Student Demographics

Student Category

The three primary categories of M State students include students enrolled in college for the first time, students transferring from another institution and dual enrollment students. Dual enrollment students are receiving both high school and college credit.

Gender

As a federal requirement, M State reports gender in the binary (men/women) categories.

Race and Ethnicity

Racial and ethnic categories represent terminology used in official federal reporting and may not reflect the way our students think about themselves.

Age Distribution

Excluding dual enrollment students, M State’s student age distribution is:

Full-Time (FT)/Part-Time (PT) Status

Excluding dual enrollment students, M State’s FT/PT status percentage is:

Home Campus

M State students are assigned a home campus based on geographic location and academic program.

Course Delivery

With a wide variety of options, students have three primary types of schedules: only ground-based courses, schedules with both ground-based and online courses, or online-only schedules.

The data above is for fiscal year 2023-2024. Data on this page is updated annually by Oct. 31. 

For more information on M State student demographics, contact the Institutional Effectiveness Office at ir@minnesota.edu.