2025 Cheapest Minnesota College Costs Rankings
Among Minnesota colleges, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College has the cheapest tuition & fees ($5,999) and Metropolitan State University has the second lowest tuition & fees ($9,780) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Minnesota College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Minnesota College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet, MN | $5,999 | - | - | - | 1,749 | 21% | 16 to 1 |
| 2 | Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN | $9,780 | $10,977 | - | 96.5% | 6,005 | 38% | 14 to 1 |
| 3 | Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN | $10,114 | $10,048 | - | 70.7% | 3,926 | 53% | 16 to 1 |
| 4 | Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN | $10,117 | $15,314 | 1,100 | 95.0% | 10,514 | 47% | 17 to 1 |
| 5 | Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN | $10,304 | $10,052 | - | 68.9% | 7,324 | 44% | 16 to 1 |
| 6 | Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN | $10,336 | $11,537 | - | 52.6% | 4,410 | 55% | 17 to 1 |
| 7 | Walden University Minneapolis, MN | $10,823 | $10,657 | - | - | 44,223 | - | 30 to 1 |
| 8 | Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN | $11,750 | $5,627 | - | - | 8,823 | 53% | 14 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN | $13,120 | - | - | 58.4% | 2,518 | 50% | 17 to 1 |
| 10 | Capella University Minneapolis, MN | $14,436 | $15,066 | - | - | 43,915 | 33% | 36 to 1 |
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