Colleges in Minnesota
All 110 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Minnesota that are currently approved for federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools110
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source4-year · 2-year · under 255 · 43 · 12Level of institution
Public · nonprofit · for-profit54 · 36 · 20Control
Award doctorates25In 2023-24, any field
Types of school
The federal data sort every school by the length of its longest program and by who runs it.
- Universities and 4-year colleges: 55Offer programs of four years or more (bachelor's and up); many also give associate degrees and certificates.
- Community and 2-year colleges: 43Longest program at least two but under four years: associate degrees and certificates.
- Trade and career schools (under 2 years): 12Every program under two years: certificates in trades, health care, beauty and other careers.
Public: 54 · private nonprofit: 36 · private for-profit: 20. Public schools usually charge state residents less; see Minnesota's in-state tuition rules.
Colleges by city
11 cities have 3 or more schools; each has its own page comparing them. 51 smaller places have one or two schools; they are in the full list.
- Saint Paul13 schools · 11 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Minneapolis11 schools · 8 4-year, 1 2-year, 2 under 2
- Bloomington6 schools · 4 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Rochester4 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Saint Cloud4 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Bemidji3 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 0 under 2
- Brooklyn Park3 schools · 1 4-year, 2 2-year, 0 under 2
- Duluth3 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 0 under 2
- Mankato3 schools · 3 4-year, 0 2-year, 0 under 2
- Moorhead3 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 0 under 2
- Winona3 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 0 under 2
Every school in Minnesota
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and living costs) before aid; net price is that cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid. Both are for full-time first-year students who get federal aid. Completion is the share who finished within 150% of normal time.
110 schools
| School | City | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | 2-year · Public | $25,840 | $19,595 | 65% |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka | 2-year · Public | $26,437 | $19,607 | 54% |
| Riverland Community College | Austin | 2-year · Public | $21,850 | $14,434 | 53% |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji | 4-year · Public | $24,789 | $16,327 | 51% |
| Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | 2-year · Public | $22,070 | $11,886 | 43% |
| Oak Hills Christian College | Bemidji | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $35,733 | $19,483 | 54% |
| Academy College | Bloomington | 4-year · Private for-profit | $38,571 | $36,485 | 71% |
| Bethany Global University (online only) | Bloomington | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $22,573 | $16,255 | 67% |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomington | Bloomington | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,683 | $16,663 | 70% |
| Normandale Community College | Bloomington | 2-year · Public | $25,893 | $18,780 | 21% |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University | Bloomington | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $40,925 | $40,592 | 50% |
| Rasmussen University-Bloomington | Bloomington | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd | Brainerd | 2-year · Public | $23,000 | $15,556 | 56% |
| Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park | 2-year · Public | $22,718 | $16,180 | 52% |
| North Hennepin Community College | Brooklyn Park | 2-year · Public | $25,820 | $19,985 | 18% |
| Rasmussen University-Hennepin/Anoka | Brooklyn Park | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Cambridge Campus | Cambridge | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Leech Lake Tribal College | Cass Lake | 2-year · Public | $18,934 | $11,391 | 26% |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School | Center City | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | Cloquet | 4-year · Public | $22,940 | $13,687 | 23% |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $71,146 | $26,748 | 71% |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids | 2-year · Public | $25,592 | $20,159 | 31% |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | Crookston | 4-year · Public | $27,636 | $11,170 | 44% |
| M State - Detroit Lakes Campus | Detroit Lakes | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth | 2-year · Public | $23,807 | $17,272 | 45% |
| The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $56,458 | $26,830 | 67% |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | 4-year · Public | $28,445 | $17,395 | 64% |
| Rasmussen University-Eagan | Eagan | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand Forks | East Grand Forks | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Minnesota North College - Vermilion | Ely | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range Eveleth | Eveleth | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| South Central College-Faribault | Faribault | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | 2-year · Public | $20,508 | $14,404 | 53% |
| Minnesota North College - Itasca | Grand Rapids | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | 2-year · Public | $19,091 | $11,331 | 60% |
| Hastings Beauty School | Hastings | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,367 | $21,157 | 69% |
| Minnesota North College | Hibbing | 2-year · Public | $19,404 | $12,194 | 53% |
| Minnesota North College - Rainy River | International Falls | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Inver Hills Community College | Inver Grove Heights | 2-year · Public | $25,910 | $19,451 | 30% |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College | Mahnomen | 2-year · Private nonprofit | $22,740 | $7,944 | 9% |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $42,662 | $21,589 | 58% |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | 4-year · Public | $25,448 | $19,702 | 56% |
| Rasmussen University-Mankato | Mankato | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | Maplewood | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,784 | $15,294 | — |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | 4-year · Public | $26,241 | $16,501 | 48% |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $62,342 | $23,390 | 55% |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis | Minneapolis | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,463 | $21,555 | 79% |
| Bethlehem College & Seminary | Minneapolis | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | 59% |
| Capella University (online only) | Minneapolis | 4-year · Private for-profit | $23,267 | $18,458 | 18% |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $37,297 | $27,153 | 53% |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Minneapolis | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $63,802 | $26,849 | 54% |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College | Minneapolis | 2-year · Public | $26,130 | $18,418 | 21% |
| North Central University | Minneapolis | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $46,390 | $26,221 | 59% |
| Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center | Minneapolis | Under 2-year · Private nonprofit | $22,983 | $16,443 | 63% |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis | 4-year · Public | $32,137 | $17,330 | 85% |
| Walden University (online only) | Minneapolis | 4-year · Private for-profit | $36,522 | $29,899 | 100% |
| Adler Graduate School | Minnetonka | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $47,621 | $22,280 | 70% |
| M State - Moorhead Campus | Moorhead | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | 4-year · Public | $26,316 | $17,601 | 53% |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | Morris | 4-year · Public | $28,542 | $10,989 | 58% |
| Martin Luther College | New Ulm | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $29,950 | $18,652 | 75% |
| South Central College | North Mankato | 2-year · Public | $19,596 | $12,198 | 42% |
| Carleton College | Northfield | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $89,204 | $25,295 | 89% |
| St Olaf College | Northfield | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $75,290 | $21,546 | 83% |
| Pine Technical & Community College | Pine City | 2-year · Public | $23,367 | $16,250 | 50% |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth | Plymouth | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $27,827 | $25,727 | 88% |
| Lynnes Welding Training - Ramsey | Ramsey | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Red Lake Nation College | Red Lake | 2-year · Public | $12,886 | $6,366 | 27% |
| Minnesota State CollegeSoutheast-Red Wing Campus | Red Wing | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Rochester | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | 100% |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology | Rochester | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,399 | $17,465 | 84% |
| Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | 2-year · Public | $24,589 | $18,037 | 35% |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | Rochester | 4-year · Public | $31,092 | $13,319 | 61% |
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | 2-year · Public | $26,443 | $20,329 | 51% |
| American Academy of Health and Wellness | Roseville | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Townsend Barber Institute | Roseville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $31,494 | $24,632 | — |
| Crown College | Saint Bonifacius | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $47,520 | $25,963 | 47% |
| Model College of Hair Design | Saint Cloud | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,689 | $17,994 | 75% |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota | Saint Cloud | 4-year · Private for-profit | $27,198 | $19,534 | 42% |
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | 4-year · Public | $24,841 | $16,062 | 44% |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | 2-year · Public | $21,304 | $14,905 | 48% |
| College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $71,206 | $25,301 | 83% |
| Bethel University | Saint Paul | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $60,066 | $30,995 | 72% |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $37,892 | $16,222 | 50% |
| Diverse Media Institute | Saint Paul | Under 2-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | 71% |
| Hamline University | Saint Paul | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $61,822 | $22,756 | 53% |
| Luther Seminary | Saint Paul | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $86,134 | $27,851 | 91% |
| Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | 4-year · Public | $36,268 | $26,556 | 46% |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law | Saint Paul | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | 2-year · Public | $25,880 | $17,954 | 38% |
| St Catherine University | Saint Paul | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $62,306 | $19,090 | 67% |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | Saint Paul | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $51,208 | $23,688 | 75% |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $69,662 | $31,532 | 74% |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $69,838 | $24,148 | 77% |
| Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park | Spring Lake Park | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,376 | $16,226 | 35% |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | St. Louis Park | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $28,444 | $19,744 | 57% |
| Central Lakes College-Staples Campus | Staples | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | 2-year · Public | $25,441 | $19,003 | 51% |
| Northland Community and Technical College - Aerospace | Thief River Falls | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range Virginia | Virginia | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| M State - Wadena Campus | Wadena | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Century College | White Bear Lake | 2-year · Public | $20,898 | $14,725 | 30% |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | 2-year · Public | $23,671 | $17,043 | 57% |
| Minnesota State College Southeast | Winona | 2-year · Public | $25,110 | $17,842 | 48% |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $59,500 | $20,422 | 64% |
| Winona State University | Winona | 4-year · Public | $23,730 | $17,413 | 59% |
| Avalon School of Cosmetology | Worthington | 2-year · Private for-profit | $14,372 | $10,039 | 61% |
— = not reported for that school. Names link to the school's College Navigator profile (admissions, aid, programs).
Where to earn a doctorate
Schools in Minnesota that awarded a doctor's degree (research, professional practice such as MD, JD or PharmD, or other) in 2023-24, and the fields they awarded it in.
- Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityBloomington · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth · PublicEducation
- Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato · PublicEducation · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis · Private nonprofitPsychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Capella UniversityMinneapolis · Private for-profitComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences · Psychology · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis · PublicAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Natural Resources and Conservation · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- Walden UniversityMinneapolis · Private for-profitComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Psychology · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead · PublicEducation
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceRochester · Private nonprofitEngineering · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs
- American Academy of Health and WellnessRoseville · Private for-profitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSaint Cloud · Private for-profitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud · PublicEducation
- College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Bethel UniversitySaint Paul · Private nonprofitEducation · Theology and Religious Vocations
- Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul · Private nonprofitEducation · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Hamline UniversitySaint Paul · Private nonprofitEducation · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Luther SeminarySaint Paul · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul · PublicHealth Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Mitchell Hamline School of LawSaint Paul · Private nonprofitLegal Professions and Studies
- St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- United Theological Seminary of the Twin CitiesSaint Paul · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- University of St ThomasSaint Paul · Private nonprofitEducation · Legal Professions and Studies · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions
- Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona · Private nonprofitEducation · Psychology · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Winona State UniversityWinona · PublicEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07