Visit Options

Daily Campus Tours

Tours of the Bemidji State campus are available on weekdays at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

Some Saturday tours are available! Faculty appointments are not available on Saturdays.

Come experience our beautiful lakeside campus and meet your admission representative.

Schedule your campus tour today!


MEA Weekend – Academic Open House

Spend your MEA break getting to know Bemidji State! Academic Open House includes a campus tour, admissions information, a resource fair, and an opportunity to visit with professors and staff from academic departments.

2023 Academic Open House Dates:

Thursday, October 19: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Friday, October 20: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Friday, October 20: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Sign up for 2023 Academic Open House here!

MEA Weekend – BEAVER BASH!

Saturday, October 21, 2023
FOOTBALL, HOCKEY, OR BOTH!

Come cheer on the Bemidji State Beavers after a tour of campus and resource fair. Tickets are covered, prizes will be given away, and not only will you get to tour campus, you’ll get a true feeling of what life would be like as a Bemidji State Beaver!

The first 15 students who sign up for the hockey or BOTH option will be given a VIP tour of the Sanford Center (home to our Men’s and Women’s DI Ice Hockey Teams!)

Sign up for the 2023 Beaver Bash here!


Campus Previews

Campus Previews include an Admissions presentation, a tour of campus, a resource fair, and optional breakout sessions. The schedule is as follows:

9:30-10:00 AM Check-in
10:00 -10:30 AM Admissions presentation
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Campus tour
12:00-12:30 PM Resource fair
12:30-1:00 PM Optional: Nursing lab tour, hunting firearm storage and/or small game cleaning room tour

Due to the size and structure of these events, we cannot accommodate individual appointment requests.

2023-24 Campus Preview Dates:

Monday, November 6, 2023

Sign up for a Campus Preview here!


Virtual Tours

Launch Experience

Live too far away to visit? Can’t wait to see Bemidji State? Take a virtual tour of our beautiful lakeside campus to get a feel for BSU.

Virtual Tour: Explore on Your Own

Enjoy our campus at your own pace. This option includes 360º views, select classrooms, and many other notable locations around campus for your to explore on your own.

Begin a virtual tour now

Virtual Tour: Video

Join one of our University Ambassadors on a video tour of campus. Stephanie will take you along on a typical tour of our campus, including classrooms, academic buildings, dorms, and many other noteworthy areas of campus.

Begin a video tour now 

Request an individual appointment by connecting with your Admissions Representative.


School Group Tours

If you are a school counselor or other school staff member who wants to arrange a visit for a group of up to 40 students, please use the request form below. We will do our best to accommodate your request based on staffing and schedule. Due to the volume of regular tour requests, we do not offer Friday options for special group tours.

Group Tour Request Form

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