Best Colleges in Minnesota (2026)
109 colleges ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.
109
Colleges
$48,036
Avg Earnings (10yr)
$17,590
Avg Net Price
75%
Avg Admit Rate
53%
Avg Grad Rate
State Overview
Minnesota is home to 109 colleges and universities, ranging from research universities to community colleges. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science leads the state in graduate earnings, with state alumni earning $48,036 on average ten years after enrollment. Whether you're looking for a flagship research university, a liberal arts college, or a career-focused program, Minnesota offers diverse options across all price points.
Quick Facts — Minnesota Colleges
Top 10 Colleges in Minnesota by Graduate Earnings
Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. Public and private nonprofit only.
Admit
39%
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
Earnings
$79,652
Admit
90%
Net Price
$27,018
Grad Rate
76%
Earnings
$76,786
Admit
85%
Net Price
$30,525
Grad Rate
77%
Earnings
$73,739
Admit
72%
Net Price
$12,785
Grad Rate
58%
Earnings
$69,020
Admit
77%
Net Price
$17,139
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings
$69,020
Admit
94%
Net Price
$23,949
Grad Rate
65%
Earnings
$65,934
Admit
62%
Net Price
$26,895
Grad Rate
76%
Earnings
$65,607
Most Affordable Colleges in Minnesota
Lowest average net price after grants and scholarships. Public and private nonprofit only.
Mahnomen, MN
21% grad rate
Brooklyn Park, MN
14% grad rate
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| School | City | Type | Admit Rate | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings (10yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy College | Bloomington | Private For-Profit | N/A | $31,307 | N/A | $48,300 |
| Adler Graduate School | Minnetonka | Private Nonprofit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | Public | N/A | $14,150 | 61% | $49,393 |
| American Academy of Health and Wellness | Roseville | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka | Public | N/A | $12,261 | 50% | $47,746 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids | Public | N/A | $11,471 | 23% | $48,342 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Cambridge Campus | Cambridge | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $48,342 |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | Private Nonprofit | 77% | $23,875 | 54% | $58,829 |
| Avalon School of Cosmetology | Worthington | Private For-Profit | N/A | $13,095 | 55% | $28,336 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis | Minneapolis | Private For-Profit | N/A | $20,690 | 61% | $34,659 |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji | Public | 71% | $17,050 | 52% | $53,755 |
| Bethany Global University | Bloomington | Private Nonprofit | 94% | $20,833 | 69% | N/A |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato | Private Nonprofit | 51% | $17,680 | 58% | $46,110 |
| Bethel University | Saint Paul | Private Nonprofit | 91% | $28,439 | 75% | $63,764 |
| Bethlehem College & Seminary | Minneapolis | Private Nonprofit | N/A | N/A | 58% | N/A |
| Capella University | Minneapolis | Private For-Profit | N/A | $18,305 | N/A | $42,189 |
| Carleton College | Northfield | Private Nonprofit | 22% | $27,320 | 91% | $75,525 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd | Brainerd | Public | N/A | $12,829 | 47% | $42,162 |
| Central Lakes College-Staples Campus | Staples | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $42,162 |
| Century College | White Bear Lake | Public | N/A | $10,037 | 21% | $46,424 |
| College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | Private Nonprofit | 91% | $28,065 | 81% | $63,260 |
| Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead | Private Nonprofit | 63% | $25,651 | 71% | $59,317 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | Private Nonprofit | 75% | $17,566 | 55% | $59,871 |
| Crown College | Saint Bonifacius | Private Nonprofit | 63% | $27,324 | 57% | $48,057 |
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | Public | N/A | $11,140 | 50% | $51,938 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis | Private Nonprofit | 98% | $27,023 | 55% | $61,511 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomington | Bloomington | Private For-Profit | N/A | $17,164 | 64% | $23,589 |
| Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park | Spring Lake Park | Private For-Profit | N/A | $17,445 | 41% | $23,925 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | Cloquet | Public | N/A | $10,704 | 26% | $45,665 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter | Private Nonprofit | 62% | $26,895 | 76% | $65,607 |
| Hamline University | Saint Paul | Private Nonprofit | 90% | $21,385 | 63% | $61,106 |
| Hastings Beauty School | Hastings | Private For-Profit | N/A | $15,356 | 65% | $26,258 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School | Center City | Private Nonprofit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park | Public | N/A | $10,925 | 38% | $49,460 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | St. Louis Park | Private Nonprofit | 94% | $15,205 | 72% | $36,909 |
| Inver Hills Community College | Inver Grove Heights | Public | N/A | $10,651 | 18% | $49,898 |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth | Public | N/A | $16,050 | 36% | $46,449 |
| Leech Lake Tribal College | Cass Lake | Public | N/A | $13,746 | 12% | N/A |
| Luther Seminary | Saint Paul | Private Nonprofit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lynnes Welding Training - Ramsey | Ramsey | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| M State - Detroit Lakes Campus | Detroit Lakes | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $45,591 |
| M State - Moorhead Campus | Moorhead | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $45,591 |
| M State - Wadena Campus | Wadena | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $45,591 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul | Private Nonprofit | 28% | $29,980 | 89% | $63,878 |
| Martin Luther College | New Ulm | Private Nonprofit | 83% | $20,483 | 73% | $47,491 |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Rochester | Private Nonprofit | 39% | N/A | N/A | $79,652 |
| Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | Public | 96% | $19,181 | 36% | $64,705 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Minneapolis | Private Nonprofit | 48% | $25,935 | 63% | $40,873 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College | Minneapolis | Public | N/A | $13,235 | 15% | $40,086 |
| Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Public | N/A | $10,636 | 39% | $45,570 |
| Minnesota North College - Itasca | Grand Rapids | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $45,570 |
| Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range Eveleth | Eveleth | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $45,570 |
| Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range Virginia | Virginia | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $45,570 |
| Minnesota North College - Rainy River | International Falls | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $45,570 |
| Minnesota North College - Vermilion | Ely | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $45,570 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast | Winona | Public | N/A | $15,548 | 43% | $43,613 |
| Minnesota State CollegeSoutheast-Red Wing Campus | Red Wing | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $43,613 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public | N/A | $11,274 | 44% | $45,591 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | Public | 53% | $17,816 | 55% | $50,527 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public | 91% | $18,609 | 53% | $56,922 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public | N/A | $11,898 | 42% | $45,285 |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law | Saint Paul | Private Nonprofit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Model College of Hair Design | Saint Cloud | Private For-Profit | N/A | $17,740 | 67% | $25,410 |
| Normandale Community College | Bloomington | Public | N/A | $12,370 | 19% | $50,207 |
| North Central University | Minneapolis | Private Nonprofit | 91% | $23,574 | 61% | $45,064 |
| North Hennepin Community College | Brooklyn Park | Public | N/A | $9,804 | 14% | $51,142 |
| Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public | N/A | $13,168 | 44% | $44,425 |
| Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand Forks | East Grand Forks | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $44,425 |
| Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | Public | N/A | $12,941 | 42% | $42,930 |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University | Bloomington | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $29,794 | N/A | $48,666 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology | Rochester | Private For-Profit | N/A | $29,868 | 72% | $32,156 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury | WOODBURY | Private For-Profit | N/A | $19,898 | 71% | $31,961 |
| Oak Hills Christian College | Bemidji | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $24,674 | 40% | $35,983 |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth | Plymouth | Private For-Profit | N/A | $15,865 | 72% | $31,330 |
| Pine Technical & Community College | Pine City | Public | N/A | $10,281 | 35% | $41,232 |
| Rasmussen University-Bloomington | Bloomington | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39,080 |
| Rasmussen University-Eagan | Eagan | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39,080 |
| Rasmussen University-Hennepin/Anoka | Brooklyn Park | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39,080 |
| Rasmussen University-Lake Elmo/Woodbury | Lake Elmo | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39,080 |
| Rasmussen University-Mankato | Mankato | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39,080 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota | St. Cloud | Private For-Profit | N/A | $19,071 | 51% | $39,080 |
| Red Lake Nation College | Red Lake | Public | N/A | $8,618 | 36% | N/A |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public | N/A | $10,955 | 45% | $43,827 |
| Riverland Community College | Austin | Public | N/A | $8,463 | 50% | $45,247 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | Public | N/A | $13,148 | 25% | $45,287 |
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public | 95% | $14,485 | 46% | $55,813 |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville | Private Nonprofit | 90% | $27,018 | 76% | $76,786 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | Private Nonprofit | 89% | $21,034 | 67% | $58,170 |
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public | N/A | $12,040 | 32% | $38,399 |
| South Central College | North Mankato | Public | N/A | $10,314 | 27% | $45,068 |
| South Central College-Faribault | Faribault | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $45,068 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | Public | 69% | $14,760 | 42% | $51,342 |
| St Catherine University | Saint Paul | Private Nonprofit | 94% | $21,563 | 64% | $59,282 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | Public | N/A | $10,956 | 38% | $46,874 |
| St Olaf College | Northfield | Private Nonprofit | 52% | $22,752 | 84% | $65,543 |
| Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center | Minneapolis | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $17,952 | 55% | $22,606 |
| The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private Nonprofit | 94% | $23,949 | 65% | $65,934 |
| The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | Maplewood | Private For-Profit | N/A | $12,523 | 88% | N/A |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | St. Paul | Private Nonprofit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | Crookston | Public | 58% | $10,874 | 52% | $58,056 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | Public | 82% | $18,464 | 63% | $62,616 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | Morris | Public | 70% | $9,110 | 60% | $50,919 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | Rochester | Public | 72% | $12,785 | 58% | $69,020 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis | Public | 77% | $17,139 | 85% | $69,020 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | Private Nonprofit | 92% | $25,140 | 69% | $50,755 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | Private Nonprofit | 85% | $30,525 | 77% | $73,739 |
| Walden University | Minneapolis | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | $42,810 |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College | Mahnomen | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $6,778 | 21% | $18,044 |
| Winona State University | Winona | Public | 69% | $18,148 | 61% | $58,532 |
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