Southwest Minnesota State University Profile

Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) is a four-year public university located in Marshall, Minnesota, USA. It is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. U.S. News & World Report has ranked SMSU as the #1 public comprehensive college in the Midwest based on 15 indicators of academic excellence.

The University has the following academic departments: Art, Music, Speech Communication, and Theatre Dept; Business and Public Affairs Dept; Education Dept; English Dept; Humanities, Philosophy, and Foreign Language Dept; Library; Mathematics and Computer Science Dept; Rural and Regional Studies Dept; Science Dept; Social Science Dept; Wellness and Human Performance Dept. SMSU offers a broad range of academic programs in Accounting, Agribusiness Management, Agronomy, Anthropology, Art, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Criminal Justice, Culinology, Economics, Education, English, and more.

Southwest Minnesota State University is accredited by the Minnesota Board of Teaching, the American Chemical Society, the National Association of Schools of Music, the Council on Social Work Education, and The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Ranking Profile:

- Southwest Minnesota State University is ranked 108th in Tier 1 in the category "Regional Universities (Midwest)" by US News 2012.

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