COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 174783PUBLIC

SAINT CLOUD, MN

Saint Cloud State University

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

Average net price$13,529Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate43.9%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$59,194working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,058completers · 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$59,194
Median earnings 5 years after completion$58,575

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$8,909
$30,001–48,000$9,871
$48,001–75,000$12,034
$75,001–110,000$14,781
$110,001+$18,989

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.

Completion43.9%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention69.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients21.7%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share23.5%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid31.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort2,680federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates5,088IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate94.8%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,058

2,399 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.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 138 working graduates$84,470 earnings · $29,000 debt →Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$80,331 earnings · $25,250 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 90 working graduates$76,080 earnings · $27,175 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$74,847 earnings · $23,450 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$70,259 earnings · $24,250 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 129 working graduates$66,850 earnings · $21,500 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 149 working graduates$64,191 earnings · $22,562 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$62,595 earnings · $24,450 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$56,547 earnings · $28,551 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 200 working graduates$56,388 earnings · $25,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · 116 working graduates$56,168 earnings · $18,000 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 119 working graduates$52,765 earnings · $27,996 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$52,031 earnings · $20,626 debt →Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's Degree · 117 working graduates$49,922 earnings · $24,948 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$48,923 earnings · $30,795 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 113 working graduates$45,386 earnings · $25,449 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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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.