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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

Highest Earning

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

$79,652median earnings

Most Selective

Carleton College

22%acceptance rate

Best Grad Rate

Carleton College

91%6-yr grad rate

Most Affordable

White Earth Tribal and Community College

$6,778avg net price

Top 10 Colleges in Minnesota by Graduate Earnings

Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. Public and private nonprofit only.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Rochester·Private Nonprofit

Admit

39%

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$79,652

Saint Johns University

Collegeville·Private Nonprofit

Admit

90%

Net Price

$27,018

Grad Rate

76%

Earnings

$76,786

Carleton College

Northfield·Private Nonprofit

Admit

22%

Net Price

$27,320

Grad Rate

91%

Earnings

$75,525

University of St Thomas

Saint Paul·Private Nonprofit

Admit

85%

Net Price

$30,525

Grad Rate

77%

Earnings

$73,739

University of Minnesota-Rochester

Rochester·Public

Admit

72%

Net Price

$12,785

Grad Rate

58%

Earnings

$69,020

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis·Public

Admit

77%

Net Price

$17,139

Grad Rate

85%

Earnings

$69,020

The College of Saint Scholastica

Duluth·Private Nonprofit

Admit

94%

Net Price

$23,949

Grad Rate

65%

Earnings

$65,934

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter·Private Nonprofit

Admit

62%

Net Price

$26,895

Grad Rate

76%

Earnings

$65,607

St Olaf College

Northfield·Private Nonprofit

Admit

52%

Net Price

$22,752

Grad Rate

84%

Earnings

$65,543

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul·Public

Admit

96%

Net Price

$19,181

Grad Rate

36%

Earnings

$64,705

Most Affordable Colleges in Minnesota

Lowest average net price after grants and scholarships. Public and private nonprofit only.

#1 Most AffordablePrivate Nonprofit

White Earth Tribal and Community College

Mahnomen, MN

$6,778/ yr avg net

21% grad rate

#2 Most AffordablePublic

Riverland Community College

Austin, MN

$8,463/ yr avg net

50% grad rate

#3 Most AffordablePublic

Red Lake Nation College

Red Lake, MN

$8,618/ yr avg net

36% grad rate

#4 Most AffordablePublic

University of Minnesota-Morris

Morris, MN

$9,110/ yr avg net

60% grad rate

#5 Most AffordablePublic

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

$9,804/ yr avg net

14% grad rate

Popular Majors

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All Colleges in Minnesota

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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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