Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Minnesota State University-Mankato's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota.
Minnesota State University-Mankato has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,343 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota average (10,729 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Minnesota State University-Mankato15,27113,4331,838
Similarly Ranked Schools6,3435,1471,196
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota10,7298,6992,706
The below chart compares the student population between Minnesota State University-Mankato and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,476 male and 8,795 female students attending Minnesota State University-Mankato. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.74 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Minnesota State University-Mankato.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Minnesota State University-Mankato
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total13,43310,1673,266
Men5,9184,7771,141
Women7,5155,3902,125
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Minnesota State University-Mankato
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,8386451,193
Men558186372
Women1,280459821

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 10,819 White students (70.85%) and 925 Hispanic students (6.06%) at Minnesota State University-Mankato(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Minnesota State University-Mankato.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Minnesota State University-Mankato
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native401030
Asian408191217
Black or African American790365425
Hispanic839335504
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander330
White9,5634,1155,448
Two or More Races498215283
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1667294
Total 13,4335,9187,515
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Minnesota State University-Mankato
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1138
Asian712249
Black or African American1104763
Hispanic863452
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,256316940
Two or More Races431033
Race/Ethnicity Unknown331023
Total 1,8385581,280

Online Student Population

At Minnesota State University-Mankato, 9,740 students (63.78% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,748 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,433 students live in Minnesota where Minnesota State University-Mankato is located in and 311 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total15,27113,4331,838
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,7481,801947
Enrolled Some in Online Classes6,9926,645347
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5,5314,987544
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,7481,801947
Minnesota Residents2,4331,585848
Other State in U.S.31121596
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown413