Fall 2025 Aviation Enrollment Process

To best support our Aviation students, Minnesota State University, Mankato will implement a limit on the number of new students that will be allowed into the Professional Flight Emphasis in the Aviation B.S. program at the university beginning with students applying for a fall of 2025 start. Students are encouraged to apply for admission to the university as soon as possible to be considered. There are still spots for fall 2025. 

Selection of students for the program will be based primarily on a combination of GPA, time of admission, and student admission category.

Students who are accepted to the program will be assigned to one of two pathways: some will begin ground school and flight lab in the fall semester of their first year; others will begin ground school and flight lab in the spring semester of their first year.

• To be considered for participation in the professional flight program, new first-year students must have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0.
• New first-year students with a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher will be offered admission monthly using a lottery process and based on the number of spaces still available in the program until April 2025.
• Any spots remaining available in the program after May 1, 2025, will be assigned via lottery to students who have not yet received an offer.

Students admitted to the program must confirm their acceptance by the deadlines in their acceptance notices. Students who are not granted access can choose to pursue other avenues in aviation through our non-flight emphases in the Aviation B.S. (aviation management or unmanned aircraft systems) or a different major.