Best Minnesota Liberal Arts Colleges

Carleton College ranked first and Macalester College ranked second in 2025 Liberal Arts Colleges rankings in Minnesota. (Read our ranking methodology and know how to rank.)

The following list summarizes the core statistics for top 8 Liberal Arts Colleges in Minnesota. You can check the schools in the comparison table below.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the top 8 Liberal Arts Colleges in Minnesota is $61,666.
The average graduate tuition & fees of the top 8 Liberal Arts Colleges in Minnesota is $20,657.
The average SAT score is 1,319 and the average acceptance rate is 55.88%.
The average number of students is 2,078 and the students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
The average graduation rate is 82.60% and the transfer-out rate is 9.50%.

Best Minnesota Liberal Arts Colleges Comparison Table

The following table shows Best Minnesota Liberal Arts Colleges. You can sort the table by column by clicking/touching column titles and narrow down the college list by using buttons below.

Rank	College Name	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	SAT Score	Acceptance Rate	Population	Graduation Rate	Student to Faculty Ratio
1	Carleton College Northfield, MN	$68,892	-	1,515	20%	2,128	90%	8 to 1
2	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$68,104	-	1,440	29%	2,138	87%	10 to 1
3	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN	$55,816	$18,030	1,100	91%	1,572	75%	12 to 1
4	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN	$55,756	$23,283	1,160	92%	1,429	77%	11 to 1
5	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$59,760	-	1,380	48%	3,124	84%	11 to 1
6	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	$56,076	$23,770	-	61%	1,906	77%	12 to 1
7	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$31,170	$11,557	-	63%	1,935	61%	12 to 1
8	Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN	$31,360	$10,815	1,150	39%	899	55%	12 to 1
	Average	$61,666	$20,657	1,319	56%	2,078	83%	10 to 1

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