Moorhead became the site for a new normal school in Northwestern Minnesota after State Senator Solomon Comstock introduced a bill to the Minnesota State Legislature in 1885, declaring "…it would be a fine thing for the Red River Country and especially for Moorhead."
Students and faculty within the MSU Moorhead College of Science, Health, and the Environment have access to state-of-the-art facilities and technology for creative investigation, advanced research projects and overall academic excellence.
The MSUM Career Development Center supports students in discovering their passions by providing programs, education, services and support throughout their journey from exploring student to prepared professional.
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2019. By rating institutions on a scale from 1 to 5, on multiple studies-related questions, we found the top educators in the world.
Learn more about the Global Student Satisfaction AwardsStudent Senate is the officially recognized voice of the Student Body at MSUM. It strives to be a democratic forum, generating opinions in the form of motions that represent the will of the Student Body. It advocates to the administration of the university, Minnesota State system, local, state, and federal governments. Student Senate also implements projects that will help further the sense of community and involvement on campus, helping make things run further for the Students on our campus.
The Livingston Lord Library has several print and digital collections accessible to students, faculty, staff and community members. Learn about this history of MSUM, check out popular eBooks to read in your spare time, or reserve and check out materials for your classes.
MSU Moorhead's Campus CARE Team provides faculty, staff and students a resource to contact if they have concerns about a student.
MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minn., just across the Red River from Fargo, N.D. The campus is 3.5 hours from:
Minnesota State University Moorhead and it's programs are accredited and a member of many academic and professional associations.
I really enjoyed studying at Minnesota State University because it is a small university. The small size of the school gave the campus a community feel and I loved it. Students could easily create close relationships with other students and professors. Also, the professors genuinely cared about the progress and success of their students. All professors had office hours and...
I had an amazing overall experience at MSUM. Most professors were very helpful and encouraging, and my course contents were manageable once I fully applied myself. The on-campus library is technologically advanced, and well-stocked in almost every subject area.
MSUM is an ideal for international students. It's affordable, because they charge incoming students in-state tuition. Additionally, they offer a nice number of scholarships. On-campus jobs are pretty easy to get as well. Its location is perfect, because its only a few minutes away from downtown Fargo, and there is an option to take classes from NDSU and / or Concordia...
