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Minnesota Colleges by the Numbers
36 four-year Minnesota colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 36, with Minnesota medians up top.
Minnesota has 36 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities at 31,855 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is Carleton College at 20.4% admitted; the most open is North Central University at 99%. Published in-state tuition runs from $3,257 at the cheapest campus to $68,892 at the most expensive — a $65,635 spread inside Minnesota alone.
Minnesota's ten-year earnings benchmark of $58,351 sits 8% above the national median for college-goers. Not one of Minnesota's listed schools still requires test scores; 9 — Augsburg University among them — don't consider scores at all.
Each Minnesota school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Minnesota, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Minnesota medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85.4% | $22,520 | $58,351 | 60.5% |
Medians across 40 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Minnesota; the table below lists the 36 with complete admissions records.
All Minnesota colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | 82% | not considered | $45,452 | 2,494 | $58,829 |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji | 56% | ACT 18–23 | $10,237 | 3,139 | $53,755 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato | 39% | 1000–1260 | $31,360 | 669 | $46,110 |
| Bethel University | Saint Paul | 87.8% | 1065–1240 | $44,226 | 1,871 | $63,764 |
| Carleton College | Northfield | 20.4% | 1430–1550 | $68,892 | 2,086 | $75,525 |
| College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | 91.5% | 950–1220 | $55,756 | 1,370 | $63,260 |
| Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead | 62.6% | 1160–1420 | $31,170 | 1,829 | $59,317 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | 78.9% | not considered | $25,600 | 3,018 | $59,871 |
| Crown College | Saint Bonifacius | 22.8% | not considered | $31,410 | 796 | $48,057 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis | 98.9% | ACT 17–23 | $27,836 | 1,533 | $61,511 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter | 61% | ACT 25–31 | $56,076 | 1,878 | $65,607 |
| Hamline University | Saint Paul | 87.6% | 1146–1393 | $50,004 | 1,776 | $61,106 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | St. Louis Park | 93.8% | not considered | $13,450 | 740 | $36,909 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul | 28.5% | 1350–1510 | $68,104 | 2,131 | $63,878 |
| Martin Luther College | New Ulm | 87.2% | 1078–1256 | $18,120 | 725 | $47,491 |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Rochester | 39% | not considered | $3,257 | 309 | $79,652 |
| Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | 98.7% | ACT 16–23 | $9,840 | 5,616 | $64,705 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Minneapolis | 48.5% | 1110–1430 | $45,484 | 705 | $40,873 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | 58.8% | ACT 19–24 | $10,428 | 3,072 | $50,527 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | 88.4% | ACT 22–25 | $9,572 | 11,703 | $56,922 |
| North Central University | Minneapolis | 99% | not considered | $32,220 | 709 | $45,064 |
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | 94.8% | 970–1280 | $10,245 | 5,088 | $55,813 |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville | 90.6% | 1145–1280 | $55,816 | 1,395 | $76,786 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | 92.8% | not considered | $45,080 | 1,073 | $58,170 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | 62.2% | ACT 17–23 | $10,361 | 2,315 | $51,342 |
| St Catherine University | Saint Paul | 91.8% | ACT 20–26 | $51,454 | 2,473 | $59,282 |
| St Olaf College | Northfield | 48.3% | 1260–1470 | $59,760 | 3,093 | $65,543 |
| The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | 93% | ACT 21–27 | $41,778 | 1,765 | $65,934 |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | Crookston | 87.9% | not considered | $13,288 | 1,729 | $58,056 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | 88.8% | 1128–1335 | $14,610 | 7,336 | $62,616 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | Morris | 74.9% | not considered | $14,526 | 936 | $50,919 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | Rochester | 71% | ACT 22–27 | $15,016 | 568 | $69,020 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis | 79.8% | 1310–1480 | $17,214 | 31,855 | $69,020 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | 93.5% | 981–1293 | $37,920 | 1,442 | $50,755 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | 85.4% | 1223–1416 | $54,398 | 6,245 | $73,739 |
| Winona State University | Winona | 75.5% | 980–1250 | $10,576 | 5,144 | $58,532 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.