The average acceptance rate of the 28 Minnesota colleges that have competitive admission is 74.36% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 0.26%. The acceptance rate at 13 Minnesota colleges increased and the rate of 15 colleges decreased.
Carleton College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 22.00%. Macalester College (28.00%) and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (38.71%) are following it in the list of Tightest Minnesota 4-Years Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Carleton College stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Macalester College also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $37,898 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,265 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Carleton College Northfield, MNPrivate, 4-year | 22.00% 5.37% | 36.99% | 1,500 | $65,457 | 2,059 | 90.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 2 - | Macalester College Saint Paul, MNPrivate, 4-year | 28.00% 0.42% | 23.02% | 1,410 | $64,908 | 2,175 | 87.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 3 5 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MNPrivate, 4-year | 38.71% 24.93% | 93.75% | - | $10,025 | 1,237 | - | 4 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year | 48.02% 8.87% | 39.06% | 1,280 | $43,824 | 821 | 57.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MNPrivate, 4-year | 50.96% 7.54% | 42.09% | 1,110 | $30,010 | 830 | 56.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 6 3 | St Olaf College Northfield, MNPrivate, 4-year | 52.00% 4.41% | 26.99% | 1,350 | $56,970 | 3,046 | 84.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 7 3 | Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MNPublic, 4-year | 53.01% 3.61% | 25.01% | - | $10,336 ($10,336) | 4,682 | 55.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 8 2 | University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MNPublic, 4-year | 58.01% 0.79% | 20.02% | - | $13,120 ($13,120) | 2,303 | 53.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 9 7 | Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MNPrivate, 4-year | 62.00% 11.90% | 18.01% | - | $54,310 | 2,072 | 75.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MNPrivate, 4-year | 62.99% 2.54% | 16.00% | 1,262 | $30,020 | 1,903 | 69.00% | 12 to 1 |
| Average | 47.57% | 34.09% | 1,319 | $37,898 ($11,728) | 2,113 | 69.56% | 11 to 1 |