Which colleges are most affordable for Minnesota residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Minnesota residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Minnesota.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carleton College | 11700 | 73700 | 0.8409 | 2,128 | 1492 | 0.2041 | |
| 2 | St Olaf College | 12700 | 75300 | 0.8315 | 3,124 | 1378 | 0.4832 | |
| 3 | Macalester College | 15200 | 88200 | 0.8281 | 2,144 | 1417 | 0.2852 | |
| 4 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 15600 | 44900 | 0.6526 | 3,361 | 1075 | 0.7887 | |
| 5 | Winona State University | 17300 | 23000 | 0.2464 | 5,277 | 1115 | 0.6848 | |
| 6 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 18600 | 57800 | 0.6783 | 1,083 | 1171 | 0.9278 | |
| 7 | Bethany Lutheran College | 20000 | 46400 | 0.5681 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
| 8 | The College of Saint Scholastica | 21000 | 60400 | 0.653 | 1,755 | 1180 | 0.9389 | |
| 9 | Hamline University | 21200 | 52700 | 0.5973 | 1,716 | 1186 | 0.8983 | |
| 10 | Augsburg University | 21600 | 53400 | 0.596 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 11 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23100 | 25800 | 0.1023 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 12 | Saint Cloud State University | 23400 | 26300 | 0.1097 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 13 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 24000 | 27100 | 0.1156 | 12,897 | 1160 | 0.9133 | |
| 13 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 24000 | 28600 | 0.1604 | 2,612 | 1095 | 0.8786 | |
| 15 | Martin Luther College | 24400 | 33100 | 0.2624 | 772 | 1193 | 0.8717 | |
| 16 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 24500 | 30300 | 0.1925 | 981 | 1140 | 0.7493 | |
| 17 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 24800 | 31100 | 0.2037 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 18 | College of Saint Benedict | 25000 | 68900 | 0.6379 | 1,391 | 1159 | 0.8887 | |
| 18 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 25000 | 75500 | 0.6691 | 1,952 | 1302 | 0.618 | |
| 20 | Oak Hills Christian College | 25100 | 46300 | 0.4578 | 117 | 985 | 0.9188 | |
| 21 | St Catherine University | 25200 | 71900 | 0.6489 | 2,505 | 1124 | 0.9185 | |
| 22 | Concordia College at Moorhead | 26100 | 50500 | 0.4837 | 1,799 | 1203 | 0.6306 | |
| 23 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26200 | 28300 | 0.0755 | 3,413 | 1095 | 0.5295 | |
| 24 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,610 | 1055 | 0.9131 | |
| 25 | North Central University | 27300 | 43200 | 0.3678 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 26 | University of Minnesota Rochester | 28300 | 33800 | 0.1609 | 572 | 1202 | 0.7101 | |
| 27 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 29700 | 54600 | 0.4568 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 28 | University of St Thomas | 31100 | 64600 | 0.5189 | 6,044 | 1299 | 0.9125 | |
| 29 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.121 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 30 | Crown College | 36500 | 53200 | 0.3128 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 31 | Bethel University | 40000 | 45200 | 0.1137 | 2,556 | 1209 | 0.878 | |
| 32 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 42000 | 65000 | 0.3538 | 714 | 1140 | 0.4836 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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