Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Population

How many students at MSUM?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Minnesota State University Moorhead has a total enrollment of 4,386 students, including 3,375 undergraduate and 1,011 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,478 male students (33.7%) and 2,908 female students (66.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,382 White students (77.1%) and 224 Black students (5.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,375 undergraduate students (76.9%) and 1,011 graduate students (23.1%).
• Class Delivery: 1,172 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,237 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - MSUM's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,478 male (33.70%) and 2,908 female (66.30%) students are attending Minnesota State University Moorhead. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 50.83.

By class level, 3,375 (76.95%) are undergraduate students and 1,011 (23.05%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.47% are male and 63.53% are female, while among graduate students, 24.43% are male and 75.57% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Population
• By Locality

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.