with more than 60 undergraduate majors. The university confers bachelor's degrees, nine master's degrees and one educational specialist degree in areas, including communication disorders, management, and mathematics, through its three colleges of Arts and Sciences, business, and Education and Health Sciences.

The university is a member of the North Dakota University System, a system that consists of 11 institutions of doctoral, master's, baccalaureate, and community colleges.

Quick Facts

In fall 2006, Minot State University's enrollment was 3,712 students, with representation of 45 states and 20 countries. Sixty-two percent of the undergraduate student body was female and 38 percent male. Seventy-nine percent of graduate students were female and 21 percent male.

Thirty-two percent pursued a degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences, 38 percent in the College of Education and Health Sciences, and 30 percent in the College of business.

Most of Minot State University's degrees were conferred in these top four areas: elementary education, nursing, criminal justice, and management. These areas accounted for 41 percent of the undergraduate degrees awarded.

Eighty-seven percent of graduate degrees were awarded in management, communication disorders, special education, and education.

Minot State University's tuition is lower than the regional and national average.

Minot State University's Center for Extended Learning has been providing academic excellence for over 40 years and offers flexible options for degree completion. There are 10 degrees and two certificates offered online. More than 50 percent of the online student body is older than the average on-campus student.

Minot State University's students can participate in an assortment of athletic activities including basketball, football, cross country, track and field, baseball, softball, volleyball, golf, and cheer and dance.

The university's men's cross country team were NAIA National Champions in 2002 and 2003. DAC-10 Champion in men's basketball and women's cross country in 2004-2005, men's golf and softball (tourney) 2003-2004, men's cross country, men's golf, football and baseball (tourney) and men's golf in 2001-2002.

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