Bemidji State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Bemidji State University is a public master's university in Bemidji, MN (town setting), with 3,610 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 71% of 2,860 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 18–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $24,095 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $16,349 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 52% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, education. The campus reported 1.31 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bemidji State University ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,114
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bemidji State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Bemidji State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 34 | — | 7 | $567k | $16,681 | — | |
| Baseball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 59 | — | 1 | $320k | $5,427 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $633k | $33,308 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $528k | $31,070 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 118 | — | 1 | $1.8M | $14,987 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $111k | $6,935 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $72k | $7,999 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Central Collegiate Hockey Assn | 27 | 1 over | 4 | $2.5M | $92,003 | 995 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 27 | 1 over | 5 | $1.7M | $62,848 | 992 | |
| Softball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $314k | $15,720 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 10 | — | 2 | $80k | $8,014 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $344k | $10,755 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $437k | $24,252 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.