by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
South Central College was awarded 23 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.
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College Factual ranked South Central College as #1,459 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when South Central College held the #1,797 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 52 colleges in Minnesota, South Central College is ranked at #51.
South Central College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, South Central College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at South Central College is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 48% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at South Central College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,653 undergraduates at South Central College with 1,173 being full-time and 1,480 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,773 | $9,188 | $10,411 | $13,393 | $14,520 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of South Central College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At South Central College, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $4,787 a year. That adds up to $19,148 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at South Central College is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for South Central College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1920 Lee Blvd, North Mankato, MN 56003-1920 |
| Phone: | 507-389-7200 |
| Website: | southcentral.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,624 students took at least one online class at South Central College. This is a decrease from the 2,103 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,624 | 758 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,103 | 1,469 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,157 | 303 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,003 | 213 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,074 | 278 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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