St. Cloud State University is a university located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Nowadays, St. Cloud State is the member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. It was founded in 1896 as a normal school. But later in 1957 it became St. Cloud State College and, in 1975 it was renamed as St. Cloud State University.

Cloud State is an accredited university, that means you'll receive an education from an institution that has proven its quality through rigorous range. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. 

Each year St. Cloud State University tried to raise productivity of the industrial technology department and support professionals by decreasing travel time to personal computers and improve quality of service and response time to students, faculty and staff. 

Beyond the St. Cloud State campus, students can study abroad with hundreds of other St. Cloud State students in about 20 nations. 

St. Cloud State University maintains an overseas facility at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England, and offers numerous other study-abroad program locations around the world.The Financial Aid office reminds all applicants that applying for admission and applying for financial aid are two separate processes.