2024 Minnesota Colleges Comparison
In Minnesota, 96 colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school type, there are 45 public schools and 51 private schools. By school level, 53 4-years (or high) schools, 33 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and 10 less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active this year based on the IPEDS data.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Minnesota colleges is $14,844 for state residents and $17,287 for out-of-state students in 2024. The graduate tuition & fee is $13,410 for state residents and $15,400 for out-of-state students. A total of 3,749 students enrolled in Minnesota colleges including 2,905 undergraduate and 2,576 graduate students.
2024 Statistics for Minnesota Colleges
Of the 96 Minnesota schools, Carleton College ranked first and Bethel University ranked second (view more at Minnesota college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all Minnesota colleges is $14,844 for Minnesota residents and $17,287 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 75.32% and the average SAT score is 1,240. The average number of students is 3,749 and the average student to faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Minnesota colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees of Minnesota colleges are $17,287 and Carleton College has the highest tuition & fees of $65,457 and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,257.
- The average graduate tuition & fees of Minnesota colleges are $15,400 and Minneapolis College of Art and Design has the highest tuition & fees of $43,824 and Rasmussen University-Minnesota has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,627.
- The average SAT score of Minnesota colleges is 1,240 and Carleton College has the highest SAT score of 1,490 and Saint Johns University has the lowest score of 1,070.
- The average acceptance rate of Minnesota colleges is 75.32% and Carleton College has the tightest (lowest) rate of 17% and Dunwoody College of Technology has the loosest (lowest) rate of 98%.
- The average student population of Minnesota colleges is 3,749 and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the most students of 54,955 and American Academy of Health and Wellness has the fewest students of 23.
- The average graduation rate of Minnesota colleges is 49.51% and Academy College has the highest rate of 100% and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College has the lowest rate of 31%.
Minnesota Colleges Core Statistics Comparison
The following table lists colleges located in Minnesota ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton College Northfield, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $65,457 | - | 1,490 | 16.6% | 2,059 | 90% | 8 to 1 |
| Bethel University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $42,930 | $10,566 | - | 72.5% | 3,546 | 74% | 12 to 1 |
| College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $53,884 | $17,073 | 1,124 | 87.8% | 1,470 | 78% | 11 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $36,402 | $31,555 | 1,378 | 74.9% | 54,955 | 84% | 16 to 1 |
| Macalester College Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $64,908 | - | 1,420 | 28.4% | 2,175 | 87% | 10 to 1 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $54,310 | - | - | 73.9% | 2,072 | 75% | 11 to 1 |
| Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $53,942 | $18,030 | 1,070 | 86.2% | 1,645 | 75% | 11 to 1 |
| St Olaf College Northfield, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $56,970 | - | 1,370 | 56.4% | 3,046 | 84% | 12 to 1 |
| St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $49,758 | $18,570 | 1,340 | 92.5% | 3,577 | 63% | 10 to 1 |
| Hamline University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $48,311 | $10,281 | 1,170 | 80.6% | 2,638 | 69% | 13 to 1 |
| Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $43,942 | $13,950 | - | 76.5% | 3,088 | 55% | 14 to 1 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $36,830 | $9,720 | 1,140 | 92.5% | 3,253 | 70% | 15 to 1 |
| The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $40,454 | $15,396 | - | 96.6% | 3,207 | 67% | 10 to 1 |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $52,284 | $21,992 | 1,295 | 77.0% | 9,025 | 79% | 13 to 1 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $25,000 | $8,550 | - | 69.1% | 5,544 | 51% | 13 to 1 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $43,160 | $12,222 | - | 96.8% | 4,133 | 65% | 17 to 1 |
| Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $30,020 | $11,299 | - | 65.5% | 1,903 | 69% | 12 to 1 |
| Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $30,010 | $10,815 | 1,120 | 58.5% | 830 | 56% | 12 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $19,762 | $31,132 | 1,230 | 80.7% | 9,675 | 62% | 16 to 1 |
| Winona State University Winona, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $17,230 | $15,386 | 1,160 | 73.8% | 6,154 | 60% | 16 to 1 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $10,336 | $11,537 | 1,120 | 56.6% | 4,682 | 55% | 17 to 1 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $18,860 | $19,212 | - | 70.7% | 14,590 | 52% | 21 to 1 |
| Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $10,117 | $15,314 | 1,135 | 95.3% | 10,420 | 44% | 16 to 1 |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $10,164 | $10,048 | - | 77.5% | 4,023 | 49% | 16 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $16,438 | - | - | 77.7% | 1,068 | 58% | 9 to 1 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $10,304 | $10,052 | - | 91.6% | 6,930 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $9,780 | $10,977 | - | 81.7% | 6,294 | 32% | 14 to 1 |
| Walden University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,498 | $10,657 | - | - | 42,312 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Capella University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $14,436 | $15,066 | - | - | 39,727 | - | 35 to 1 |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen, MN Private, 2-4 years | $5,250 | - | - | - | 102 | 19% | 9 to 1 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $13,420 | $9,160 | - | 94.3% | 815 | 70% | 14 to 1 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,318 | - | - | - | 5,365 | 31% | 21 to 1 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,881 | - | - | - | 3,974 | 32% | 17 to 1 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,786 | - | - | - | 3,849 | 34% | 19 to 1 |
| Bethany Global University Bloomington, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $20,700 | $7,219 | - | 96.2% | 261 | 75% | 16 to 1 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,262 | - | - | - | 2,495 | 39% | 14 to 1 |
| Academy College Bloomington, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $18,252 | - | - | - | 105 | 100% | 8 to 1 |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $37,280 | $36,420 | - | - | 1,192 | - | - |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $3,257 | $23,848 | - | 63.6% | 1,237 | - | 4 to 1 |
| American Academy of Health and Wellness Roseville, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $15,600 | $15,705 | - | - | 23 | - | - |
| Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center Minneapolis, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $7,410 | - | - | - | 440 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $22,150 | - | - | - | 508 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,900 | - | - | - | 5,282 | 42% | 18 to 1 |
| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office ST PAUL, MN Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,015 | $12,545 | - | - | 1,031 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,267 | - | - | - | 1,580 | 46% | 16 to 1 |
| Adler Graduate School Minnetonka, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,500 | $12,290 | - | - | 227 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $20,538 | - | - | - | 95 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $20,500 | - | - | - | 115 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Minnesota North College - Vermilion Ely, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | - | 575 | 37% | 20 to 1 |
| Minnesota North College - Itasca Grand Rapids, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | - | 983 | 30% | 17 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $13,120 | - | - | 57.2% | 2,303 | 53% | 17 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomington Bloomington, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $20,538 | - | - | - | 142 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City, MN Public, 2-4 years | $4,681 | - | - | - | 1,873 | 31% | 23 to 1 |
| Avalon School of Cosmetology Worthington, MN Private, 2-4 years | $13,516 | - | - | - | 26 | 60% | 13 to 1 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,050 | - | - | - | 4,896 | 13% | 21 to 1 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,109 | - | - | - | 2,904 | 45% | 19 to 1 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,246 | - | - | - | 721 | 35% | 16 to 1 |
| Hastings Beauty School Hastings, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,050 | - | - | - | 13 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,128 | - | - | - | 6,030 | 13% | 22 to 1 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $10,899 | $5,627 | - | - | 3,058 | 48% | 13 to 1 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies Center City, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $26,208 | $26,150 | - | - | 147 | - | - |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,359 | - | - | - | 4,482 | 24% | 20 to 1 |
| Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $17,770 | $5,940 | 1,235 | 83.7% | 880 | 74% | 9 to 1 |
| Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $7,144 | $9,700 | - | - | 242 | 63% | 13 to 1 |
| North Central University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $29,460 | $11,500 | - | 90.8% | 992 | 59% | 11 to 1 |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth Plymouth, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $24,988 | - | - | - | 73 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus WOODBURY, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $21,700 | - | - | - | 150 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,302 | - | - | - | 3,044 | 36% | 16 to 1 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN Public, 2-4 years | $4,957 | - | - | - | 3,466 | 34% | 20 to 1 |
| Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $30,200 | $11,280 | - | 66.6% | 1,583 | 51% | 17 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Careers Unlimited College of Hair Skin and Nails Duluth, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $18,600 | - | - | - | 27 | 25% | 14 to 1 |
| Red Lake Nation College Red Lake, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,640 | - | - | - | 184 | 25% | 12 to 1 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,213 | - | - | - | 2,865 | 61% | 22 to 1 |
| Century College White Bear Lake, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,182 | - | - | - | 7,646 | 21% | 23 to 1 |
| Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range Virginia Virginia, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | - | 885 | 39% | 17 to 1 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,209 | - | - | - | 4,633 | 46% | 18 to 1 |
| Institute of Production and Recording Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $19,545 | - | - | - | 128 | 61% | - |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities St. Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $13,050 | $12,564 | - | - | 224 | - | - |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,007 | - | - | - | 3,459 | 17% | 19 to 1 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $12,332 | - | - | - | 3,352 | 37% | 19 to 1 |
| Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $18,910 | - | - | - | 102 | 52% | 10 to 1 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,682 | - | - | - | 7,902 | 21% | 24 to 1 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $5,999 | - | - | - | 1,648 | 31% | 15 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $14,400 | - | - | 71.7% | 630 | 58% | 14 to 1 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $25,659 | - | - | 98.0% | 1,359 | 47% | 12 to 1 |
| Luther Seminary Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $19,333 | $19,175 | - | - | 410 | - | - |
| Riverland Community College Austin, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,250 | - | - | - | 3,175 | 47% | 18 to 1 |
| Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake, MN Public, 2-4 years | $4,148 | - | - | - | 172 | 15% | 10 to 1 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $43,824 | $43,824 | 1,280 | 56.9% | 821 | 57% | 9 to 1 |
| Minnesota North College - Rainy River International Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | - | 179 | 36% | 17 to 1 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,419 | - | - | - | 2,717 | 53% | 23 to 1 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $21,700 | - | - | - | 193 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,321 | - | - | - | 9,346 | 18% | 27 to 1 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,820 | - | - | - | 1,923 | 33% | 17 to 1 |
| South Central College North Mankato, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,146 | - | - | - | 2,602 | 26% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | $17,287 | $15,400 | 1,240 | 75.3% | 3,749 | 50% | 15 to 1 |