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: Ally Kester
Iraq Veteran Ally Kester feels at home at MSUM after transitioning from military service and transitioning her gender.
Dragons Who Serve: Joaquin Watson
A family heritage of service spurred Joaquin Watson to join the U.S. Army. Now he’s the president of the Dragon Student Veterans Club.
Surrounded by Military: Heidi King helps Veteran students succeed
Heidi King supports military-connected students as the student relations coordinator for MSUM’s College of Arts and Humanities and as a volunteer on the campus’ Veterans Service Committee.
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.