Minnesota Colleges Statistics

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2023 Minnesota Colleges Statistics

In Minnesota State, there are 138 Minnesota Colleges - 54 public and 84 private schools. Among them, 129 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 52 schools have graduate programs. 85 Minnesota Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities and 2 schools are online completely schools that all degree programs can be completed by online educationin Minnesota. Total 386,682 students are attending Minnesota Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 13.87 to 1. The 2023 average tuition & fees at Minnesota Colleges is $7,154 for Minnesota residents and $17,147 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $12,073 for Minnesota residents and $15,469 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2021-2022 statistics for Minnesota Colleges.
Minnesota Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Number of Schools138 schools
By Types54 public, 84 private
By Levels77 four(4) years
46 two but less than four years
15 less than two(2) years
By Categories9 National Universities
9 Liberal Arts Colleges
46 Community Colleges
Tuition & fees
Undergraduate$7,154 Minnesota residents
$17,147 out-of-state
Graduate$12,073 Minnesota residents
$15,469 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid$10,193
Student Population386,682
Undergraduate274,417
Graduate112,265
Acceptance Rate74.38%
Test Scores1,234 SAT, 25 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio13.87 to 1

Minnesota Colleges Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

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2021-2022 Minnesota Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Carleton College
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Private, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN
$62,634 $43,990 2,04418% 1,479 SAT
33 ACT
8 to 1
2 Macalester College
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$62,500 $39,407 2,24431% 1,428 SAT
31 ACT
10 to 1
3 St Olaf College
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Private, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN
$54,650 $35,893 2,98847% 1,335 SAT
31 ACT
12 to 1
4 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
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Public, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$35,099
($15,859)
$9,782 52,37673% 1,400 SAT
30 ACT
17 to 1
5 Bethel University
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$41,270 $21,959 3,73189% 1,233 SAT
24 ACT
11 to 1
6 University of St Thomas
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$50,366 $27,170 9,33676% 1,250 SAT
25 ACT
14 to 1
7 Saint Johns University
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Private, 4-yearsCollegeville, MN
$52,164 $32,476 1,64389% 1,163 SAT
25 ACT
11 to 1
8 College of Saint Benedict
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Joseph, MN
$52,108 $32,412 1,55792% 1,165 SAT
24 ACT
11 to 1
9 Concordia College at Moorhead
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Private, 4-yearsMoorhead, MN
$28,916 $29,641 1,91972% 1,149 SAT
23 ACT
12 to 1
10 Augsburg University
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Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$42,074 $27,261 3,16676% 1,282 SAT
21 ACT
13 to 1
11 University of Northwestern-St Paul
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$35,340 $20,293 3,39882% - 15 to 1
12 Winona State University
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Public, 4-yearsWinona, MN
$17,224
($10,492)
$4,921 6,54577% 1,125 SAT
22 ACT
16 to 1
13 Minnesota State University-Mankato
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Public, 4-yearsMankato, MN
$18,814
($9,444)
$5,951 14,57669% -
22 ACT
21 to 1
14 Crown College
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Bonifacius, MN
$29,230 $14,319 1,47665% - 17 to 1
15 Hamline University
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$46,616 $29,087 2,93176% 1,225 SAT
23 ACT
13 to 1
16 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
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Private, 4-yearsWinona, MN
$41,150 $24,948 4,70198% - 18 to 1
17 The College of Saint Scholastica
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Private, 4-yearsDuluth, MN
$39,410 $23,497 3,51274% 1,210 SAT
25 ACT
10 to 1
18 Minnesota State University Moorhead
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Public, 4-yearsMoorhead, MN
$19,072
($10,236)
$5,271 5,08872% 1,110 SAT
22 ACT
18 to 1
19 Southwest Minnesota State University
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Public, 4-yearsMarshall, MN
$10,122
($9,482)
$6,076 6,98691% - 16 to 1
20 Bethany Lutheran College
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Private, 4-yearsMankato, MN
$29,010 $18,714 79861% - 12 to 1
21 University of Minnesota-Duluth
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Public, 4-yearsDuluth, MN
$19,516
($14,126)
$7,470 9,88480% 1,215 SAT
25 ACT
16 to 1
22 University of Minnesota-Morris
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Public, 4-yearsMorris, MN
$16,250
($14,120)
$13,493 1,28676% - 11 to 1
23 Saint Cloud State University
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Public, 4-yearsSaint Cloud, MN
$20,001
($10,117)
$5,713 10,77494% -
21 ACT
16 to 1
24 Bemidji State University
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Public, 4-yearsBemidji, MN
$10,130
($9,806)
$5,978 4,27975% -
22 ACT
16 to 1
25 St Catherine University
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$47,870 $20,702 3,90475% 1,050 SAT
23 ACT
9 to 1
26 Metropolitan State University
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Public, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$9,684
($9,394)
$3,778 6,91467% - 13 to 1
27 Gustavus Adolphus College
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Peter, MN
$53,030 $38,164 2,25173% -
29 ACT
12 to 1
28 Concordia University-Saint Paul
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$24,400 $9,989 5,54568% - 18 to 1
29 Capella University
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Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$14,328 $3,506 38,716- - 32 to 1
30 Walden University
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Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$12,483 $3,671 46,455- - 14 to 1
- M State - Detroit Lakes Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsDetroit Lakes, MN
$5,825 - -- - -
- Northwestern Health Sciences University
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Private, 4-yearsBloomington, MN
$11,007 $4,179 1,126- - 4 to 1
- American Academy of Health and Wellness
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Private, 4-yearsRoseville, MN
$15,600 - 36- - -
- Lake Superior College
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Public, 2-4 yearsDuluth, MN
$6,404
($5,616)
$3,167 4,373- - 19 to 1
- Red Lake Nation College
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Public, 2-4 yearsRed Lake, MN
$6,640
($5,920)
$10,562 152- - 12 to 1
- The Salon Professional Academy-Rochester
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Private, Less than 2 yearsRochester, MN
$15,800 - 25- - 8 to 1
- Cosmetology Careers Unlimited College of Hair Skin and Nails
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Private, Less than 2 yearsHibbing, MN
$15,500 - 21- - 11 to 1
- Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand Forks
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Public, 2-4 yearsEast Grand Forks, MN
$6,243 - -- - -
- Century College
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Public, 2-4 yearsWhite Bear Lake, MN
$6,105
($5,907)
$3,542 7,678- - 23 to 1
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsCoon Rapids, MN
$5,655
($5,515)
$2,764 7,951- - 25 to 1
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design
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Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$42,560 $23,496 77566% - 9 to 1
- Rochester Community and Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsRochester, MN
$5,670
($5,372)
$3,993 4,658- - 20 to 1
- National American University-Bloomington
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Private, 4-yearsBloomington, MN
$15,000 - 68- - 4 to 1
- Globe University-Minneapolis
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Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
- - -- - 34 to 1
- Minnesota West Community and Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsGranite Falls, MN
$12,332
($6,484)
$3,532 3,347- - 17 to 1
- National American University-Roseville
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Private, 4-yearsRoseville, MN
$15,000 - 135- - 2 to 1
- National American University-Burnsville
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Private, 4-yearsBurnsville, MN
$15,000 - 44- - 1 to 1
- Rasmussen University-Lake Elmo/Woodbury
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Private, 4-yearsLake Elmo, MN
$11,205 - -- - -
- Dunwoody College of Technology
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Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$24,611 $8,581 1,38299% - 10 to 1
- Itasca Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsGrand Rapids, MN
$7,086
($5,788)
$5,592 983- - 17 to 1
- Mesabi Range College
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Public, 2-4 yearsVirginia, MN
$7,086
($5,788)
$5,144 885- - 17 to 1
- M State - Moorhead Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsMoorhead, MN
$6,116 - -- - -
- Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsCloquet, MN
$5,999
($5,815)
$5,485 1,525- - 15 to 1
- University of Phoenix-Minnesota
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Louis Park, MN
$11,974 - 31- - 7 to 1
- Martin Luther College
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Private, 4-yearsNew Ulm, MN
$17,420 $10,225 92091% 1,165 SAT
24 ACT
12 to 1
- Bethany Global University
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Private, 4-yearsBloomington, MN
$16,270 $10,716 32895% - 27 to 1
- Saint Paul College
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Public, 2-4 yearsSaint Paul, MN
$6,318
($6,041)
$3,825 5,083- - 19 to 1
- Nova Academy of Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsRochester, MN
$21,700 $4,474 177- - 20 to 1
- Hennepin Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBrooklyn Park, MN
$5,881
($5,741)
$3,280 4,083- - 18 to 1
- Rasmussen University-Blaine
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Private, 4-yearsBlaine, MN
$11,205 - -- - -
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$36,020 - 1,220- - -
- Anoka Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsAnoka, MN
$6,075 $2,945 1,690- - 16 to 1
- South Central College
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Public, 2-4 yearsNorth Mankato, MN
$6,146
($5,966)
$3,693 2,511- - 14 to 1
- Central Lakes College-Brainerd
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Public, 2-4 yearsBrainerd, MN
$6,140
($5,954)
$4,355 4,448- - 18 to 1
- Minneapolis Business College
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Private, 2-4 yearsRoseville, MN
$15,120 - 135- - 30 to 1
- Rainy River Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsInternational Falls, MN
$7,086
($5,788)
$5,802 179- - 17 to 1
- White Earth Tribal and Community College
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Private, 2-4 yearsMahnomen, MN
$5,250 $13,533 123- - 8 to 1
- Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSpring Lake Park, MN
$20,538 $4,565 89- - 13 to 1
- Minnesota State Community and Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsFergus Falls, MN
$5,900
($5,862)
$4,044 5,360- - 22 to 1
- North Hennepin Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBrooklyn Park, MN
$5,050
($4,882)
$2,661 5,173- - 21 to 1
- Sanford-Brown College-Brooklyn Center
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Private, 4-yearsBrooklyn Center, MN
$11,950 - 31- - 3 to 1
- Rasmussen University-Mankato
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Private, 4-yearsMankato, MN
$11,205 - -- - -
- Vermilion Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsEly, MN
$7,086
($5,788)
$5,664 575- - 20 to 1
- Inver Hills Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsInver Grove Heights, MN
$6,007
($5,809)
$4,183 3,729- - 19 to 1
- M State - Wadena Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsWadena, MN
$5,855 - -- - -
- Northland Community and Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsThief River Falls, MN
$6,243
($6,052)
$3,712 2,716- - 17 to 1
- Adler Graduate School
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Private, 4-yearsMinnetonka, MN
$11,790 - 233- - -
- Northwest Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBemidji, MN
$6,226 $4,121 794- - 16 to 1
- Argosy University-Twin Cities
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Private, 4-yearsEagan, MN
$13,704 - 1,346- - 10 to 1
- ITT Technical Institute-Eden Prairie
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Private, 4-yearsEden Prairie, MN
- - -- - 9 to 1
- Dakota County Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsRosemount, MN
$6,419
($6,208)
$4,291 2,451- - 21 to 1
- Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus
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Private, Less than 2 yearsWOODBURY, MN
$23,250 $3,986 189- - 11 to 1
- Bethlehem College & Seminary
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Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$7,244 $5,093 205- - 11 to 1
- Rasmussen University-Minnesota
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Private, 4-yearsSt. Cloud, MN
$11,205 $5,382 3,914- - 18 to 1
- Avalon School of Cosmetology
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Private, 2-4 yearsWorthington, MN
$13,516 $6,279 18- - 10 to 1
- Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies
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Private, 4-yearsCenter City, MN
$25,568 - 172- - -
- Rasmussen University-Bloomington
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Private, 4-yearsBloomington, MN
$11,205 - -- - -
- American Indian OIC Inc
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMinneapolis, MN
$9,103 $5,262 4- - 3 to 1
- Bethel Seminary-St Paul
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
- - 369- - -
- University of Minnesota-Crookston
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Public, 4-yearsCrookston, MN
$13,010
($12,514)
$8,414 2,30448% - 16 to 1
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Cambridge Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsCambridge, MN
$5,655 - -- - -
- Pine Technical & Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsPine City, MN
$8,821
($4,643)
$4,488 1,766- - 20 to 1
- Hastings Beauty School
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Private, Less than 2 yearsHastings, MN
$17,050 $7,219 16- - 8 to 1
- Institute of Production and Recording
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Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$19,545 $7,614 128- - 10 to 1
- Duluth Business University
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Private, 4-yearsDuluth, MN
$18,975 - 47- - 3 to 1
- Minnesota State College Southeast-Red Wing Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsRed Wing, MN
$7,490 - -- - -
- United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
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Private, 4-yearsSt. Paul, MN
$12,564 - 197- - -
- Minneapolis Media Institute
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Private, 4-yearsEdina, MN
$10,265 - 85- - 6 to 1
- Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMinneapolis, MN
$21,650 $5,110 618- - 16 to 1
- South Central College-Faribault
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Public, 2-4 yearsFaribault, MN
$6,146 - -- - -
- North Central University
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Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$28,000 $14,788 1,03494% - 15 to 1
- McNally Smith College of Music
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$29,300 - 376- - 7 to 1
- Riverland Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsAustin, MN
$6,250
($6,060)
$4,264 3,276- - 19 to 1
- Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
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Private, 4-yearsRochester, MN
- - 451- - 8 to 1
- PCI Academy-Plymouth
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Private, Less than 2 yearsPlymouth, MN
$23,888 $3,466 90- - 12 to 1
- Herzing University-Minneapolis
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Private, 4-yearsSt. Louis Park, MN
$12,750 $6,203 75994% - 13 to 1
- St Cloud Technical and Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsSaint Cloud, MN
$6,075
($5,874)
$4,140 3,638- - 20 to 1
- CenterPoint Massage & Shiatsu Therapy School & Clinic
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Private, 2-4 yearsBloomington, MN
$21,091 $4,590 42- - 8 to 1
- National American University-Rochester
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Private, 4-yearsRochester, MN
$15,000 - 22- - 1 to 1
- Rasmussen University-Brooklyn Park
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Private, 4-yearsBrooklyn Park, MN
$11,205 - -- - -
- Minnesota State College Southeast
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Public, 2-4 yearsWinona, MN
$7,490
($6,562)
$3,783 1,838- - 16 to 1
- Alexandria Technical & Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsAlexandria, MN
$6,107
($5,910)
$4,558 2,586- - 20 to 1
- Luther Seminary
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN
$19,000 - 480- - -
- Central Lakes College-Staples Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsStaples, MN
$6,140 - -- - -
- Oak Hills Christian College
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Private, 4-yearsBemidji, MN
$18,270 $10,737 94- - 10 to 1
- Leech Lake Tribal College
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Public, 2-4 yearsCass Lake, MN
$4,148
($3,926)
$8,483 156- - 8 to 1
- Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Minneapolis
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Private, 2-4 yearsMendota Heights, MN
$10,616 - 156- - 20 to 1
- Cosmetology Careers Unlimited College of Hair Skin and Nails
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Private, Less than 2 yearsDuluth, MN
$17,050 $5,787 27- - 14 to 1
- Model College of Hair Design
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSaint Cloud, MN
$19,500 $6,729 128- - 11 to 1
- Aveda Institute Rochester
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Private, Less than 2 yearsRochester, MN
$20,000 - -- - -
- Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMinneapolis, MN
$7,410 $5,469 409- - 15 to 1
- ITT Technical Institute-Brooklyn Center
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Private, 4-yearsBrooklyn Center, MN
- - -- - 14 to 1
- Hibbing Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsHibbing, MN
$7,268
($5,970)
$5,205 859- - 14 to 1
- Mesabi Range College - Eveleth Campus
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Public, 2-4 yearsEveleth, MN
$7,086
($5,788)
- -- - -
- Normandale Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBloomington, MN
$6,321
($5,789)
$3,403 8,842- - 24 to 1
- Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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Private, 4-yearsRochester, MN
- - 267- - -
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
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Private, 4-yearsRochester, MN
$3,197 $6,730 1,25049% - 3 to 1
- Minneapolis Community and Technical College
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Public, 2-4 yearsMinneapolis, MN
$6,098
($5,906)
$4,021 5,973- - 22 to 1
- National American University-Brooklyn Center
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Private, 4-yearsBrooklyn Center, MN
$15,000 - 125- - 4 to 1
- Empire Beauty School-Bloomington
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Private, Less than 2 yearsBloomington, MN
$20,538 $3,867 144- - 19 to 1
- University of Minnesota-Rochester
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Public, 4-yearsRochester, MN
$13,464
($13,032)
$11,103 64680% -
26 ACT
16 to 1
- Sanford-Brown College-Mendota Heights
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Private, 4-yearsMendota Heights, MN
$12,883 - 6- - 1 to 1
- Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Plymouth Campus
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Private, Less than 2 yearsPlymouth, MN
$21,700 - 93- - 10 to 1
- Rasmussen University-Eagan
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Private, 4-yearsEagan, MN
$11,205 - -- - -
- Ridgewater College
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Public, 2-4 yearsWillmar, MN
$6,114
($5,914)
$4,468 2,846- - 19 to 1
- Academy College
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Private, 4-yearsBloomington, MN
$17,960 $5,226 85- - 6 to 1
- The Art Institutes International-Minnesota
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Private, 4-yearsMinneapolis, MN
$17,410 - 340- - 9 to 1
Average$17,147
($7,154)
$10,193 386,68274.38% 1,234 SAT 13.87 to 1
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1. Carleton CollegePrivate, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN

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2. Macalester CollegePrivate, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN

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3. St Olaf CollegePrivate, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN

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6. University of St ThomasPrivate, 4-yearsSaint Paul, MN

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