720 S. Fourth Avenue
St. Cloud, MN 56301
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1869
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 14,486
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $13,134,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $20
Application Deadline: June 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $5,718 in-state, 11,625 out-of-state
Room/Board: $N/A
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 88%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Target, St. Cloud Public Schools, ING Direct, St. Cloud State University, Anoka-Hennepin Public Schools, State of Minnesota, St. Cloud Hospital
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 909,613
Number of current serial subscriptions: 13,546
Number of microforms: 1,849,472
Number of audiovisuals: 25,644
Number of ebooks: 15,361
Other library facilities: N/A
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Planetarium
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,429
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 186
Classrooms: 180
Labs: 8
Other areas: 0
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 4,680
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 18%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 21%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 18%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (86%), women’s dorms (5%), men’s dorms (6%), apartment for single students (3%), special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: 97%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 3%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: N/A
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 922 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Minneapolis & St. Paul (80), St. Cloud (5)
Nearest train station: St. Cloud (2)
Nearest bus station: St. Cloud (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – N/A
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC N/A
Air Force ROTC: N/A
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Campus
Most popular events: conference, speakers sponsed by student organizations, Cultural Nights( such as, African Night, Chinese Night, Japanese Night, etc)