The college Nick went to is - to be honest - not a great school. Its far down the ladder of colleges and universities in Minnesota. They also accept nearly everyone.
Yes, I've posted all their great stats before. Here are some more/ current:
On the upside, it is relatively affordable (tuition (not including room, board, etc.) is a bit over $10k/year, and 93% of students receive aid, average of about $7xxx per, per
Niche. It sits at #720 of 1462 schools for affordability, also per Niche. US News, however, named it in 2023 as top 15 affordable for out of state students [there's no big bump out of state, unusual for public schools].
On the downside, it is currently
ranked (by USN) as #30 of 36 ranked MN schools. Of the 6 listed below it, only one shows up in the larger rankings at all. It has a 92% acceptance rate (per
US News; 69% per Niche) and a
45% 6-year graduation rate. On US News' scale, it scores 50/100. Per Niche ACT range today is 17-23, out of 36. SAT/ACT is not required for admission (that's become more and more common in recent years; no idea about when he went to school).
Per
College Simply, "Southwest Minnesota State University is rated within the lower 33% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 4 out of 10."
Smartest guy in the room.