St. Cloud State University Campus Tour

St. Cloud State University (SCSU) is a public university in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Founded in 1869, the university is one of the largest institutions in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. Its enrollment in 2020 was approximately 16,000 students and it has over 120,000 alumni. SCSU was founded as Third State Normal School in 1869. The school was one building, the Stearns House, a renovated hotel purchased by the state Legislature for $3,000. The five-member faculty was headed by Principal Ira Moore. Of the 53 original students, 43 were women. In 1874, the school's name was changed to Minnesota State Normal School at St. Cloud. The school's first bachelor's degrees were awarded in 1925, with master's degree programs offered beginning in 1953. In 1975, St. Cloud State became a university, comprised of five colleges and a graduate school. The university's name was changed to St. Cloud State University in 1977.

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