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State Quick Facts: Minnesota

Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108-5227
Telephone: 651-642-0567
Toll-free Telephone: 800-657-3866
Fax: 651-642-0675
www.ohe.state.mn.us

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Wells Fargo Place
30 - 7th St. E., Suite 350
Saint Paul, MN 55101-7804
Telephone: 651-296-8012
Toll-free Telephone: 888-667-2848
Fax: 651-297-3312
www.mnscu.edu

State Population: (in thousands) (CENSUS FY08)
Total:
5,220
College-aged (18-25):
358
White:
4,601
Black:
231
Hispanic:
216
Asian:
184
Native American:
55
Male:
2,596
Female:
2,624
  Total Number of Institutions: (IPEDS 2007-2008)
Total:
112
Public:
42
4-year:
11
2-year:
31
Independent, Not-for-Profit:
37

Total Headcount Enrollments: (Fall 06 & 07)
Total (Fall 07):
392,393
Public (Fall 06):
244,106

Independent, Not-for-Profit (Fall 06):
70,249
Undergraduate (incl. AAs & certificates) (Fall 06):
289,018
Graduate (Fall 06):
78,766
First Professional (Fall 06):
8,115
White (Fall 07):
314,775
Black (Fall 07):
35,069
Hispanic (Fall 07):
9,063
Asian (Fall 07):
17,666
Native American (Fall 07):
4,921
Alien (Fall 07):
10,899
Male (Fall 06):
156,687
Female (Fall 06):
219,212
  Total Completions: (IPEDS 2006-2007)
Total:
61,822
Associates:
15,817
Bachelor:
29,618
Graduate:
16,387
White:
63,718
Black:
3,806
Hispanic:
1,414
Asian:
2,903
Native American:
796
Alien:
2,387
Male:
31,105
Female:
50,625
Appropriations: (Total SHEF FY 2008 in Thousands)

State & Local
Appropriations:
$1,250,656
  Selected State Reports:
Student Data
Basic Data Series
System fact book
Sources –
Population: Resident FY 2008 Estimate, U.S. Census Bureau
Institutions: FY 2007-2008, NCES/IPEDS Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Enrollments: FY Fall 2006 and Fall 2007, NCES/IPEDS Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Completions: First Major - Grand total - all CIP Codes; All Degrees and Certificates; FY 2006-2007 NCES/IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education
Appropriations: Educational Appropriations Nominal and Un-Adjusted Dollars from SHEEO-SHEF FY 2008. Educational appropriations measure state and local support available for public higher education operating expenses and excludes appropriations for independent institutions, financial aid for students attending independent institutions, and research, agriculture, and medical (RAM) purposes.
This is a product of the SHEEO/NCES Network.
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