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Bemidji State University

Bemidji State University
1500 Birchmont Drive, NE
Bemidji, MN 56601-2699

Official telephone: (218) 755-2001
Toll-free telephone: (800) 475-2001
Fax number: (218) 755-4048
Website: www.bemidjistate.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,739
Full-time undergraduates: 3,410
Part-time undergraduates: 1,329
Total graduate students: 274
Full-time graduate students: 75
Part-time graduate students: 199
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 10%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
1.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Hispanic/Latino
86.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Nonresident Alien
2.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
2.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.4% Hispanic/Latino
85.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.9% Nonresident Alien
2.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 89 acres
City or town school is located in: Bemidji, MN
Population of city/town: 14,435
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Hibbing, Duluth, Alexandra, Cambridge, and St. Paul, MN; Casper, WY.
Nearest major city: Minneapolis
Distance of nearest major city: 220 miles
Population of nearest major city: 400,070
Online campus map: www.bemidjistate.edu/
news_info/visitors/
map.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
  • other housing including Theme housing. First-year residential experience. Honors learning, health sciences, outdoor adventures, and indoor adventure communities.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 87%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 28%
Percent of students who live off campus: 72%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1500
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Gallery, science exhibits, American Indian resource center.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 2
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 1
Number of social sororities on campus: 2
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Northern Student
Number of honor societies: 2
Total number of registered organizations: 60
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus ministries
International student organizations:
International Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Choral groups, dance, drama/theatre, musical theatre, opera, symphony orchestra, pep band, Model UN, film society

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Rick Goeb,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Sarah Levesque,
Women's Athletic Director
School colors: green and white
School mascot: Beavers
Athletic conference memberships: College Hockey America (Division I), Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (Division II), Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's ice hockeyyes 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's ice hockeyno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballyes 


GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Minneapolis/St. Paul (245 miles)
Nearest other airport: Bemidji, MN (5 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Detroit Lakes, MN (90 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Bemidji, MN (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 16% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Bemidji State University, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, University of North Dakota, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 78% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Businesses, computer companies, educational institutions, private enterprises.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Joe Otto, NHL hockey player
  • Michele Leonhart, deputy administrator, DEA.

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