Saint Cloud State University 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
5,088 students
Larger than 78% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 23.4%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- St. Cloud2.6 mi
- Saint Joseph8.1 mi
- Collegeville11.8 mi
- Anoka42.6 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 Saint Cloud State University, the largest reported group is White (58.5%), followed by Non-resident (13.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Asian | 4.2% | 13.4% |
| Black | 12.9% | 6.2% |
| Hispanic | 5.3% | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.3% |
| White | 58.5% | 66.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% | 0.7% |
| Non-resident | 13.9% | 4.6% |
| Unknown | 0.7% | 5.3% |
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- 94.8%Saint Cloud State University admitted 3,988 of 4,228 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 20%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 797 of 3,988.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $59,509median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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