Minnesota State Community and Technical College

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#10882 / #2879
Global Influence / U.S. Influence

Minnesota State Community and Technical College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2879
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$6,124
Graduation rate
53%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
2,942

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College Featured Rankings

About Minnesota State Community and Technical College

According to Wikipedia, Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a public community and technical college with multiple campuses in Minnesota. The college is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. It offers more than 70 career and liberal arts programs on its campuses and more than 25 online programs and majors through its eCampus. M State enrolls more than 9,000 campus-based and online students annually.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
69%53%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Minnesota State Community and Technical College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$6,124
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$11,356
30K - 48K$10,848
48K - 75K$12,338
75K - 110K$16,665
110K+$19,779

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Minnesota State Community and Technical College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Minnesota State Community and Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $49,055 a year, and 90% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
6,7086,708

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Minnesota State Community and Technical College?

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is located at 1414 College Way, Fergus Falls, MN 56537-1000.

How Safe is Minnesota State Community and Technical College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Minnesota State Community and Technical College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Minnesota State Community and Technical College has a violent crime rate of 0.04% and a property crime rate of 0.12%. Fergus Falls has a violent crime rate of 0.20% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.37%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Minnesota State Community and Technical College Known For?

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Minnesota State Community and Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Minnesota State Community and Technical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Nursing
#2674
World Rank
#2674
Historical Rank
#1043
USA Rank

Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranks #1043 in the U.S. and #2674 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Criminal Justice
#5032
World Rank
#5034
Historical Rank
#2437
USA Rank

Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranks #2437 in the U.S. and #5032 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Biology
#9771
World Rank
#9786
Historical Rank
#2469
USA Rank

Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranks #2469 in the U.S. and #9771 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Computer Science
#9443
World Rank
#9451
Historical Rank
#2477
USA Rank

Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranks #2477 in the U.S. and #9443 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Business
#8870
World Rank
#8871
Historical Rank
#2480
USA Rank

Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranks #2480 in the U.S. and #8870 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Communications
#9740
World Rank
#9754
Historical Rank
#2681
USA Rank

Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranks #2681 in the U.S. and #9740 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Education
#10384
World Rank
#10391
Historical Rank
#2837
USA Rank

Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranks #2837 in the U.S. and #10384 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Medical
#10248
World Rank
#10250
Historical Rank
#2863
USA Rank

Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranks #2863 in the U.S. and #10248 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Engineering
#12716
World Rank
#12719
Historical Rank
#3064
USA Rank

Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranks #3064 in the U.S. and #12716 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees