Colleges
Colleges in Minnesota
91 colleges and universities in Minnesota that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Minnesota, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): University of Minnesota-Crookston (5.7×), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (4.3×), Concordia University-Saint Paul (4.0×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis | Public | 31,855 | $17,330 | 85% | $74,314 | $19,350 |
| Capella University | Minneapolis | Private for-profit | 18,364 | $18,458 | 18% | $51,254 | $9,772 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public | 11,703 | $19,702 | 56% | $61,916 | $19,500 |
| Walden University | Minneapolis | Private for-profit | 9,136 | $29,899 | 100% | $54,715 | $20,834 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota | St. Cloud | Private for-profit | 8,617 | $19,534 | 42% | $47,524 | $23,000 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | Public | 7,336 | $17,395 | 64% | $67,944 | $20,000 |
| Normandale Community College | Bloomington | Public | 7,044 | $18,780 | 21% | $55,051 | $12,000 |
| Century College | White Bear Lake | Public | 6,280 | $14,725 | 30% | $52,512 | $13,000 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit | 6,245 | $31,532 | 74% | $82,322 | $21,500 |
| Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | Public | 5,616 | $26,556 | 46% | $66,336 | $18,172 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College | Minneapolis | Public | 5,268 | $18,418 | 21% | $45,295 | $17,647 |
| Winona State University | Winona | Public | 5,144 | $17,413 | 59% | $63,354 | $19,500 |
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public | 5,088 | $16,062 | 44% | $59,509 | $19,500 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids | Public | 4,201 | $20,159 | 31% | $53,668 | $13,200 |
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public | 3,813 | $17,954 | 38% | $45,627 | $10,500 |
| North Hennepin Community College | Brooklyn Park | Public | 3,451 | $19,985 | 18% | $55,487 | $15,000 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | Public | 3,365 | $18,037 | 35% | $49,427 | $13,000 |
| Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park | Public | 3,157 | $16,180 | 52% | $57,061 | $10,984 |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji | Public | 3,139 | $16,327 | 51% | $58,173 | $18,827 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | Public | 3,113 | $14,905 | 48% | $53,305 | $12,000 |
| St Olaf College | Northfield | Private nonprofit | 3,093 | $21,546 | 83% | $68,656 | $25,000 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | Public | 3,072 | $17,601 | 53% | $55,234 | $19,763 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit | 3,018 | $16,222 | 50% | $65,009 | $18,024 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public | 2,942 | $14,404 | 53% | $49,055 | $12,000 |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit | 2,494 | $23,390 | 55% | $63,332 | $25,000 |
| St Catherine University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit | 2,473 | $19,090 | 67% | $64,729 | $21,501 |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth | Public | 2,471 | $17,272 | 45% | $49,942 | $14,134 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | Public | 2,315 | $16,501 | 48% | $52,551 | $18,750 |
| Inver Hills Community College | Inver Grove Heights | Public | 2,193 | $19,451 | 30% | $56,727 | $13,000 |
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | Public | 2,168 | $20,329 | 51% | $56,812 | $11,000 |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public | 2,162 | $17,043 | 57% | $50,062 | $12,000 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit | 2,131 | $27,851 | 91% | $69,951 | $21,500 |
| Carleton College | Northfield | Private nonprofit | 2,086 | $25,295 | 89% | $82,742 | $18,000 |
| Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Public | 2,013 | $12,194 | 53% | $49,714 | $9,744 |
| Riverland Community College | Austin | Public | 2,003 | $14,434 | 53% | $48,355 | $12,000 |
| South Central College | North Mankato | Public | 1,946 | $12,198 | 42% | $49,271 | $12,695 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter | Private nonprofit | 1,878 | $24,148 | 77% | $67,649 | $27,000 |
| Bethel University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit | 1,871 | $30,995 | 72% | $69,827 | $21,500 |
| Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead | Private nonprofit | 1,829 | $22,280 | 70% | $62,622 | $25,594 |
| Hamline University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit | 1,776 | $22,756 | 53% | $64,996 | $22,103 |
| The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private nonprofit | 1,765 | $26,830 | 67% | $72,044 | $19,510 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public | 1,762 | $11,331 | 60% | $45,979 | $10,500 |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | Crookston | Public | 1,729 | $11,170 | 44% | $64,132 | $18,862 |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka | Public | 1,684 | $19,607 | 54% | $53,752 | $12,000 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd | Brainerd | Public | 1,614 | $15,556 | 56% | $46,663 | $9,500 |
| Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public | 1,554 | $19,003 | 51% | $49,659 | $13,431 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | Public | 1,533 | $19,595 | 65% | $53,136 | $11,000 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit | 1,533 | $27,153 | 53% | $69,458 | $12,000 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit | 1,442 | $23,688 | 74% | $56,687 | $19,500 |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville | Private nonprofit | 1,395 | $26,748 | 71% | $79,644 | $26,000 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast | Winona | Public | 1,388 | $17,842 | 48% | $49,022 | $11,000 |
| College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | Private nonprofit | 1,370 | $25,301 | 83% | $66,967 | $27,000 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | Private nonprofit | 1,073 | $20,422 | 64% | $68,708 | $20,500 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | Morris | Public | 936 | $10,989 | 58% | $55,010 | $20,318 |
| Crown College | Saint Bonifacius | Private nonprofit | 796 | $25,963 | 47% | $50,003 | $21,600 |
| Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | Public | 751 | $11,886 | 43% | $47,270 | $11,000 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | St. Louis Park | Private nonprofit | 740 | $19,744 | 57% | $44,255 | $17,676 |
| Martin Luther College | New Ulm | Private nonprofit | 725 | $18,652 | 75% | $47,683 | $19,500 |
| North Central University | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit | 709 | $26,221 | 59% | $45,958 | $20,500 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit | 705 | $26,849 | 54% | $50,254 | $27,000 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato | Private nonprofit | 669 | $21,589 | 58% | $50,975 | $21,000 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis | Minneapolis | Private for-profit | 623 | $21,555 | 79% | $41,314 | $8,362 |
| Pine Technical & Community College | Pine City | Public | 574 | $16,250 | 50% | $44,604 | $14,375 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | Rochester | Public | 568 | $13,319 | 61% | $74,314 | $19,350 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | Cloquet | Public | 557 | $13,687 | 23% | $47,574 | $14,044 |
| Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit | 360 | $16,443 | 63% | $35,890 | — |
| Red Lake Nation College | Red Lake | Public | 332 | $6,366 | 27% | — | — |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Rochester | Private nonprofit | 309 | — | 100% | $81,255 | $10,742 |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University | Bloomington | Private nonprofit | 271 | $40,592 | 50% | $51,002 | $15,842 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology | Rochester | Private for-profit | 205 | $17,465 | 84% | $28,872 | $6,944 |
| Model College of Hair Design | Saint Cloud | Private for-profit | 199 | $17,994 | 75% | $30,938 | $8,646 |
| Leech Lake Tribal College | Cass Lake | Public | 197 | $11,391 | 26% | $28,470 | — |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth | Plymouth | Private for-profit | 165 | $25,727 | 88% | $32,830 | $6,333 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomington | Bloomington | Private for-profit | 128 | $16,663 | 70% | $30,533 | $9,833 |
| Bethlehem College & Seminary | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit | 117 | — | 59% | — | — |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College | Mahnomen | Private nonprofit | 110 | $7,944 | 9% | $29,943 | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park | Spring Lake Park | Private for-profit | 95 | $16,226 | 35% | $29,173 | $11,317 |
| The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | Maplewood | Private for-profit | 85 | $15,294 | — | — | $5,905 |
| Bethany Global University | Bloomington | Private nonprofit | 81 | $16,255 | 67% | — | $15,000 |
| Oak Hills Christian College | Bemidji | Private nonprofit | 75 | $19,483 | 54% | $40,204 | $9,943 |
| Academy College | Bloomington | Private for-profit | 56 | $29,853 | 71% | $55,715 | — |
| Townsend Barber Institute | Roseville | Private for-profit | 32 | $24,632 | — | — | — |
| Hastings Beauty School | Hastings | Private for-profit | 22 | $21,157 | 69% | $30,555 | — |
| Avalon School of Cosmetology | Worthington | Private for-profit | 15 | $10,039 | 61% | $29,643 | — |
| Diverse Media Institute | St. Paul | Private nonprofit | 8 | — | 71% | — | — |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School | Center City | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luther Seminary | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | St. Paul | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adler Graduate School | Minnetonka | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| American Academy of Health and Wellness | Roseville | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
