Minot State University Student Population

How many students at MSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Minot State University has a total enrollment of 2,751 students, including 2,499 undergraduate and 252 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,041 male students (37.8%) and 1,710 female students (62.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,826 White students (66.4%) and 188 Two or more races students (6.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,499 undergraduate students (90.8%) and 252 graduate students (9.2%).
• Class Delivery: 643 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,132 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - MSU'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, 1,041 male (37.84%) and 1,710 female (62.16%) students are attending Minot State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.88.

By class level, 2,499 (90.84%) are undergraduate students and 252 (9.16%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.10% are male and 60.90% are female, while among graduate students, 25.40% are male and 74.60% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,826 White, 119 Black, and 41 Asian students out of a total of 2,751 are attending at Minot State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Minot State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 54.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, MSU has 172 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 2,021 students under 25 years old, and 719 students over 25 years old out of 2,741 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 172 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. MSU has 1,944 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 529 students aged 25 and over.

It has 77 graduate students aged under 25 and 190 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 Minot State University, 643 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,132 students are enrolled in some online courses.

473 students who live in North Dakota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 170 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,499 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 269 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.76%.207 students have transferred in as full-time status and 62 students transferred in as part-time status.