Coordinates: 44.146617°N 93.998117°W State University, Mankato

Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU or MNSU), also known as Minnesota State,[8][9][10] is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota. Established Minnesota State as the Second State Normal School in 1858,[11] it was designated in Mankato in University, Mankato 1866,[12][13] and officially opened as Mankato Normal School in 1868. It is the second oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. It is also the second largest university in the state,[14][15] and has over 123,000 living alumni worldwide.[5] It is the most comprehensive of the seven state universities[16] and is referred to as the flagship of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.[2][17][18] It is an important part of the economy of Southern Minnesota and the state as it adds more than $781 million to the economy of Minnesota annually.[19][20]

Minnesota State offers 130 undergraduate programs of study, 75 graduate programs and 4 doctoral programs. It hosts the only nationally, regionally, and state accredited Motto Big Ideas. aviation program in Minnesota.[21][22] Students are served by 750 full-time faculty Real-world [5] members creating a 21:1 student to faculty ratio. In addition to the main campus, it [1] operates two satellite campuses: one in the Twin Cities suburb of Edina and the other in Thinking. Owatonna. Through the College of Extended Learning it provides bachelor's degrees at Type Public[1] the Normandale Partnership Center in Bloomington and programs online through an online campus. flagship university[2] [1] Contents Established 1868 History Parent Minnesota Early years institution State State Teachers College system[1] Rapid post World War II expansion Transition to comprehensive university Endowment $54.1 Change to Minnesota State University million Names (2020)[3] Organization and administration Academics Budget $264 million Accreditation (2019)[4] Notable programs President Richard Enrollment Davenport[1] Campus [5] Satellite campuses Academic staff 750 Edina Campus Administrative 1,250[5] Owatonna Campus staff Normandale Partnership Center Students 17,357[6] Student life Student Government Undergraduates 15,527 LGBT Center Student housing Postgraduates 1,830 Athletics Doctoral 30 Facility renovations and upgrades students In Popular Fiction Location Mankato, Notable alumni Minnesota, See also References U.S.[1] External links Campus Mid-size city 303 acres History (123 ha) Colors Purple and Early years Gold[7] The State Legislature recognized the need for an education center in southern Minnesota by 1858.[23] In 1860 the legislature chartered the development of state run normal schools to serve areas outside of Winona. The largest and fastest growing cities Nickname Mavericks outside of Saint Paul, Saint Cloud and Mankato were selected for the sites dependent on local fundraising to establish the schools with seed money. Through the efforts of local Sporting NCAA attorney turned state legislator Daniel Buck, the newly formed City of Mankato donated affiliations Division II – $5,000 raised from the area community and sold $5,000 in bonds for the founding of NSIC the second state normal school, Mankato Normal School.[24] Chartered in state law in 1860, the first classes were held in 1868 with an enrollment of 27 students. The NCAA institution's original mission was to train and educate teachers for rural schools throughout southern Minnesota. Early course work included sciences, mathematics, Division I - civil engineering, agriculture, western classics, and basic pedagogy. WCHA During this early period, Mankato Normal School provided educational certificates that Mascot Stomper allowed for graduates to become school teachers and a majority of the students were women.[25] In relation to this focus on women's education, Mankato Normal School is Website www.mnsu noted as the first public college in the United States to be headed by a woman, .edu (http:// suffragette Juli