For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Minnesota colleges is 71.73%, 108,243 accepted out of 150,903 applicants.
For Minnesota college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 2,945 (1.99%) compared to last year, from 147,958 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 396, which is more than 1.59% last year.
Minnesota colleges' acceptance rate increased by 2.40% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Minnesota colleges. The yield decreased by 0.90%.
Among Minnesota colleges, Carleton College has the lowest acceptance rate of 22.00% with 1,422 accepted students out of 6,464 applicants. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the most number of applicants of 39,863 and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 6,753.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Minnesota. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton College | 6,464 -2,119 | 1,422 -5 | 526 -6 | 22.00% 5.37% | 36.99% -0.29% |
| Macalester College | 8,099 -335 | 2,268 -129 | 522 -30 | 28.00% -0.42% | 23.02% -0.01% |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | 124 69 | 48 13 | 45 15 | 38.71% -24.93% | 93.75% 8.04% |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 885 217 | 425 45 | 166 6 | 48.02% -8.87% | 39.06% -3.05% |
| Bethany Lutheran College | 881 216 | 449 60 | 189 13 | 50.96% -7.54% | 42.09% -3.15% |
| St Olaf College | 5,956 432 | 3,097 -19 | 836 -33 | 52.00% -4.41% | 26.99% -0.90% |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | 4,654 756 | 2,467 260 | 617 -15 | 53.01% -3.61% | 25.01% -3.63% |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | 1,886 147 | 1,094 99 | 219 32 | 58.01% 0.79% | 20.02% 1.23% |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | 4,450 669 | 2,759 -35 | 497 34 | 62.00% -11.90% | 18.01% 1.44% |
| Concordia College at Moorhead | 4,434 660 | 2,793 320 | 447 3 | 62.99% -2.54% | 16.00% -1.95% |
| Crown College | 1,054 -224 | 664 -187 | 206 -1 | 63.00% -3.59% | 31.02% 6.70% |
| Winona State University | 6,159 792 | 4,250 292 | 1,190 15 | 69.00% -4.75% | 28.00% -1.69% |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | 2,630 1,072 | 1,815 388 | 363 37 | 69.01% -22.58% | 20.00% -2.85% |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | 3,477 778 | 2,434 338 | 268 -5 | 70.00% -7.66% | 11.01% -2.01% |
| Bemidji State University | 2,860 137 | 2,031 -80 | 487 19 | 71.01% -6.51% | 23.98% 1.81% |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | 1,221 23 | 879 20 | 167 -26 | 71.99% 0.29% | 19.00% -3.47% |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | 2,730 194 | 2,048 296 | 369 67 | 75.02% 5.93% | 18.02% 0.78% |
| Augsburg University | 4,337 914 | 3,339 720 | 701 89 | 76.99% 0.48% | 20.99% -2.38% |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 39,863 1,813 | 30,695 2,191 | 6,753 16 | 77.00% 2.09% | 22.00% -1.64% |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | 9,502 -10 | 7,792 116 | 1,792 -185 | 82.00% 1.30% | 23.00% -2.76% |
| Martin Luther College | 218 3 | 181 1 | 150 8 | 83.03% -0.69% | 82.87% 3.98% |
| University of St Thomas | 8,813 -668 | 7,491 191 | 1,648 75 | 85.00% 8.00% | 22.00% 0.45% |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 1,350 279 | 1,202 165 | 276 61 | 89.04% -7.79% | 22.96% 2.23% |
| Saint Johns University | 1,597 5 | 1,437 64 | 359 -24 | 89.98% 3.74% | 24.98% -2.92% |
| Hamline University | 3,185 -655 | 2,867 -226 | 401 -76 | 90.02% 9.47% | 13.99% -1.43% |
| North Central University | 621 77 | 565 71 | 220 48 | 90.98% 0.17% | 38.94% 4.12% |
| College of Saint Benedict | 1,852 163 | 1,685 202 | 371 47 | 90.98% 3.18% | 22.02% 0.17% |
| Bethel University | 1,642 -557 | 1,494 -100 | 433 -12 | 90.99% 18.50% | 28.98% 1.06% |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | 8,974 -2,178 | 8,166 284 | 2,368 61 | 91.00% 20.32% | 29.00% -0.27% |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | 1,194 -155 | 1,098 -150 | 362 -36 | 91.96% -0.55% | 32.97% 1.08% |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | 178 -32 | 167 -31 | 115 -21 | 93.82% -0.47% | 68.86% 0.17% |
| Bethany Global University | 147 43 | 138 38 | 28 -16 | 93.88% -2.27% | 20.29% -23.71% |
| St Catherine University | 1,703 191 | 1,601 202 | 384 38 | 94.01% 1.48% | 23.99% -0.74% |
| The College of Saint Scholastica | 1,608 -45 | 1,512 -85 | 348 -19 | 94.03% -2.58% | 23.02% 0.04% |
| Saint Cloud State University | 5,026 216 | 4,775 192 | 907 136 | 95.01% -0.27% | 18.99% 2.17% |
| Metropolitan State University | 542 -70 | 520 20 | 156 25 | 95.94% 14.24% | 30.00% 3.80% |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | 587 127 | 575 124 | 380 56 | 97.96% -0.08% | 66.09% -5.75% |