2025 Expensive Minnesota Colleges To Attend Rankings
Among Minnesota colleges, Carleton College has the most expensive tuition & fees ($65,457) and Macalester College has the second highest tuition & fees ($64,908) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Expensive Minnesota Colleges To Attend having expensive tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Expensive Minnesota Colleges To Attend
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carleton College Northfield, MN | $65,457 | - | 1,500 | 22.3% | 2,069 | 91% | 8 to 1 |
| 2 | Macalester College Saint Paul, MN | $64,908 | - | 1,410 | 28.2% | 2,142 | 90% | 10 to 1 |
| 3 | St Olaf College Northfield, MN | $56,970 | - | 1,350 | 52.2% | 3,074 | 84% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 | Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN | $54,310 | - | - | 61.8% | 1,952 | 76% | 11 to 1 |
| 5 | Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN | $53,942 | $18,030 | 1,220 | 90.5% | 1,624 | 76% | 12 to 1 |
| 6 | University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | $52,284 | $21,992 | 1,350 | 84.9% | 9,121 | 75% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 | Hamline University Saint Paul, MN | $48,311 | $10,281 | 1,270 | 89.8% | 2,432 | 58% | 13 to 1 |
| 8 | Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN | $43,942 | $13,950 | - | 76.5% | 3,161 | 52% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN | $43,160 | $12,222 | - | 88.8% | 3,831 | 68% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 | Bethel University Saint Paul, MN | $42,930 | $10,566 | 1,150 | 91.0% | 3,521 | 75% | 12 to 1 |
Qualified Minnesota Colleges in Core Admission Stats
