Most selective colleges in Minnesota

31 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 31 most selective colleges in Minnesota, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 22% at Carleton College to 96% at Metropolitan State University. 11 are public and 20 are private.

#	College	Type	Acceptance	Avg SAT	Net price / yr
1	Carleton College Northfield, MN	Private	22%	1,491	$27,320
2	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	Private	28%	1,424	$29,980
3	Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	Private	48%	1,170	$25,935
4	Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN	Private	51%	1,144	$17,680
5	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	Private	52%	1,373	$22,752
6	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	Public	53%	1,090	$17,816
7	University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN	Public	58%	—	$10,874
8	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	Private	62%	1,320	$26,895
9	Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN	Private	63%	—	$27,324
10	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	Private	63%	1,192	$25,651
11	Winona State University Winona, MN	Public	69%	1,119	$18,148
12	Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN	Public	69%	1,020	$14,760
13	University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN	Public	70%	—	$9,110
14	Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN	Public	71%	1,090	$17,050
15	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN	Private	75%	—	$17,566
16	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	Private	77%	—	$23,875
17	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	Public	77%	1,359	$17,139
18	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	Public	82%	1,221	$18,464
19	Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN	Private	83%	1,191	$20,483
20	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	Private	89%	—	$21,034
21	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	Private	90%	1,197	$21,385
22	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN	Private	90%	1,220	$27,018
23	North Central University Minneapolis, MN	Private	91%	—	$23,574
24	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	Public	91%	1,190	$18,609
25	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN	Private	91%	1,185	$28,065
26	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN	Private	92%	1,244	$25,140
27	The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN	Private	94%	1,190	$23,949
28	Bethany Global University Bloomington, MN	Private	94%	—	$20,833
29	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	Private	94%	1,190	$21,563
30	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	Public	95%	1,091	$14,485
31	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	Public	96%	1,020	$19,181

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