Coaching staff
- Kirk NaumanHead Cross Country / Track & Field Coach
- Josh KuusistoAssistant Track & Field Coach
- Michael DunnAssistant Track & Field Coach
Academics
Academic programs at SMSU are divided into six schools and colleges of study.
Language
English is the language of instruction at SMSU.
Fields of study
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Admissions and graduation
- Acceptance rate, fall 2024
- 62%
- ACT middle 50%, fall 2024
- 16–23
- Graduated within six years
- 45%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2018. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2024–25
- In-state and out-of-state
- $10,361 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $10,361 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2023–24
- $24,757 USD
- Average net price, 2023–24
- $15,291 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $10,559 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $11,175 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $13,153 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $18,283 USD
- Over $110,000
- $20,701 USD
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