Minnesota Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Minnesota Statistics

There are 143 colleges in Minnesota - 58 public and 85 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,882 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $15,741. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,249 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.

2022-2023 Colleges In Minnesota Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Minnesota	All colleges in Minnesota
Number of Schools	20 schools (5 public, 15 private)	143 schools (58 public, 85 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$11,367 (in-state) $39,322 (out-of-state)	$7,257 (in-state) $16,882 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$12,507 (in-state) $14,727 (out-of-state)	$12,663 (in-state) $15,741 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$22,904	$10,493
Test Scores	1,264 SAT, 25 ACT	1,249 SAT, 25 ACT
Acceptance Rate	71.85%	74.55%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	25.60%	30.48%
Population	130,912	382,121
Undergraduate	100,515	274,687
Graduate	30,397	107,434
Graduation Rate	68.00%	49.51%
Transfer-out Rate	17.50%	21.13%
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.60 to 1	13.87 to 1

Top Colleges In Minnesota Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Minnesota for academic year 2022-2023. 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 $39,322 for undergraduate programs $14,727 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Minnesota is 1,264 and the acceptance rate is 71.85%. 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.

2022-2023 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	$65,457	$45,284	2,059	22%	1,500 SAT 33 ACT	8 to 1
2	Macalester College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$64,908	$39,942	2,175	28%	1,410 SAT 32 ACT	10 to 1
3	St Olaf College Request Info Private, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN	$56,970	$38,296	3,046	52%	1,350 SAT 30 ACT	12 to 1
4	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Request Info Public, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN	$36,402 ($16,488)	$10,416	54,955	77%	1,400 SAT 29 ACT	16 to 1
5	Bethel University Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$42,930	$22,134	3,546	91%	1,150 SAT 26 ACT	12 to 1
6	University of St Thomas Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$52,284	$29,252	9,025	85%	1,350 SAT 27 ACT	13 to 1
7	Saint Johns University Request Info Private, 4-yearsCollegeville, MN	$53,942	$35,069	1,645	90%	1,220 SAT 25 ACT	11 to 1
8	College of Saint Benedict Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Joseph, MN	$53,884	$35,217	1,470	91%	1,130 SAT 24 ACT	11 to 1
9	Concordia College at Moorhead Request Info Private, 4-yearsMoorhead, MN	$30,020	$16,747	1,903	63%	1,262 SAT 24 ACT	12 to 1
10	Augsburg University Request Info Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN	$43,942	$29,593	3,088	77%	-	14 to 1
11	University of Northwestern-St Paul Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$36,830	$19,837	3,253	92%	1,185 SAT 26 ACT	15 to 1
12	Winona State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsWinona, MN	$17,230 ($10,498)	$5,484	6,154	69%	1,090 SAT 22 ACT	16 to 1
13	Minnesota State University-Mankato Request Info Public, 4-yearsMankato, MN	$18,860 ($9,490)	$7,300	14,590	91%	- 24 ACT	21 to 1
14	Crown College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Bonifacius, MN	$30,200	$14,419	1,583	63%	-	17 to 1
15	Hamline University Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN	$48,311	$29,362	2,638	90%	1,270 SAT 24 ACT	13 to 1
16	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Request Info Private, 4-yearsWinona, MN	$43,160	$23,618	4,133	89%	-	17 to 1
17	The College of Saint Scholastica Request Info Private, 4-yearsDuluth, MN	$40,454	$22,842	3,207	94%	- 24 ACT	10 to 1
18	Minnesota State University Moorhead Request Info Public, 4-yearsMoorhead, MN	$10,336 ($10,236)	$6,405	4,682	53%	- 21 ACT	17 to 1
19	Southwest Minnesota State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsMarshall, MN	$10,304 ($10,122)	$6,831	6,930	69%	- 19 ACT	15 to 1
20	Bethany Lutheran College Request Info Private, 4-yearsMankato, MN	$30,010	$20,038	830	51%	1,110 SAT 23 ACT	12 to 1
	Average	$39,322 ($11,367)	$22,904	130,912	71.85%	1,264 SAT 25.4706 ACT	13.60 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.