US CollegesColleges in Minnesota: cost, admission and results
67 degree-granting colleges and universities in Minnesota, with the admission rate, net price, graduation rate and earnings of each. The largest are University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (31,855 undergraduates), Capella University (18,364 undergraduates), Minnesota State University-Mankato (11,703 undergraduates).
Minnesota at a glance
- Colleges on this site
- 67
- Public / private nonprofit / for-profit
- 30 / 33 / 4
- Median in-state tuition and fees
- $13,820
- Median net price a year
- $19,467
- Median admission rate
- 86%
- Median graduation rate
- 55%
- Median earnings 10 years on
- $55,601
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| College | Admission rate | Net price a year | Graduation rate | Median earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy CollegeBloomington, MN · Private for-profit | not reported | $29,853 | 71% | $55,715 |
| Adler Graduate SchoolMinnetonka, MN · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, MN · Public | not reported | $19,595 | 65% | $53,136 |
| American Academy of Health and WellnessRoseville, MN · Private for-profit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, MN · Public | not reported | $20,159 | 31% | $53,668 |
| Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit | 82% | $23,390 | 55% | $63,332 |
| Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, MN · Public | 56% | $16,327 | 51% | $58,173 |
| Bethany Global UniversityBloomington, MN · Private nonprofit | 93% | $16,255 | 67% | not reported |
| Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, MN · Private nonprofit | 39% | $21,589 | 58% | $50,975 |
| Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | 88% | $30,995 | 72% | $69,827 |
| Bethlehem College & SeminaryMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | 59% | not reported |
| Capella UniversityMinneapolis, MN · Private for-profit | not reported | $18,458 | 18% | $51,254 |
| Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN · Private nonprofit | 20% | $25,295 | 89% | $82,742 |
| Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, MN · Public | not reported | $15,556 | 56% | $46,663 |
| College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, MN · Private nonprofit | 92% | $25,301 | 83% | $66,967 |
| Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MN · Private nonprofit | 63% | $22,280 | 70% | $62,622 |
| Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | 79% | $16,222 | 50% | $65,009 |
| Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, MN · Private nonprofit | 23% | $25,963 | 47% | $50,003 |
| Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, MN · Public | not reported | $20,329 | 51% | $56,812 |
| Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit | 99% | $27,153 | 53% | $69,458 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet, MN · Public | not reported | $13,687 | 23% | $47,574 |
| Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN · Private nonprofit | 61% | $24,148 | 77% | $67,649 |
| Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | 88% | $22,756 | 53% | $64,996 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate SchoolCenter City, MN · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Herzing University-MinneapolisSt. Louis Park, MN · Private nonprofit | 94% | $19,744 | 57% | $44,255 |
| Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights, MN · Public | not reported | $19,451 | 30% | $56,727 |
| Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, MN · Public | not reported | $17,272 | 45% | $49,942 |
| Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake, MN · Public | not reported | $11,391 | 26% | $28,470 |
| Luther SeminarySaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | 29% | $27,851 | 91% | $69,951 |
| Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, MN · Private nonprofit | 87% | $18,652 | 75% | $47,683 |
| Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Public | 99% | $26,556 | 46% | $66,336 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit | 48% | $26,849 | 54% | $50,254 |
| Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, MN · Public | not reported | $12,194 | 53% | $49,714 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, MN · Public | not reported | $14,404 | 53% | $49,055 |
| Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN · Public | 59% | $17,601 | 53% | $55,234 |
| Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN · Public | 88% | $19,702 | 56% | $61,916 |
| Mitchell Hamline School of LawSaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, MN · Public | not reported | $18,780 | 21% | $55,051 |
| North Central UniversityMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit | 99% | $26,221 | 59% | $45,958 |
| North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, MN · Public | not reported | $19,985 | 18% | $55,487 |
| Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, MN · Public | not reported | $19,003 | 51% | $49,659 |
| Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityBloomington, MN · Private nonprofit | not reported | $40,592 | 50% | $51,002 |
| Oak Hills Christian CollegeBemidji, MN · Private nonprofit | not reported | $19,483 | 54% | $40,204 |
| Red Lake Nation CollegeRed Lake, MN · Public | not reported | $6,366 | 27% | not reported |
| Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, MN · Public | not reported | $17,043 | 57% | $50,062 |
| Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, MN · Public | not reported | $18,037 | 35% | $49,427 |
| Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN · Public | 95% | $16,062 | 44% | $59,509 |
| Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, MN · Private nonprofit | 91% | $26,748 | 71% | $79,644 |
| Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN · Private nonprofit | 93% | $20,422 | 64% | $68,708 |
| South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, MN · Public | not reported | $12,198 | 42% | $49,271 |
| Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, MN · Public | 62% | $16,501 | 48% | $52,551 |
| St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | 92% | $19,090 | 67% | $64,729 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, MN · Public | not reported | $14,905 | 48% | $53,305 |
| St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN · Private nonprofit | 48% | $21,546 | 83% | $68,656 |
| The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, MN · Private nonprofit | 93% | $26,830 | 67% | $72,044 |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin CitiesSt. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, MN · Public | 88% | $11,170 | 44% | $64,132 |
| University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN · Public | 89% | $17,395 | 64% | $67,944 |
| University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, MN · Public | 75% | $10,989 | 58% | $55,010 |
| University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester, MN · Public | 71% | $13,319 | 61% | $74,314 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN · Public | 80% | $17,330 | 85% | $74,314 |
| University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | 93% | $23,688 | 74% | $56,687 |
| University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | 85% | $31,532 | 74% | $82,322 |
| Walden UniversityMinneapolis, MN · Private for-profit | not reported | $29,899 | 100% | $54,715 |
| White Earth Tribal and Community CollegeMahnomen, MN · Private nonprofit | not reported | $7,944 | 9% | $29,943 |
| Winona State UniversityWinona, MN · Public | 75% | $17,413 | 59% | $63,354 |
"Not reported" means the Department of Education has no figure, often because the college is small, new, or does not take first-time students. Medians are the middle value of the colleges listed here.
The colleges of Minnesota in brief
Of the 67 colleges listed for Minnesota, 30 are public, 33 are private nonprofit and 4 are private for-profit. By level, 40 mainly award bachelor's degrees, 21 mainly award two-year associate degrees and 6 mainly award graduate degrees. Together they teach about 191,383 undergraduates, 63% of them at public colleges. The three largest, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Capella University and Minnesota State University-Mankato, hold 32% of the total, and the middle-sized college has 1,878 undergraduates. The towns with the most colleges are Saint Paul (10), Minneapolis (8) and Bloomington (4).
What college costs in Minnesota
At the public colleges, the median published tuition and fees are $6,628 a year for students from Minnesota. At the private nonprofit colleges the median is $36,063. Published prices are not what most families pay. Counting colleges with at least 300 undergraduates, the lowest average net price after grants is at Red Lake Nation College ($6,366) and University of Minnesota-Morris ($10,989) and the highest at University of St Thomas ($31,532) and Bethel University ($30,995). The median net price across the state, $19,467, is 12% above the national median of $17,357.
Getting in
36 of the 67 colleges report an admission rate. The hardest to get into are Carleton College (20% admitted), Crown College (23% admitted) and Macalester College (29% admitted). 25 of them admit at least seven applicants in ten. 25 colleges have an open admission policy and report no rate: they do not turn applicants away on grades or test scores.
Finishing and earning
Among colleges with at least 300 undergraduates, the highest share of students finishing their course is at Walden University (100%), Macalester College (91%) and Carleton College (89%). The median graduation rate of the state's colleges is 55%, against 49% for the country. Ten years after starting, former students with federal aid earn the most at Carleton College ($82,742), University of St Thomas ($82,322) and Saint Johns University ($79,644). The state median for that measure is $55,601, 5% above the national $53,132. Students who finish leave with a median federal loan debt of $19,106 (national median $19,994). Earnings follow the subjects a college teaches as much as its quality, so compare like with like.
Questions about colleges in Minnesota
How many colleges are there in Minnesota?
This site lists 67 open, degree-granting colleges and universities in Minnesota, out of 3,161 on the whole site. Schools that mainly give short certificates are not counted.
What is the largest college in Minnesota?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in Minneapolis, with about 31,855 undergraduate students.
Which college in Minnesota has the lowest net price?
Among colleges with at least 300 undergraduates, Red Lake Nation College: students with federal aid paid an average of $6,366 a year after grants. Students from other states or countries usually pay more.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.