2023 Minnesota Colleges Comparison
In Minnesota, ninety-six colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school types, there are forty-five public schools and fifty-one private schools. By school levels, fifty-two 4-years (or high) schools, thirty-four 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and ten 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 $15,124 for state residents and $17,401 for out-of-state students in 2023. The graduate tuition & fee is $13,259 for state residents and $15,095 for out-of-state students. A total of 3,794 students enrolled in Minnesota colleges including 2,902 undergraduate and 2,694 graduate students.
Minnesota College Overview
Of the ninety-six Minnesota schools, Carleton College ranked first and Bethel University ranked second (view more at Minnesota college rankings). The 2023 average tuition & fees of all Minnesota colleges is $15,124 for Minnesota residents and $17,401 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 74.38% and the average SAT score is 1,234. The average number of students is 3,794 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 are $17,401 and Carleton College has the highest tuition & fees of $62,634 and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,197.
- The average graduate tuition & fees are $15,095 and Minneapolis College of Art and Design has the highest tuition & fees of $42,560 and Rasmussen University-Minnesota has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,726.
- 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 74.38% 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 3,794 and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the most students of 52,376 and American Academy of Health and Wellness has the fewest students of 36.
- The average graduation rate is 53.32% and Northwestern Health Sciences University has the highest rate of 100% and Oak Hills Christian College has the lowest rate of 28%.
2023 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 | $62,634 | - | 1,479 | 17.6% | 2,044 | 91% | 8 to 1 |
| Bethel University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $41,270 | $11,981 | 1,233 | 88.7% | 3,731 | 74% | 11 to 1 |
| College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $52,108 | $16,359 | 1,165 | 91.8% | 1,557 | 77% | 11 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $35,099 | $30,425 | 1,400 | 73.2% | 52,376 | 84% | 17 to 1 |
| Macalester College Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $62,500 | - | 1,428 | 31.3% | 2,244 | 90% | 10 to 1 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $53,030 | - | - | 72.6% | 2,251 | 78% | 12 to 1 |
| Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $52,164 | $18,030 | 1,163 | 88.7% | 1,643 | 79% | 11 to 1 |
| St Olaf College Northfield, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $54,650 | - | 1,335 | 47.4% | 2,988 | 85% | 12 to 1 |
| St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $47,870 | $18,210 | 1,050 | 74.9% | 3,904 | 59% | 9 to 1 |
| Hamline University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $46,616 | $10,579 | 1,225 | 76.4% | 2,931 | 65% | 13 to 1 |
| Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $42,074 | $13,732 | 1,282 | 76.4% | 3,166 | 58% | 13 to 1 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $35,340 | $9,360 | - | 82.3% | 3,398 | 68% | 15 to 1 |
| The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $39,410 | $13,971 | 1,210 | 73.7% | 3,512 | 65% | 10 to 1 |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $50,366 | $26,932 | 1,250 | 75.5% | 9,336 | 78% | 14 to 1 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $24,400 | $8,550 | - | 67.9% | 5,545 | 53% | 18 to 1 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $41,150 | $11,835 | - | 97.8% | 4,701 | 57% | 18 to 1 |
| Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $28,916 | $10,242 | 1,149 | 72.0% | 1,919 | 74% | 12 to 1 |
| Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $29,010 | $10,365 | - | 61.5% | 798 | 63% | 12 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $19,516 | $30,074 | 1,215 | 79.5% | 9,884 | 65% | 16 to 1 |
| Winona State University Winona, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $17,224 | $13,334 | 1,125 | 76.9% | 6,545 | 63% | 16 to 1 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $19,072 | $11,290 | 1,110 | 71.7% | 5,088 | 57% | 18 to 1 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $18,814 | $14,068 | - | 69.5% | 14,576 | 52% | 21 to 1 |
| Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $20,001 | $14,367 | - | 94.3% | 10,774 | 47% | 16 to 1 |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $10,130 | $9,711 | - | 75.0% | 4,279 | 48% | 16 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $16,250 | - | - | 76.1% | 1,286 | 58% | 11 to 1 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $10,122 | $9,633 | - | 91.0% | 6,986 | 48% | 16 to 1 |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $9,684 | $10,570 | - | 66.6% | 6,914 | 38% | 13 to 1 |
| Walden University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,483 | $10,381 | - | 0.0% | 46,455 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Capella University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $14,328 | $14,826 | - | 0.0% | 38,716 | 50% | 32 to 1 |
| Rainy River Community College International Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | 0.0% | 179 | 36% | 17 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomington Bloomington, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $20,538 | - | - | 0.0% | 144 | 76% | 19 to 1 |
| Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake, MN Public, 2-4 years | $4,148 | - | - | 0.0% | 156 | 27% | 8 to 1 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,226 | - | - | 0.0% | 794 | 45% | 16 to 1 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,098 | - | - | 0.0% | 5,973 | 19% | 22 to 1 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,881 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,083 | 32% | 18 to 1 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $11,205 | $4,726 | - | 0.0% | 3,914 | 31% | 18 to 1 |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen, MN Private, 2-4 years | $5,250 | - | - | 0.0% | 123 | 26% | 8 to 1 |
| Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus WOODBURY, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $23,250 | - | - | 0.0% | 189 | 65% | 11 to 1 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $21,650 | - | - | 0.0% | 618 | 84% | 16 to 1 |
| American Academy of Health and Wellness Roseville, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $15,600 | $15,705 | - | 0.0% | 36 | - | - |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,140 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,448 | 48% | 18 to 1 |
| Itasca Community College Grand Rapids, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | 0.0% | 983 | 30% | 17 to 1 |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities St. Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,564 | $12,564 | - | 0.0% | 197 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $20,538 | - | - | 0.0% | 89 | 52% | 13 to 1 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $24,611 | - | - | 99.0% | 1,382 | 59% | 10 to 1 |
| Avalon School of Cosmetology Worthington, MN Private, 2-4 years | $13,516 | - | - | 0.0% | 18 | 58% | 10 to 1 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,419 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,451 | 54% | 21 to 1 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,321 | - | - | 0.0% | 8,842 | 24% | 24 to 1 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,490 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,838 | 38% | 16 to 1 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,243 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,716 | 43% | 17 to 1 |
| Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $7,244 | $9,800 | - | 0.0% | 205 | 87% | 11 to 1 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,404 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,373 | 32% | 19 to 1 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,107 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,586 | 62% | 20 to 1 |
| Mesabi Range College Virginia, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | 0.0% | 885 | 39% | 17 to 1 |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $36,020 | $36,420 | - | 0.0% | 1,220 | - | - |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,900 | - | - | 0.0% | 5,360 | 44% | 22 to 1 |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $11,007 | $12,093 | - | 0.0% | 1,126 | 100% | 4 to 1 |
| Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $29,230 | $10,910 | - | 65.1% | 1,476 | 61% | 17 to 1 |
| Red Lake Nation College Red Lake, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,640 | - | - | 0.0% | 152 | 23% | 12 to 1 |
| Adler Graduate School Minnetonka, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $11,790 | $12,290 | - | 0.0% | 233 | - | - |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,655 | - | - | 0.0% | 7,951 | 24% | 25 to 1 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City, MN Public, 2-4 years | $8,821 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,766 | 31% | 20 to 1 |
| Riverland Community College Austin, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,250 | - | - | 0.0% | 3,276 | 42% | 19 to 1 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $42,560 | $42,560 | - | 65.5% | 775 | 66% | 9 to 1 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies Center City, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $25,568 | $26,150 | - | 0.0% | 172 | - | - |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,670 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,658 | 27% | 20 to 1 |
| Hastings Beauty School Hastings, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,050 | - | - | 0.0% | 16 | 68% | 8 to 1 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,750 | $10,450 | - | 94.5% | 759 | 50% | 13 to 1 |
| Hibbing Community College Hibbing, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,268 | - | - | 0.0% | 859 | 43% | 14 to 1 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,075 | - | - | 0.0% | 3,638 | 33% | 20 to 1 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,318 | - | - | 0.0% | 5,083 | 29% | 19 to 1 |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth Plymouth, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $23,888 | - | - | 0.0% | 90 | 100% | 12 to 1 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,007 | - | - | 0.0% | 3,729 | 24% | 19 to 1 |
| Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center Minneapolis, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $7,410 | - | - | 0.0% | 409 | 60% | 15 to 1 |
| Institute of Production and Recording Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $19,545 | - | - | 0.0% | 128 | 49% | 10 to 1 |
| Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $19,500 | - | - | 0.0% | 128 | 62% | 11 to 1 |
| Luther Seminary Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $19,000 | $19,175 | - | 0.0% | 480 | - | - |
| Vermilion Community College Ely, MN Public, 2-4 years | $7,086 | - | - | 0.0% | 575 | 37% | 20 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $13,464 | - | - | 80.2% | 646 | 47% | 16 to 1 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,050 | - | - | 0.0% | 5,173 | 14% | 21 to 1 |
| South Central College North Mankato, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,146 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,511 | 30% | 14 to 1 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,114 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,846 | 45% | 19 to 1 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $21,700 | - | - | 0.0% | 177 | 77% | 20 to 1 |
| Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $17,420 | $5,400 | 1,165 | 91.4% | 920 | 75% | 12 to 1 |
| North Central University Minneapolis, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $28,000 | $11,010 | - | 94.0% | 1,034 | 59% | 15 to 1 |
| Academy College Bloomington, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $17,960 | - | - | 0.0% | 85 | 100% | 6 to 1 |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $3,197 | $23,667 | - | 49.1% | 1,250 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Bethany Global University Bloomington, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $16,270 | $8,075 | - | 94.9% | 328 | 84% | 27 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Careers Unlimited College of Hair Skin and Nails Duluth, MN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,050 | - | - | 0.0% | 27 | 25% | 14 to 1 |
| Century College White Bear Lake, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,105 | - | - | 0.0% | 7,678 | 22% | 23 to 1 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN Public, 2-4 years | $6,075 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,690 | 46% | 16 to 1 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN Public, 2-4 years | $12,332 | - | - | 0.0% | 3,347 | 41% | 17 to 1 |
| Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, MN Private, 4 years four-years | $18,270 | - | - | 0.0% | 94 | 28% | 10 to 1 |
| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office ST PAUL, MN Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | - | - |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet, MN Public, 2-4 years | $5,999 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,525 | 26% | 15 to 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN Public, 4 years four-years | $13,010 | - | - | 48.2% | 2,304 | 56% | 16 to 1 |
| Average | $17,401 | $15,095 | 1,234 | 74.4% | 3,794 | 53% | 15 to 1 |