2009-10 Fast Facts

About Minnesota State University, Mankato

Why We're Driven

Minnesota State Mankato seeks to be known as a University where people expect to go further than they thought possible by combining knowledge and the passion to achieve great things. Our foundation for this vision is our heritage of both dedicated teaching and the direct application of knowledge to improve a diverse community and world. We will achieve it by actively nurturing the passion within students, faculty and staff to push beyond possibility on the way to realizing dreams.

When We Began

When Mankato Normal School was founded in 1868, it served 27 students. In 1921, the school became Mankato State Teachers College and began offering two- and three-year degrees. In 1939, the first four-year degrees were awarded. The first master's degrees were awarded in 1954, and the first doctorates were awarded in 2009.

By 1956, enrollment exceeded 3,000. The school became Mankato State College in 1957, with enrollment of 7,000; Mankato State University in 1975, with enrollment of 14,000; and Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1999. Dr. Richard Davenport became the twelfth president of the University on July 1, 2002.

Where We Learn, Teach and Research

• Approximately 85 miles southwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota State Mankato sits atop 303 acres overlooking the Minnesota River Valley; Greater Mankato has a population of nearly 50,000.
• Minnesota State Mankato at 7700 France Avenue in Edina serves students in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area with classes in more than 20 areas of study, including graduate education in business, educational leadership and nursing.
• Minnesota State Mankato adds $377.13 million annually to the Mankato economy (2007 Economic Impact Study by Wilder Research, St. Paul).

Who We Are

• More than 14,500 students including nearly 600 international students from 72 countries
• Approximately 1,800 faculty and staff, including more than 640 teaching faculty, 78 percent with terminal degrees
• More than 1,000 students of color, a diverse faculty and staff and an institutional commitment to welcoming underrepresented populations
• More than 100,000 alumni worldwide
• President and vice presidents
  • Dr. Richard Davenport, President
  • Dr. Scott R. Olson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Ms. Marilyn T. Delmont, CIO and Vice President for Technology
  • Dr. Michael T. Fagin, Vice President for Institutional Diversity
  • Dr. Robert H. Hoffman, Vice President for Strategic Business, Education and Regional Partnerships
  • Mr. Douglas P. Mayo, Vice President for University Advancement
  • Mr. Richard J. Straka, Vice President for Finance and Administration

What We Offer

• More than 150 undergraduate programs of study, including 16 pre-professional, seven certificate, one associate and 127 bachelor's degree programs; and more than 100 graduate programs including 30 graduate certificates, two specialist awards, 66 master's and four applied doctorate degree programs. These programs are offered through six academic colleges: Allied Health and Nursing; Arts and Humanities; Business; Education; Science, Engineering and Technology; and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Several of the programs, or portions of them, are also offered through various College of Extended Learning venues, including the 7700 France facility in Edina.
• Academic quality as recognized by 24 national accrediting agencies including the North Central Association of Colleges and AACSB International (MBA program)
• One of 11 U.S. universities to receive Campus Technology magazine's 2009 Campus Technology Innovator award.
• Applied research opportunities through the Center for Applied Social Services; Center on Aging; Center for Continuous Learning; Center for School-University Partnerships; Force Science Research Center; International Renewable Energy Technology Institute; Kessel Institute for the Study of Peace and Change; Minnesota Center for Automotive Research; Minnesota Center for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence; Minnesota Rapid Prototyping & Production Center; Space Image Processing Center; Strategic Business, Education and Regional Partnerships; the annual Undergraduate Research Conference; and the Water Resources Center.
• Other creative on-site learning opportunities through partnerships with Public Achievement and Dakota Meadows Middle School, the Department of Trade and Economic Development and Condux/MICO, Healthcare Education Industry Partnership, Mayo Clinic, Committee Against Domestic Violence, SpeechGear computerized voice recognition, and the Urban and Regional Studies Institute; competitive student teams including Forensics, Clean Snowmobile, and Formula SAE Collegiate Design; and professional-level student involvement in the award-winning EMuseum and Weather Analysis Laboratory
• Opportunities for global learning through international partnerships with universities, businesses and organizations; and international lectures and cultural events including the annual International Festival and annual Asian-Pacific American, Pan-African Leadership, Native Nations, and Chicano-Latino conferences
• Four of the Minnesota Department of Education's TRIO programs (Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Talent Search and McNair Achievement) serving both underrepresented pre-college and college students
• NCAA Division I WCHA men's and women's hockey; NCAA Division II men's baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling; and NCAA Division II women's basketball (2009 National Champions), bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball, all serving more than 600 student athletes
• Second-place nationally, 2008-2009 post-season athletic success (Directors' Cup).
• Winner of the 2008-09 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference/U.S. Bank All-Sports Award, based on the number of conference-sponsored championship wins.
• A vibrant campus life with more than 200 academic student groups, intramural sports, leadership and religious organizations, honorary and professional fraternities and sororities, and special interest groups; a nationally recognized Service-Learning program with more than 2,000 students participating; a Women's Center and an LGBT Center that helped earn Minnesota State Mankato's status as one of the 100 Best Campuses for LGBT students by The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students
• Strong ties to alumni through the online community www.MSUGrads.com, the monthly e-newsletter the Alumni Reporter, the tri-annual TODAY magazine and reunions, Homecoming and other gatherings near and far

How We Make It Happen

• Annual budget: $240 million
• Annual tuition and fees: $6,429 (undergraduate in-state)
• $102 million in scholarships, grants, work-study, and other support awarded annually to more than 12,805 students
• $10.1 million in federal grants, $6.5 million in state grants, $6.7 million in institutional grants/scholarships
• $2 million in non-institutional scholarships/grants, and $3 million in third party funding (employer-paid tuition, etc.)
• $59.5 million in federal loans, $2.9 million in state loans, $10.6 million in private loans, and $1.8 million in federal and state work-study