Student Population at MSUM

How many students at MSUM? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 4,386 students have enrolled in Minnesota State University Moorhead with 3,375 undergraduate and 1,011 graduate students.

By gender, 1,478 male and 2,908 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (10,123 students on average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).

1,172 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,237 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

Minnesota State University Moorhead has a total of 4,386 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 3,375 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,011 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,478 male and 2,908 female students (the male-female ratio is 34:66) are attending the school.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total4,3863,3751,011
Men1,4781,231247
Women2,9082,144764

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,382 White, 224 Black, and 78 Asian students out of a total of 4,386 are attending at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Minnesota State University Moorhead is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 39.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American702149
Asian783246
Black22499125
Hispanic20587118
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders220
White3,3821,0852,297
Two or more races16155106
Race Unknown923458
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American531835
Asian652738
Black19486108
Hispanic18179102
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders220
White2,5328891,643
Two or more races1345183
Race Unknown552035
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American17314
Asian1358
Black301317
Hispanic24816
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders---
White850196654
Two or more races27423
Race Unknown371423

Student Age Distribution

By age, MSUM has 62 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 2,960 students under 25 years old, and 1,431 students over 25 years old out of 4,410 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 62 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. MSUM has 2,773 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 629 students aged 25 and over.

It has 187 graduate students aged under 25 and 802 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18624319
18-191,083749334
20-211,064702362
22-24751464287
25-29452288164
30-34272154118
35-3924617274
40-49325220105
50-641248143
Over 651275
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18624319
18-191,083749334
20-211,042682360
22-24586328258
25-29265154111
30-341326666
35-39966234
40-49915635
50-64361917
Over 65963
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-2122202
22-2416513629
25-2918713453
30-341408852
35-3915011040
40-4923416470
50-64886226
Over 65312

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Minnesota State University Moorhead, 1,172 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,237 students are enrolled in some online courses.

890 students who live in Minnesota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 282 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students4,3861,1722,237
Undergraduate3,3755372,098
Graduate1,011635139
Online Student Population by Locality
Minnesota ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students8902820
Undergraduate3701670
Graduate5201150

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,375 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 366 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.84%.281 students have transferred in as full-time status and 85 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time2,340
Transfer-in Full-time281
Regular Part-time669
Transfer-in Part-time85

MSUM Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

For the academic year 2024-2025, 4,386 students are enrolled at MSUM.
3,375 undergraduate and 1,011 graduate students are enrolled at MSUM.
1,478 male (33.70%) and 2,908 female (66.30%) students are attending MSUM.
172 international students (3.92%) are enrolled at MSUM, including 159 undergraduate and 13 graduate students.
MSUM has a student population that is predominantly White: 3,382 White (77.11%), 224 Black (5.11%), and 78 Asian (1.78%) students are enrolled.
62 students are under 18 and 12 students are over 65 years old.
1,172 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 2,237 students take some online courses.

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