Minnesota Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Minnesota Statistics

There are 138 colleges in Minnesota - 54 public and 84 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,147 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $15,469. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,234 and the average acceptance rate is 74% for Minnesota Best Colleges Comparison.

The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Minnesota. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Minnesota colleges at Minnesota Statistics page.

2021-2022 Colleges In Minnesota Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Minnesota	All colleges in Minnesota
Number of Schools	20 schools (5 public, 15 private)	138 schools (54 public, 84 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$11,103 (in-state) $38,388 (out-of-state)	$7,154 (in-state) $17,147 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$11,785 (in-state) $14,297 (out-of-state)	$12,073 (in-state) $15,469 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$22,653	$10,193
Test Scores	1,254 SAT, 25 ACT	1,234 SAT, 25 ACT
Acceptance Rate	71.42%	74.38%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	26.18%	31.83%
Population	131,015	386,682
Undergraduate	98,886	274,417
Graduate	32,129	112,265
Graduation Rate	69.45%	53.32%
Transfer-out Rate	16.64%	19.79%
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.75 to 1	13.87 to 1

Top Colleges In Minnesota Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Minnesota for academic year 2021-2022. Carleton College ranked top in the Minnesota Best Colleges Comparison and Macalester College and St Olaf College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $38,388 for undergraduate programs $14,297 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Minnesota is 1,254 and the acceptance rate is 71.42%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.75 to 1 for top colleges in Minnesota. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2021-2022 Top colleges in Minnesota Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Carleton College Request Info Private, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN	$62,634	$43,990	2,044	18%	1,479 SAT 33 ACT	8 to 1
2	Macalester College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$62,500	$39,407	2,244	31%	1,428 SAT 31 ACT	10 to 1
3	St Olaf College Request Info Private, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN	$54,650	$35,893	2,988	47%	1,335 SAT 31 ACT	12 to 1
4	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Request Info Public, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN	$35,099 ($15,859)	$9,782	52,376	73%	1,400 SAT 30 ACT	17 to 1
5	Bethel University Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$41,270	$21,959	3,731	89%	1,233 SAT 24 ACT	11 to 1
6	University of St Thomas Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$50,366	$27,170	9,336	76%	1,250 SAT 25 ACT	14 to 1
7	Saint Johns University Request Info Private, 4-yearsCollegeville, MN	$52,164	$32,476	1,643	89%	1,163 SAT 25 ACT	11 to 1
8	College of Saint Benedict Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Joseph, MN	$52,108	$32,412	1,557	92%	1,165 SAT 24 ACT	11 to 1
9	Concordia College at Moorhead Request Info Private, 4-yearsMoorhead, MN	$28,916	$29,641	1,919	72%	1,149 SAT 23 ACT	12 to 1
10	Augsburg University Request Info Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN	$42,074	$27,261	3,166	76%	1,282 SAT 21 ACT	13 to 1
11	University of Northwestern-St Paul Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$35,340	$20,293	3,398	82%	-	15 to 1
12	Winona State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsWinona, MN	$17,224 ($10,492)	$4,921	6,545	77%	1,125 SAT 22 ACT	16 to 1
13	Minnesota State University-Mankato Request Info Public, 4-yearsMankato, MN	$18,814 ($9,444)	$5,951	14,576	69%	- 22 ACT	21 to 1
14	Crown College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Bonifacius, MN	$29,230	$14,319	1,476	65%	-	17 to 1
15	Hamline University Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$46,616	$29,087	2,931	76%	1,225 SAT 23 ACT	13 to 1
16	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Request Info Private, 4-yearsWinona, MN	$41,150	$24,948	4,701	98%	-	18 to 1
17	The College of Saint Scholastica Request Info Private, 4-yearsDuluth, MN	$39,410	$23,497	3,512	74%	1,210 SAT 25 ACT	10 to 1
18	Minnesota State University Moorhead Request Info Public, 4-yearsMoorhead, MN	$19,072 ($10,236)	$5,271	5,088	72%	1,110 SAT 22 ACT	18 to 1
19	Southwest Minnesota State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsMarshall, MN	$10,122 ($9,482)	$6,076	6,986	91%	-	16 to 1
20	Bethany Lutheran College Request Info Private, 4-yearsMankato, MN	$29,010	$18,714	798	61%	-	12 to 1
	Average	$38,388 ($11,103)	$22,653	131,015	71.42%	1,254 SAT	13.75 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.