Veteran & Military Admissions
Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) is a mid-sized public university in Moorhead, MN which values and welcomes Veterans and military-connected students.
MSUM is a great option for military-connected students seeking a valuable and flexible educational experience. You can choose from 75+ dynamic and in-demand majors and benefit from an excellent 18:1 student-to-faculty ratio, in-state tuition rates, application fee waivers and military-serving programs.
MSUM is a Military Friendly College
We know you have achievements to bring to MSUM to count toward your academic and career goals. As you begin your life as a student at MSUM, we offer programs and resources that will help you forge your career path and make connections.
- All military-connected and Veteran students have their application fee waived.
- All military-connected and Veteran students pay resident tuition and fees rates, degree seeking or non-degree seeking.
- MSUM follows military-friendly policies.
- MSUM has services, support, resources and programs dedicated to military-connected and Veteran students.
MSUM Military & Veteran Stories
Dragons Who Serve: Wendy Gibson
Today we honor Wendy Gibson, an MSUM employee who served nine years in the United States Army.
Dragons Who Serve: Parker Wood
We honor Parker Wood, a senior at MSUM studying elementary education. He will soon begin service with the North Dakota Air National Guard.
Dragons Who Serve: Molly Johnson
Today we honor veteran Molly Johnson, a senior at MSUM studying ecology and evolutionary biology with a geospatial analysis emphasis. Molly is from Moorhead and was inspired to join the military through her family, as many of them also served. Her sister Heidi was in the army band prior to moving to Colorado and her other sister Ali served as an Air Force medic. Molly’s mom worked as a social worker for soldiers at the armory in Fargo and her father is captain of the Fargo Fire Department.
BEYOND THE YELLOW RIBBON
MSU Moorhead is a recognized Beyond the Yellow Ribbon community as a military friendly campus. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is a comprehensive program that creates awareness for the purpose of connecting service members and their families with community support, training, services and resources.