Minnesota State University-Mankato Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
11,703 students
Larger than 91% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 25.1%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- North Mankato3 mi
- Saint Peter12.3 mi
- New Ulm25.8 mi
- Northfield45.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Minnesota State University-Mankato, the largest reported group is White (70.8%), followed by Non-resident (9.1%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Asian | 3.2% | 11.6% |
| Black | 6.2% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic | 6.2% | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 70.8% | 72.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% | 0.4% |
| Non-resident | 9.1% | 4.6% |
| Unknown | 0.5% | 4.4% |
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Did you know? Minnesota State University-Mankato
- 88.4%Minnesota State University-Mankato admitted 6,850 of 9,859 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 30.3%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 2,073 of 6,850.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $19,702average net price after grants for aided students, against $20,400 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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