COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 173920PUBLIC

MANKATO, MN

Minnesota State University-Mankato

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$19,139Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate54.0%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$64,235working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,106completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,235
Median earnings 5 years after completion$60,941

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,339
$30,001–48,000$12,750
$48,001–75,000$15,137
$75,001–110,000$18,921
$110,001+$22,798

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion54.0%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention80.0%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients21.0%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share40.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid35.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,044federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates11,703IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate88.4%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,106

3,075 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

16 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree · 90 working graduates$102,090 earnings · $26,499 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 320 working graduates$82,429 earnings · $25,257 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$74,852 earnings · $24,233 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$73,726 earnings · $24,250 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 179 working graduates$70,486 earnings · $22,350 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$68,772 earnings · $25,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$64,585 earnings · $25,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$60,198 earnings · $26,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 146 working graduates$57,506 earnings · $24,420 debt →Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$57,266 earnings · $27,269 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$56,858 earnings · $24,250 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 232 working graduates$56,119 earnings · $26,000 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$54,532 earnings · $27,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$52,859 earnings · $24,000 debt →Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 102 working graduates$52,041 earnings · $25,125 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$48,632 earnings · $27,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.