Bemidji State University
Bemidji State University admitted 56% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 18–24 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,327 a year. Within six years, 51% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 56%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 18–24
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $24,789 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,327 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $10,378 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $10,868 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 51%
- Students who return for a second year
- 73%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $58,173 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,827
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,139
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 35%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 22%
- Health professions
- 16%
- Psychology
- 10%
- Education
- 9%
- Engineering technologies
- 6%
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.