Best Minnesota State Schools

View the Best Minnesota State Schools and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.

Top Minnesota State Programs Comparison

The next table lists the top 7 Minnesota State Programs for academic year 2022-2023. Carleton College ranked top in the Best Minnesota State Schools and Gustavus Adolphus College and Macalester College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $54,896 for undergraduate programs $23,859 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top Minnesota State Programs is 1,337 and the acceptance rate is 59.07%. The average students to faculty ratio is 11.57 to 1 for top Minnesota State Programs. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top Minnesota State Programs Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
35 Carleton College
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Private, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN
$65,457 $45,284 2,05917% 1,490 SAT
33 ACT
8 to 1
134 Gustavus Adolphus College
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Peter, MN
$54,310 $34,025 2,07274% -
28 ACT
11 to 1
133 Macalester College
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$64,908 $39,942 2,17528% 1,420 SAT
32 ACT
10 to 1
129 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
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Public, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$36,402
($16,488)
$10,416 54,95575% 1,378 SAT
29 ACT
16 to 1
144 Saint Johns University
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Private, 4-yearsCollegeville, MN
$53,942 $35,069 1,64586% 1,070 SAT
23 ACT
11 to 1
273 St Olaf College
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Private, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN
$56,970 $38,296 3,04656% 1,370 SAT
30 ACT
12 to 1
489 University of St Thomas
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$52,284 $29,252 9,02577% 1,295 SAT
27 ACT
13 to 1
Average$54,896
($16,488)
$33,183 74,97759.07% 1,337 SAT
28.8571 ACT
11.57 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023