Colleges in Minnesota
Solyo has full profiles for 8 colleges in Minnesota: 3 public, 5 private nonprofit. The median family here pays $23,874 a year after grant aid, $2,309 above the national median. Half of these schools admit more than 75% of applicants. They sit across 6 cities, concentrated in Northfield, Saint Paul, Duluth.
What Minnesota costs
Published in-state tuition at the median Minnesota public university is $14,610 a year before aid. Residency is worth the most at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where an out-of-state family pays $21,148 more for the same degree.
After grants and scholarships the range runs from $8,837 at University of Minnesota-Morris to $32,149 at Macalester College. That spread is the reason a sticker price is a poor way to build a list in Minnesota.
Why net price beats sticker price, and what an average one does and does not tell a particular family.
How selective Minnesota schools are
Carleton College admits 20% of applicants and University of Minnesota Duluth admits 89%. A list drawn only from the selective end of that range has no likely school in it, which is the most common mistake in a first draft.
The highest average SAT reported in Minnesota is 1517 at Carleton College.
Every Minnesota college profile
Ordered by selectivity, most selective first.
- Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota · Private nonprofit20% acceptance · $25,407 net price · 1517 avg SAT
- Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota · Private nonprofit29% acceptance · $32,149 net price · 1440 avg SAT
- St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota · Private nonprofit48% acceptance · $23,874 net price · 1380 avg SAT
- Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota · Private nonprofit61% acceptance · $22,900 net price · 1290 avg SAT
- University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, Minnesota · Public75% acceptance · $8,837 net price · 1150 avg SAT
- University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota · Public80% acceptance · $16,778 net price · 1362 avg SAT
- University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota · Private nonprofit85% acceptance · $29,155 net price · 1296 avg SAT
- University of Minnesota DuluthDuluth, Minnesota · Public89% acceptance · $18,743 net price · 1251 avg SAT
Other Midwest states
On median net price Minnesota is the 9th most affordable of the 12 Midwest states in this directory, and the 7th most accessible on median acceptance rate. In-state pricing makes the neighbouring states worth checking too.
Where to go next
- College search filter Minnesota and every other state by major, cost and selectivity
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