Minnesota State University, Mankato
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.
Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public master's university in Mankato, MN (city setting), with 12,897 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 91% of 8,974 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 22–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $33,798 a year for out-of-state students and $24,428 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,227 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 54% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, education. The campus reported 0.55 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper 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 Minnesota State University, Mankato ranks
3 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,490 in-state · $18,860 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 13 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Minnesota State University, Mankato
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.
Minnesota State University, Mankato teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 43 | — | 7 | $726k | $16,882 | — | |
| Baseball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 43 | — | 1 | $487k | $11,314 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $856k | $57,090 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $801k | $47,103 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 112 | — | 1 | $2.1M | $18,307 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $124k | $12,354 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $132k | $13,202 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Central Collegiate Hockey Assn | 29 | 3 over | 4 | $3.2M | $109,339 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 25 | room 1 | 5 | $1.5M | $61,753 | — | |
| Softball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $507k | $24,140 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 47 | — | 4 | $527k | $11,204 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 13 | — | 3 | $84k | $6,432 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 163 | — | 1 | $460k | $2,824 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 233 | — | 1 | $945k | $4,057 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $467k | $22,260 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 31 | — | 3 | $306k | $9,858 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.