Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate held steady at 88% from 2010 to 2024.
Applicants rose from 6,179 (2010) to 9,098 (2024).
Total enrollment fell from 15,435 (2010) to 15,271 (2024).
Not enough history yet
Minnesota State University-Mankato doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range moved from 20–24 (2008) to 18–23 (2022).
In-state tuition rose from $7,148 (2011) to $10,280 (2025).
Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2010–2024
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2010–2024
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2010–2024
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2008–2022
Source: College Scorecard · 2011–2025