Each year, Southwest Minnesota State University alumni generate $424.5 million in economic impact for Minnesota and support and sustain 2,309 jobs.

Source: https://marshallradio.net/southwest-minnesota-state-universitys-economic-contribution-estimated-at-286-5-million/

Mankato, Minnesota hosts a Minnesota State University campus, where some 1,751 international students call this small city, 80 miles from Minneapolis, their home away from home.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2023/08/06/foreign-aid-international-students-bring-billions-into-us-universities-and-communities/

Over 1,100 FFA students from across the state came to the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University for this year’s invitational.

Source: https://marshallradio.net/winners-of-12th-annual-ag-bowl-scholarship-invitational-announced/