Saint Cloud, Minnesota · Public · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Saint Cloud State University is a public four-year institution in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 10,732 students in fall 2024, including 8,738 undergraduates and 1,994 graduate students. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Saint Cloud State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 144 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 2,228 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 60 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
10,732
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
2,228
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
144
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 144
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
54%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,090
Associate degrees
109
Master's degrees
736
Doctoral degrees (research)
21
Certificates under 1 year
40
Postbaccalaureate certificates
230
Post-master's certificates
2
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
10,732
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,738
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,994
Full-time, fall 2024
46%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,928
Undergraduates, 2024-25
10,287
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,641
Full-time, 2024-25
42%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
12%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
60
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
21%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Dietz
Larry
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization