Southwest Minnesota State University Trade Programs

Located in Marshall, Minnesota, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public institution. The surrounding location of Marshall is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Southwest Minnesota State University?

Contact details for Southwest Minnesota State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1501 State St, Marshall, MN 56258-5468
Phone:	507-537-7678
Website:	www.smsu.edu

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Can I Afford Southwest Minnesota State University?

During the 2021-2022 academic year, part-time students at Southwest Minnesota State University paid $305 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,840	$8,840
Fees	$1,282	$1,282
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$9,258	$9,258
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,614	$2,614

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Southwest Minnesota State University, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,049 a year. That adds up to $28,196 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southwest Minnesota State University is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Southwest Minnesota State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,556 undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University, with 1,650 being full-time and 4,906 being part-time.

There are also 430 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,650 full-time undergraduates at Southwest Minnesota State University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwest Minnesota State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	43
Black or African American	118
Hispanic or Latino	116
White	1,132
International Students	130
Other Races/Ethnicities	111

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Southwest Minnesota State University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at Southwest Minnesota State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Taiwan, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Southwest Minnesota State University

There are 39 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Southwest Minnesota State University. In 2022-2023, 1,713 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Southwest Minnesota State University has changed over the last few years.

Southwest Minnesota State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Culinary Science/Culinology	2	2
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	1	1
TOTAL	3	3

Southwest Minnesota State University Trades

In 2021-2022, Southwest Minnesota State University awarded 8 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	1
Culinary Arts	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	8

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.