Southwest Minnesota State University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Southwest Minnesota State University Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. An instance of this, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Southwest Minnesota State University is unique in its study options.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology, Cellular Biology/Histology, Ecology

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Drama/Dance Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Health Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Speech Teacher Education

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Public Administration and Service:

Public Administration, Social Work

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General

English Language and Literature:

Creative Writing, English, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry

Foreign Language and Literature:

Spanish

Security and Protective Services:

Fire Services Administration, Law Enforcement Administration

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Health/Physical Fitness

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, Marketing Management

Communications & Journalism:

Broadcast Journalism, Communications/Rhetoric, Public Relations

Psychology:

Psychology – General

History:

History – General

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General

Social Sciences:

Political Science/Government, Sociology

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 10th of June. Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 20.

Southwest Minnesota State University Admissions

This school did not report their application fee. Transfer students are not ignored, on the other hand did not report the exact number of transfer students. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 76%. Remember that this can change at any time.

SAT and ACT score reports are due the 9th of September and The regular application due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of April. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 10th of June.

Southwest Minnesota State University Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Financial aid distribution is at sixty-one percent scholarships per grants and thirty-nine percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency.

Southwest Minnesota State University Students

Southwest Minnesota State University offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Again, the student body consists of eighty-four percent in-state students, sixteen percent out-of-state students, two percent part-time students, fifty percent women, fifty percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, five percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, seventy-five percent white per non-hispanic, twelve percent non-resident alien and four percent race per ethnicity unreported. The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, Technical College, Four-year, Coed, where 76 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. The school’s size is approximately two thousand, six hundred and forty degree-seeking undergrads, five hundred and fifty-three first-time degree-seeking freshmen and five hundred and twenty-one graduate enrollment. Besides, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus.

This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. In addition, the university has many unique facilites such as natural history museum, anthropology museum, planetarium. In sum, the school is located 150 miles from Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Southwest Minnesota State University Athletics

The Mustangs are a member of NAIA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling