2022 Minnesota Colleges Comparison
In Minnesota, 101 colleges are active for serving college students. By school types, there are forty-four public schools and fifty-seven private schools. By school levels, fifty-four 4-years (or high) schools, thirty-five 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and twelve less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active based on the IPEDS data.
Minnesota College Overview
Of the 101 Minnesota schools, Carleton College ranked first and Macalester College ranked second (view more at Minnesota college rankings). The 2022 average tuition & fees of all Minnesota colleges is $14,950 for Minnesota residents and $16,815 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 74.21% and the average SAT score is 1,234. The average number of students is 3,942 and the average student to faculty ratio is 16 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 are $16,815 and Macalester College has the highest tuition & fees of $60,518 and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,242.
- The average graduate tuition & fees are $15,270 and Mitchell Hamline School of Law has the highest tuition & fees of $49,060 and Martin Luther College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,400.
- The average SAT score is 1,234 and Carleton College has the highest SAT score of 1,479 and St Catherine University has the lowest score of 1,050.
- The average acceptance rate is 74.21% and Carleton College has the tightest (lowest) rate of 18% and Dunwoody College of Technology has the loosest (lowest) rate of 99%.
- The average student population is 3,942 and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the most students of 52,017 and National American University-Rochester has the fewest students of 22.
- The average graduation rate is 51.40% and Carleton College has the highest rate of 94% and Oak Hills Christian College has the lowest rate of 32%.
2022 Minnesota Colleges
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 | $60,225 | - | 1,479 | 18.0% | 1,940 | 94% | 8 to 1 |
| Macalester College Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $60,518 | - | 1,428 | 31.0% | 2,049 | 93% | 10 to 1 |
| St Olaf College Northfield, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $52,670 | - | 1,335 | 47.0% | 2,953 | 85% | 12 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $33,818 | $29,262 | 1,400 | 73.0% | 52,017 | 84% | 17 to 1 |
| Bethel University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $40,080 | $11,700 | 1,233 | 89.0% | 3,814 | 74% | 12 to 1 |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $48,329 | $23,736 | 1,250 | 76.0% | 9,792 | 80% | 14 to 1 |
| Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $49,842 | $17,760 | 1,163 | 89.0% | 1,668 | 74% | 12 to 1 |
| College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $50,126 | $20,620 | 1,165 | 92.0% | 1,668 | 85% | 12 to 1 |
| Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $28,016 | $10,620 | 1,149 | 72.0% | 1,973 | 68% | 11 to 1 |
| Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $41,007 | $13,500 | 1,282 | 76.0% | 3,346 | 59% | 13 to 1 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $34,180 | $8,982 | - | 82.0% | 3,506 | 69% | 18 to 1 |
| Winona State University Winona, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $16,684 | $12,836 | 1,125 | 77.0% | 7,106 | 61% | 17 to 1 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $18,200 | $9,308 | - | 69.0% | 14,761 | 51% | 22 to 1 |
| Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $28,110 | $10,640 | - | 65.0% | 1,485 | 60% | 16 to 1 |
| Hamline University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $46,221 | $10,402 | 1,225 | 76.0% | 3,113 | 65% | 13 to 1 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $39,410 | $10,890 | - | 98.0% | 5,152 | 62% | 18 to 1 |
| The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $39,410 | $15,502 | 1,210 | 74.0% | 3,712 | 69% | 14 to 1 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $17,564 | $11,052 | 1,110 | 72.0% | 5,547 | 55% | 18 to 1 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $9,482 | $8,818 | - | 91.0% | 7,259 | 48% | 16 to 1 |
| Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $28,660 | $9,900 | - | 61.0% | 769 | 62% | 11 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $19,148 | $29,060 | 1,215 | 80.0% | 10,275 | 61% | 17 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $15,940 | - | - | 76.0% | 1,339 | 60% | 11 to 1 |
| Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $18,010 | $13,412 | - | 94.0% | 11,841 | 45% | 19 to 1 |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $9,806 | $9,586 | - | 75.0% | 4,577 | 46% | 19 to 1 |
| St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $46,494 | $17,760 | 1,050 | 75.0% | 4,277 | 64% | 11 to 1 |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $9,395 | $10,237 | - | 67.0% | 7,552 | 46% | 15 to 1 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $50,490 | - | - | 73.0% | 2,230 | 78% | 12 to 1 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $23,900 | $8,550 | - | 68.0% | 5,585 | 48% | 20 to 1 |
| Capella University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $14,148 | $14,784 | - | - | 38,930 | - | 32 to 1 |
| Walden University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,180 | $10,092 | - | - | 49,695 | 33% | 19 to 1 |
| Itasca Community College Grand Rapids, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | - | 1,058 | 30% | 19 to 1 |
| Academy College Bloomington, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $18,644 | - | - | - | 95 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,075 | - | - | - | 1,683 | 46% | 15 to 1 |
| Mesabi Range College Virginia, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | - | 926 | 31% | 17 to 1 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,380 | - | - | - | 825 | 36% | 16 to 1 |
| Minneapolis Business College Roseville, MN Private, 2-4 years | $15,120 | - | - | - | 135 | - | 30 to 1 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,906 | - | - | - | 6,429 | 17% | 24 to 1 |
| Bethel Seminary-St Paul Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | - | $9,057 | - | - | 369 | - | - |
| Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus WOODBURY, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $21,700 | - | - | - | 149 | 69% | 9 to 1 |
| Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $16,910 | $5,400 | 1,165 | 91.0% | 968 | 75% | 11 to 1 |
| National American University-Roseville Roseville, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 135 | - | 2 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Careers Unlimited College of Hair Skin and Nails Duluth, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,050 | - | - | - | 23 | 89% | 12 to 1 |
| North Central University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $27,200 | $11,010 | - | 94.0% | 1,062 | 53% | 15 to 1 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $11,936 | - | - | - | 3,253 | 45% | 20 to 1 |
| Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $17,434 | - | - | 63.0% | 103 | 32% | 10 to 1 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,741 | - | - | - | 4,094 | 29% | 19 to 1 |
| Rainy River Community College International Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | - | 173 | 26% | 18 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $20,650 | - | - | - | 554 | 71% | 16 to 1 |
| Institute of Production and Recording Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $19,845 | - | - | - | 133 | 65% | 10 to 1 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,874 | - | - | - | 3,931 | 34% | 21 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $13,032 | - | - | 80.0% | 632 | 54% | 15 to 1 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $20,250 | - | - | - | 130 | 73% | 10 to 1 |
| Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Plymouth Campus Plymouth, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $21,700 | - | - | - | 93 | 54% | 10 to 1 |
| Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $6,560 | $6,300 | - | 79.0% | 210 | 83% | 14 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomington Bloomington, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $18,988 | - | - | - | 129 | 73% | 20 to 1 |
| Red Lake Nation College Red Lake, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,920 | - | - | - | 106 | 8% | 8 to 1 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,263 | $5,615 | - | - | 3,927 | 36% | 16 to 1 |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities St. Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | - | $11,970 | - | - | 147 | - | - |
| Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $23,863 | - | - | 99.0% | 1,281 | 49% | 10 to 1 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,562 | - | - | - | 1,912 | 38% | 19 to 1 |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | - | $49,060 | - | - | 1,242 | - | - |
| Adler Graduate School Minnetonka, MN Private, 4 years four-years | - | $11,750 | - | - | 267 | - | - |
| Hastings Beauty School Hastings, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,050 | - | - | - | 14 | 81% | 7 to 1 |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth Plymouth, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $22,088 | - | - | - | 106 | 82% | 7 to 1 |
| Luther Seminary Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | - | $19,175 | - | - | 501 | - | - |
| South Central College North Mankato, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,966 | - | - | - | 2,653 | 31% | 16 to 1 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,910 | - | - | - | 2,549 | 61% | 20 to 1 |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $3,242 | $22,716 | - | 49.0% | 1,223 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,515 | - | - | - | 8,482 | 25% | 27 to 1 |
| Riverland Community College Austin, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,060 | - | - | - | 3,494 | 40% | 23 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $12,514 | - | - | 48.0% | 2,530 | 51% | 18 to 1 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $41,794 | $41,794 | - | 66.0% | 760 | 63% | 9 to 1 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $14,200 | $11,680 | - | 94.0% | 626 | 65% | 12 to 1 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,954 | - | - | - | 4,491 | 42% | 19 to 1 |
| Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,500 | - | - | - | 75 | 69% | 17 to 1 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,208 | - | - | - | 2,319 | 47% | 22 to 1 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN Public, 2-4 years | $4,882 | - | - | - | 5,756 | 17% | 23 to 1 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,616 | - | - | - | 4,762 | 40% | 20 to 1 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,789 | - | - | - | 9,420 | 22% | 27 to 1 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,862 | - | - | - | 5,757 | 42% | 24 to 1 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,052 | - | - | - | 2,962 | 43% | 18 to 1 |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $11,700 | $11,716 | - | - | 1,132 | 67% | 7 to 1 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies Center City, MN Private, 4 years four-years | - | $35,731 | - | - | 174 | - | - |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City, MN Public, 2-4 years | $8,526 | - | - | - | 1,724 | 17% | 25 to 1 |
| Hibbing Community College Hibbing, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,071 | - | - | - | 913 | 43% | 13 to 1 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,372 | - | - | - | 5,115 | 24% | 22 to 1 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,809 | - | - | - | 4,071 | 28% | 22 to 1 |
| American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Roseville, MN Private, 4 years four-years | - | $15,705 | - | - | 43 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $18,988 | - | - | - | 79 | 49% | 15 to 1 |
| Avalon School of Cosmetology Worthington, MN Private, 2-4 years | $13,700 | - | - | - | 19 | 17% | 10 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Rochester Rochester, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $15,800 | - | - | - | 25 | - | 8 to 1 |
| National American University-Rochester Rochester, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 22 | - | 1 to 1 |
| Bethany Global University Bloomington, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $16,100 | $8,400 | - | 95.0% | 359 | 56% | 19 to 1 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,041 | - | - | - | 5,823 | 31% | 21 to 1 |
| Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center Minneapolis, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $7,050 | - | - | - | 257 | 57% | 14 to 1 |
| Vermilion Community College Ely, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | - | 554 | 32% | 18 to 1 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,915 | - | - | - | 3,176 | 44% | 19 to 1 |
| Century College White Bear Lake, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,907 | - | - | - | 8,203 | 22% | 24 to 1 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,815 | - | - | - | 1,639 | 21% | 22 to 1 |
| Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake, MN Public, 2-4 years | $4,850 | - | - | - | 133 | 31% | 6 to 1 |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen, MN Private, 2-4 years | $4,676 | - | - | - | 141 | 17% | 12 to 1 |
| Average | $16,815 | $15,270 | 1,234 | 74.2% | 3,942 | 51% | 16 to 1 |