Minnesota State Mankato to Award 2,917 Degrees at End of 2026 Spring Semester
Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato will award 2,917 degrees to 2,463 students at the end of the spring semester. Approximately 2,000 graduating students are expected to participate in five commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday.
Commencement ceremonies will be held Friday at 3 p.m. for the College of Business and at 6 p.m. for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Commencement ceremonies will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. for the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, at 12 p.m. for the College of Education and at 3 p.m. for the College of Allied Health and Nursing.
All ceremonies will be held in Taylor Center’s Bresnan Arena on the Minnesota State Mankato campus.
(NOTE TO EDITORS: The number of graduates does not equal the number of degrees because some students earn more than one degree.)
Advanced degrees to be awarded by Minnesota State Mankato at the conclusion of the spring semester include six doctor of education degrees, 13 doctor of nursing practice degrees and five doctor of school psychology degrees.
Graduate degrees to be awarded include 53 master of arts degrees, 16 master of accounting degrees, seven master of arts in teaching degrees, 16 master of business administration degrees, 13 master of fine arts degrees, one master of public health degree, 368 master of science degrees, 29 master of social work degrees, 10 professional science master’s degrees, 25 specialist in educational leadership degrees and 195 graduate certificates.
Degrees to be awarded at the undergraduate level include 52 bachelor of arts degrees, two bachelor of applied science degree, 38 bachelor of business administration degrees, 18 bachelor of fine arts degrees, 1,637 bachelor of science degrees, 12 bachelor of science in civil engineering degrees, nine bachelor of science in integrated engineering degrees, four bachelor of science in computer engineering degrees, 15 bachelor of science in electrical engineering degrees, 38 bachelor of science in mechanical engineering degrees, 32 bachelor of science in social work degrees, 36 associate of arts degrees and 267 undergraduate certificates.
Undergraduate students receiving recognition include 526 students graduating summa cum laude (3.8 grade point average and higher), 335 students graduating magna cum laude (grade point averages of 3.6 to 3.79) and 324 students graduating cum laude (grade point averages of 3.4 to 3.59).
More information about the Minnesota State Mankato spring commencement is at https://www.mnsu.edu/commencement-services/.
Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 15,721 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 26 colleges and seven universities.
