St. Cloud 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.
St. Cloud State University is a public master's university in St. Cloud, MN (city setting), with 8,430 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 95% of 5,026 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 970–1280 on the SAT and 18–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $23,747 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $14,648 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 46% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, psychology. The campus reported 0.37 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 St. Cloud State University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 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
- 46%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,117
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research St. Cloud 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.
St. Cloud State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 27 | — | 2 | $382k | $14,153 | — | |
| Baseball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $518k | $13,275 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $702k | $43,860 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $655k | $43,638 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Golf | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | National Collegiate Hockey Conference | 27 | 1 over | 1 | $2.7M | $99,764 | 984 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 26 | at cap | 1 | $1.8M | $69,143 | 981 | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $304k | $9,814 | — | |
| Softball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $349k | $16,627 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 43 | — | 1 | $431k | $10,012 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 36 | — | 1 | $345k | $9,578 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $96k | $13,683 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 69 | — | 1 | $337k | $4,878 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $681k | $37,829 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 45 | — | 1 | $688k | $15,292 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.