# Minnesota State University

> Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead

**Wikidata**: [Q26338534](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26338534)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/minnesota-state-university

## Summary
Minnesota State University refers collectively to Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead. It is an instance of a university — an academic institution for further education — represented in multiple knowledge and reference databases.

## Key Facts
- Minnesota State University denotes Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- Instance of: university (an academic institution for further education).
- Wikidata description: "Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead."
- VIAF identifier: 5364149296243080670000.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/121kdrs4.
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online entry qualifier: topic/Minnesota-State-University (P1810: "Minnesota State University").
- Subreddit: MNSU.
- Wikidata sitelink_count: 1.
- Wikipedia languages: no (no Wikipedia language entries indicated in the provided data).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Minnesota State University?
A: Minnesota State University is the designation used for Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead, both identified as universities (institutions for further education).

### Q: Does "Minnesota State University" refer to one campus or more than one?
A: The term refers to two named institutions: Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead.

### Q: Where can I find authoritative references about Minnesota State University?
A: References from the provided data include a VIAF identifier (5364149296243080670000), a Google Knowledge Graph ID (/g/121kdrs4), and an Encyclopædia Britannica Online entry (topic/Minnesota-State-University). There is also a community subreddit titled MNSU.

## Why It Matters
Minnesota State University, as represented here, denotes two established institutions of higher education: Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead. As universities, they serve the role of providing post-secondary and further education opportunities. Their presence in authoritative metadata and reference systems — including a VIAF identifier, a Google Knowledge Graph entry, and an Encyclopædia Britannica Online listing — demonstrates that these institutions are recognized entities within global information and library networks. The availability of a community forum (subreddit MNSU) indicates active engagement or interest among students, alumni, or the public. For researchers, students, librarians, and knowledge-organization systems, these identifiers and listings make it possible to disambiguate, link, and cite the institutions reliably across catalogs, databases, and search platforms.

## Notable For
- Specifically denotes two institutions: Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- Registered in library and authority data with VIAF ID 5364149296243080670000.
- Listed in Encyclopædia Britannica Online (topic/Minnesota-State-University).
- Represented in the Google Knowledge Graph with ID /g/121kdrs4.
- Active community presence indicated by the subreddit named MNSU.

## Body
### Overview
- Name as used here: Minnesota State University.
- Explicit reference: Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- Classification: university (academic institution for further education).

### Official identifiers and database entries
- VIAF ID: 5364149296243080670000.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/121kdrs4.
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: topic/Minnesota-State-University (qualifier P1810: "Minnesota State University").
- Wikidata description: "Minnesota State University Mankato and Minnesota State University Moorhead."
- Wikidata sitelink_count: 1.
- Wikipedia languages: no entries indicated in the provided data.

### Classification and related class
- Related class: university [class] — defined in the provided material as an academic institution for further education.
- Instance_of property (from structured data): university.

### Online and community presence
- Subreddit: MNSU (community forum name extracted from provided properties).

### Data notes and scope
- The provided data identifies the entity and its authoritative metadata entries. 
- The entry does not include founding dates, campus locations, enrollment figures, or program details in the supplied source material.