Universities in Minnesota
Minnesota has 91 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 40 public, 36 private nonprofit, 15 for-profit, together enrolling about 228,926 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.
| # | Institution | Sector | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 31,855 |
| 2 | Capella UniversityMinneapolis · Doctoral/Professional University | Private for-profit | 18,364 |
| 3 | Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 11,703 |
| 4 | Walden UniversityMinneapolis · Doctoral/Professional University | Private for-profit | 9,136 |
| 5 | Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed | Private for-profit | 8,617 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 7,336 |
| 7 | Normandale Community CollegeBloomington · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 7,044 |
| 8 | Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 6,280 |
| 9 | University of St ThomasSaint Paul · Doctoral/Professional University | Private | 6,245 |
| 10 | Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 5,616 |
| 11 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 5,268 |
| 12 | Winona State UniversityWinona · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 5,144 |
| 13 | Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 5,088 |
| 14 | Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 4,201 |
| 15 | Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 3,813 |
| 16 | North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 3,451 |
| 17 | Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 3,365 |
| 18 | Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 3,157 |
| 19 | Bemidji State UniversityBemidji · Master's, Small Programs | Public | 3,139 |
| 20 | St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 3,113 |
| 21 | St Olaf CollegeNorthfield · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 3,093 |
| 22 | Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 3,072 |
| 23 | Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 3,018 |
| 24 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 2,942 |
| 25 | Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 2,494 |
| 26 | St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul · Doctoral/Professional University | Private | 2,473 |
| 27 | Lake Superior CollegeDuluth · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 2,471 |
| 28 | Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 2,315 |
| 29 | Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Public | 2,193 |
| 30 | Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 2,168 |
| 31 | Ridgewater CollegeWillmar · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 2,162 |
| 32 | Macalester CollegeSaint Paul · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 2,131 |
| 33 | Carleton CollegeNorthfield · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 2,086 |
| 34 | Minnesota North CollegeHibbing · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 2,013 |
| 35 | Riverland Community CollegeAustin · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 2,003 |
| 36 | South Central CollegeNorth Mankato · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 1,946 |
| 37 | Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 1,878 |
| 38 | Bethel UniversitySaint Paul · Doctoral/Professional University | Private | 1,871 |
| 39 | Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 1,829 |
| 40 | Hamline UniversitySaint Paul · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 1,776 |
| 41 | The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth · Doctoral/Professional University | Private | 1,765 |
| 42 | Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 1,762 |
| 43 | University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 1,729 |
| 44 | Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 1,684 |
| 45 | Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 1,614 |
| 46 | Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 1,554 |
| 47 | Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 1,533 |
| 48 | Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed | Private | 1,533 |
| 49 | University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul · Master's, Small Programs | Private | 1,442 |
| 50 | Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 1,395 |
| 51 | Minnesota State College SoutheastWinona · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 1,388 |
| 52 | College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 1,370 |
| 53 | Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona · Doctoral/Professional University | Private | 1,073 |
| 54 | University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Public | 936 |
| 55 | Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 796 |
| 56 | Northwest Technical CollegeBemidji · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 751 |
| 57 | Herzing University-MinneapolisSt. Louis Park · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | 740 |
| 58 | Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm · Special Focus: Other | Private | 725 |
| 59 | North Central UniversityMinneapolis · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 709 |
| 60 | Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis · Special Focus: Arts, Music & Design | Private | 705 |
| 61 | Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 669 |
| 62 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisMinneapolis · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 623 |
| 63 | Pine Technical & Community CollegePine City · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 574 |
| 64 | University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Public | 568 |
| 65 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet · Tribal College | Public | 557 |
| 66 | Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization CenterMinneapolis · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 360 |
| 67 | Red Lake Nation CollegeRed Lake · Tribal College | Public | 332 |
| 68 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceRochester · Special Focus: Research Institution | Private | 309 |
| 69 | Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityBloomington · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | 271 |
| 70 | Nova Academy of CosmetologyRochester · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 205 |
| 71 | Model College of Hair DesignSaint Cloud · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 199 |
| 72 | Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake · Tribal College | Public | 197 |
| 73 | PCI Academy-PlymouthPlymouth · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 165 |
| 74 | Empire Beauty School-BloomingtonBloomington · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 128 |
| 75 | Bethlehem College & SeminaryMinneapolis · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 117 |
| 76 | White Earth Tribal and Community CollegeMahnomen · Tribal College | Private | 110 |
| 77 | Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake ParkSpring Lake Park · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 95 |
| 78 | The Salon Professional Academy MaplewoodMaplewood · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 85 |
| 79 | Bethany Global UniversityBloomington · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 81 |
| 80 | Oak Hills Christian CollegeBemidji · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 75 |
| 81 | Academy CollegeBloomington · Special Focus: Engineering & Technology | Private for-profit | 56 |
| 82 | Townsend Barber InstituteRoseville · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 32 |
| 83 | Hastings Beauty SchoolHastings · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 22 |
| 84 | Avalon School of CosmetologyWorthington · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 15 |
| 85 | Diverse Media InstituteSt. Paul · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 8 |
| 86 | Adler Graduate SchoolMinnetonka · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | – |
| 87 | American Academy of Health and WellnessRoseville · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private for-profit | – |
| 88 | Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate SchoolCenter City · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | – |
| 89 | Luther SeminarySaint Paul · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | – |
| 90 | Mitchell Hamline School of LawSaint Paul · Special Focus: Law | Private | – |
| 91 | United Theological Seminary of the Twin CitiesSt. Paul · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | – |
A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.
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Frequently asked
How many colleges and universities are in Minnesota?
91 degree-granting institutions in Minnesota report to the U.S. Department of Education: 40 public, 36 private nonprofit, 15 for-profit. Together they enroll about 228,926 undergraduates (2024-25 data).
Which Minnesota college enrolls the most undergraduates?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in Minneapolis, with about 31,855 undergraduates (2024-25 data). It is the largest of the 91 institutions listed on this page by undergraduate enrollment.
Where does this Minnesota college data come from?
The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and IPEDS collections, most recent release (2024-25). Every figure is federal, published and free to check; nothing on this page is estimated or AI-generated.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.