A Note From The President

St. Cloud State University understands the incredible impact your college years will have on your future. When you choose St. Cloud State University, you choose a campus where faculty and staff not only prepare you to succeed in a career, they prepare you to succeed in life. With 125 majors and minors to choose from and more than 200 student organizations to join, our campus offers positive learning experiences for students with virtually any background or interest.

Since its beginning as a normal school in 1869, St. Cloud State has evolved into one of the finest comprehensive universities in the country, offering high quality, nationally accredited undergraduate and graduate programs led by a faculty recognized for mentoring as well as teaching. Our students enjoy the friendly, supportive atmosphere of a small college along with the benefits of a large university.

St. Cloud State is becoming increasingly reflective of the diversity of our state, our nation and our world. Students of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, including more than 1,000 from 80 foreign countries, add vitality to our campus. The majority of our 16,800 students still hail from Central Minnesota and the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area located just 70 miles south of St. Cloud. Hundreds each year take advantage of the invaluable learning experiences they can discover by participating in one of St. Cloud State's study-abroad experiences in 20 countries.

We believe the university experience should be relevant and rewarding, and we have pledged to meet the needs of the 21st-century student by offering career-focused instruction and cutting-edge technology while striving to remain an affordable, accessible and welcoming community.

Earl H. Potter, President