St. Cloud State University
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1869 |
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Academic affiliation
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| Endowment | $23.0 million |
| President | Ashish Vaidya, Interim |
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Academic staff
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783 |
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Administrative staff
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773 |
| Students | 15,461 |
| Undergraduates | 13,629 |
| Postgraduates | 1,832 |
| Location |
St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. 45°33′0″N 94°9′0″W / 45.55000°N 94.15000°WCoordinates: 45°33′0″N 94°9′0″W / 45.55000°N 94.15000°W |
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Urban 100 acres (40 ha) campus |
| Colors | Spirit red, Black and White |
| Nickname | Huskies |
| Mascot | Blizzard T. Husky |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division II – NSIC NCAA Division I - NCHC NCAA Division I - WCHA |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 563 |
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| U.S. News & World Report | 115 |
| Master's University class | |
| Washington Monthly | 135 |
St. Cloud State University (SCSU) is a public university founded in 1869 above the Beaver Islands on the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The university is one of the largest schools in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system, which is the largest provider of higher education in Minnesota. A regional comprehensive university, St. Cloud State has more than 15,400 students and nearly 110,000 alumni.
St. Cloud State opened its doors to students in 1869, under the name Third State Normal School. The school was one building, the Stearns House, a renovated hotel purchased by the state Legislature for $3,000. Classrooms were on the first floor, the model school was on second floor and a women's dormitory was housed on the third floor. The five-member faculty was headed by Principal Ira Moore. Of the 53 original students, 43 were women. In 1898, the school began offering a junior college curriculum.
In 1914, the school dropped its secondary education program. The Legislature authorized a name change in 1921 to St. Cloud State Teachers College. In 1957, the word "Teachers" was deleted. The first bachelor's degrees were awarded in 1925. Master's degree programs were first offered in 1953.
In 1975, St. Cloud State became a university, comprising five colleges and a graduate school. The G.R. Herberger Business School is recognized as one of the top business colleges in the country and is one of only four in the state that is nationally accredited. Within the past decade, the College of Science and Engineering established and gained full accreditation for its Computer Engineering program.
In 1987, men's hockey became an NCAA Division I program. Two years later the team moved into a new two-rink arena called the National Hockey Center. The building, now called the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, is undergoing a $30 million expansion and renovation.
Applied doctoral degrees were first offered in 2007. Students can pursue an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration or Educational Administration and Leadership.
In 2010, the university teamed with the private sector to build a welcome center and student-housing complex at Coborn Plaza, adjacent to campus. The university leases the Welcome Center and Coborn Plaza Apartments.
The Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF), which broke ground in October 2011, went into service fall 2013. ISELF is the final project of St. Cloud State's three-part Science Initiative. The $14.5 million addition to the Wick Science Building was completed in January 2009. The $15 million renovation of Brown Hall was finished in December 2009.
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