Bemidji State University College Portrait
Bemidji State University1500 Birchmont Drive Bemidji, MN 56601
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- Students
Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend BSU.
- Admissions
See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at BSU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.
- College Costs & Financial Aid
Learn about costs to attend BSU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.
- College Cost Estimator
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- Classes and Campus Life
Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at BSU.
- Student Experiences
Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at BSU – inside and outside the classroom.
- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
See which majors are most popular at BSU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.
- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at BSU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at BSU.
BSU Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 21 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 75% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 94% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 182 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 43% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 7% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | 69% |
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Campus-based Housing
93% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
28% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
The Department of Security & Safety is active throughout the year, and also presents programs to inform the campus community regarding security procedures and practices, and to encourage responsibility for personal safety whether on foot or in vehicles.
Campus Crime Statistics
Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)
- Size and Setting
- Medium four-year, highly residential
- Enrollment Profile
- Very high undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Postbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (education dominant)