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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 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 13900 | 31600 | 0.5619 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 2 | St Olaf College | 14000 | 75300 | 0.8142 | 3,124 | 1378 | 0.4832 | |
| 3 | Winona State University | 17300 | 23000 | 0.2473 | 5,277 | 1115 | 0.6848 | |
| 4 | Macalester College | 18100 | 88200 | 0.7952 | 2,144 | 1417 | 0.2852 | |
| 5 | Bethany Lutheran College | 18400 | 44700 | 0.5894 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
| 6 | Martin Luther College | 18600 | 31500 | 0.4098 | 772 | 1193 | 0.8717 | |
| 6 | Saint Cloud State University | 18600 | 24500 | 0.2405 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 6 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 18600 | 57800 | 0.6787 | 1,083 | 1205 | 0.9278 | |
| 9 | Carleton College | 19100 | 73700 | 0.7402 | 2,128 | 1492 | 0.2041 | |
| 10 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 19700 | 28600 | 0.3094 | 2,510 | 1095 | 0.8781 | |
| 11 | Bethel University | 20200 | 45200 | 0.5537 | 2,556 | 1209 | 0.878 | |
| 12 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 20600 | 44900 | 0.5412 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 13 | Augsburg University | 21100 | 53400 | 0.6053 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 13 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 21100 | 30300 | 0.304 | 981 | 1140 | 0.7493 | |
| 15 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 21500 | 27100 | 0.2075 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 16 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 21600 | 29800 | 0.2754 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 17 | The College of Saint Scholastica | 22400 | 60400 | 0.6298 | 1,755 | 1180 | 0.9389 | |
| 18 | Bemidji State University | 23000 | 26400 | 0.1296 | 3,610 | 1110 | 0.9131 | |
| 19 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 23400 | 26600 | 0.1207 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 20 | Crown College | 23900 | 46800 | 0.488 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 20 | Hamline University | 23900 | 52700 | 0.5452 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 22 | University of Minnesota Rochester | 24700 | 33800 | 0.2699 | 572 | 1202 | 0.7101 | |
| 23 | St Catherine University | 24800 | 69800 | 0.6451 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 24 | College of Saint Benedict | 24900 | 68900 | 0.6381 | 1,391 | 1159 | 0.8887 | |
| 25 | Oak Hills Christian College | 25100 | 37900 | 0.3395 | 117 | 985 | 0.9188 | |
| 26 | Concordia College at Moorhead | 25300 | 48500 | 0.4787 | 1,799 | 1180 | 0.6306 | |
| 27 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26600 | 75500 | 0.6481 | 1,952 | 1302 | 0.618 | |
| 28 | North Central University | 27100 | 43200 | 0.3725 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 29 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 27300 | 36700 | 0.256 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 30 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 28900 | 54600 | 0.4706 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 31 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 63500 | 0.4629 | 6,044 | 1270 | 0.9125 | |
| 32 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 47700 | 64800 | 0.2638 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.