2024 Tightest Minnesota Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Minnesota colleges, Carleton College has the tightest acceptance rate (16.63%) and Macalester College has the second lowest rate (28.42%) based on academic year 2022-2023 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Minnesota Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Minnesota colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Minnesota Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carleton College Northfield, MN | 8,583 | 1,427 | 532 | 16.6% | 37.3% | $65,457 | 2,059 | 1,490 |
| 2 | Macalester College Saint Paul, MN | 8,434 | 2,397 | 552 | 28.4% | 23.0% | $64,908 | 2,175 | 1,420 |
| 3 | St Olaf College Northfield, MN | 5,524 | 3,116 | 869 | 56.4% | 27.9% | $56,970 | 3,046 | 1,370 |
| 4 | Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN | 11,152 | 7,882 | 2,307 | 70.7% | 29.3% | $18,860 | 14,590 | - |
| 5 | Winona State University Winona, MN | 5,367 | 3,958 | 1,175 | 73.7% | 29.7% | $17,230 | 6,154 | 1,160 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | 38,050 | 28,504 | 6,737 | 74.9% | 23.6% | $36,402 | 54,955 | 1,378 |
| 7 | University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | 9,481 | 7,300 | 1,573 | 77.0% | 21.5% | $52,284 | 9,025 | 1,295 |
| 8 | University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN | 9,512 | 7,676 | 1,977 | 80.7% | 25.8% | $19,762 | 9,675 | 1,230 |
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