Minnesota Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Minnesota Statistics

There are 146 colleges in Minnesota - 59 public and 87 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,776 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $15,469. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,236 and the average acceptance rate is 75% 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)	146 schools (59 public, 87 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$11,231 (in-state) $38,388 (out-of-state)	$7,201 (in-state) $16,776 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$11,996 (in-state) $14,297 (out-of-state)	$12,241 (in-state) $15,469 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$22,653	$10,193
Test Scores	1,233 SAT, 25 ACT	1,236 SAT, 24 ACT
Acceptance Rate	71.45%	75.46%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	26.20%	31.22%
Population	130,912	382,121
Undergraduate	100,515	274,687
Graduate	30,397	107,434
Graduation Rate	69.45%	53.32%
Transfer-out Rate	16.64%	19.79%
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.60 to 1	13.83 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 1,233 and the acceptance rate is 71.45%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.60 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	2,059	17%	1,490 SAT 33 ACT	8 to 1
2	Macalester College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$62,500	$39,407	2,175	28%	1,420 SAT 32 ACT	10 to 1
3	St Olaf College Request Info Private, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN	$54,650	$35,893	3,046	56%	1,370 SAT 30 ACT	12 to 1
4	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Request Info Public, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN	$35,099 ($15,859)	$9,782	54,955	75%	1,378 SAT 29 ACT	16 to 1
5	Bethel University Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$41,270	$21,959	3,546	72%	1,233 SAT 24 ACT	12 to 1
6	University of St Thomas Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$50,366	$27,170	9,025	77%	1,295 SAT 27 ACT	13 to 1
7	Saint Johns University Request Info Private, 4-yearsCollegeville, MN	$52,164	$32,476	1,645	86%	1,070 SAT 23 ACT	11 to 1
8	College of Saint Benedict Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Joseph, MN	$52,108	$32,412	1,470	88%	1,124 SAT 24 ACT	11 to 1
9	Concordia College at Moorhead Request Info Private, 4-yearsMoorhead, MN	$28,916	$29,641	1,903	66%	1,149 SAT 25 ACT	12 to 1
10	Augsburg University Request Info Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN	$42,064	$27,261	3,088	77%	1,282 SAT 21 ACT	14 to 1
11	University of Northwestern-St Paul Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$35,340	$20,293	3,253	93%	1,140 SAT 24 ACT	15 to 1
12	Winona State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsWinona, MN	$17,224 ($10,492)	$4,921	6,154	74%	1,160 SAT 22 ACT	16 to 1
13	Minnesota State University-Mankato Request Info Public, 4-yearsMankato, MN	$18,814 ($9,444)	$5,951	14,590	71%	- 21 ACT	21 to 1
14	Crown College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Bonifacius, MN	$29,230	$14,319	1,583	67%	-	17 to 1
15	Hamline University Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$46,616	$29,087	2,638	81%	1,170 SAT 23 ACT	13 to 1
16	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Request Info Private, 4-yearsWinona, MN	$41,150	$24,948	4,133	97%	- 23 ACT	17 to 1
17	The College of Saint Scholastica Request Info Private, 4-yearsDuluth, MN	$39,410	$23,497	3,207	97%	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	4,682	57%	1,120 SAT 21 ACT	17 to 1
19	Southwest Minnesota State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsMarshall, MN	$10,122	$6,076	6,930	92%	- 20 ACT	15 to 1
20	Bethany Lutheran College Request Info Private, 4-yearsMankato, MN	$29,010	$18,714	830	58%	1,120 SAT 23 ACT	12 to 1
	Average	$38,388 ($11,231)	$22,653	130,912	71.45%	1,233 SAT 24.7368 ACT	13.60 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.