About MSU Moorhead
GROWTH IS THE REWARD OF COURAGE
MSU Moorhead is an inclusive university that pushes you to forge your own path. We embrace diversity of ideas and people with our core values of grit, humility and heart. Professors and peers will inspire you to blaze your own trail, supporting you every step of the way.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
MSUM acknowledges that it occupies the ancestral land of the Anishinaabe Ojibwe, Dakota Sisseton/ Wahpeton and Yanktonai Dakota First Nations. With respect, we honor the elders, past and present, who have stewarded this land through generations. We acknowledge that we are on these traditional lands as a demonstration of our respect and understanding of where we are. We will strive to build towards a better relationship between our university and the indigenous people still present with us today.
Accreditation
Minnesota State University Moorhead is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission to offer Baccalaureate, Master's, Specialist and Doctoral degrees. Expect to learn from faculty dedicated to helping you break through convention and igniting your fire to shape a changing world.
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Minnesota State University Moorhead is an affordable, mid-sized, four-year public university with a private college appeal.
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MSUM is committed to being accessible to all, and we’ll work diligently to help you achieve your educational goals. We’re one of the lowest-priced residential universities in Minnesota, with banded tuition letting you take up to 18 credits per semester for the price of 12. We offer more than 300 scholarships exceeding $3 million. Plus, we’ll help you navigate financial aid programs, scholarships, grants, loans and student employment. We’re here for you!