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Minot State University

Minot State University
500 University Avenue West
Minot, ND 58707

Official telephone: (701) 858-3300
Toll-free telephone: (800) 777-0750
Fax number: (701) 839-6933
Website: www.minotstateu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,064
Full-time undergraduates: 2,021
Part-time undergraduates: 1,043
Total graduate students: 284
Full-time graduate students: 107
Part-time graduate students: 177
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 23
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Central Plains
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 17%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
1.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.6% Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
65.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
13.5% Nonresident Alien
0.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
1.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
66.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
12.7% Nonresident Alien
2.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 102 acres
City or town school is located in: Minot, ND
Population of city/town: 46,321
Nearest major city: Bismarck, ND
Distance of nearest major city: 107 miles
Population of nearest major city: 67,034
Online campus map: www.minotstateu.edu/
map.shtml

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
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 52%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 20%
Percent of students who live off campus: 80%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 90%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, 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: 700
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:
Art center.

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

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 1
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Red 'n Green, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 4
Total number of registered organizations: 53
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Crusade for Christ, Lutheran Student Movement, Pacesetters, United Campus Christian Fellowship
Minority student organizations:
Asian Student Association, Black Student Union, International Club/Affairs Society, Native American cultural awareness club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Concert choir, pep band, Campus Players, Peer Educators/Advisors, Gays Lesbian Bisexual Transgender & Supporters, Student Activities Committee, Student Ambassadors, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Student Educators of the Hard hearing/Deaf, Students in Free Enterprise, Young Democrats, Student Social Work Organization; Student Education, National Student Speech Language/Hearing, Residence Hall, Computing Machinery, and Nursing Students Associations; accounting, art, biology, criminal justice, economics, English, French, geology, German, history, international business, lions, sociology, and Spanish clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Rick Hedberg,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Rick Hedberg,
Athletic Director,
Minot State University,
500 University Ave. West,
Minot, ND 58707
School colors: reg and green
School mascot: Beavers
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA, Dakota Athletic Conference

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


GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Minot, ND (1 mile)
Nearest other airport: Bismarck, ND (107 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Minot, ND (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Minot, ND (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
North Dakota State University, University of North Dakota.
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Disney on Ice, Homeland Security, ING, Mayo Clinic, NBC Studios, NW Mutual Life, Trinity Medical Center, United States Customs Department.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Karen White, webmaster, Google
  • Scott Deibert, Canadian Football League.

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