Concordia University-Saint Paul has the lowest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach small number of students and the average class size may also small. Its students to faculty ratio was 13 to last year.
University of St Thomas and Metropolitan State University also have lower ratio of students per faculty.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
Concordia University-Saint Paul has the highest students to faculty ratio of 13 to 1. The highest students to faculty ratio means that there are many students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of more students. University of St Thomas has the second lowest ratio of 13 to 1.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,056 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,483 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 82.09% and the average SAT score is 1,235 at the schools.
| School Name | Students to Faculty Ratio | Total Population | Full-time Faculty | Part-time Faculty | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 8 | Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MNPrivate, 4-year | 13 to 1 5 to 1 | 5,544 | 99 | 282 | $25,000 | 51.00% |
| 1 1 | University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MNPrivate, 4-year | 13 to 1 1 to 1 | 9,025 | 416 | 344 | $52,284 | 79.00% |
| 3 2 | Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MNPublic, 4-year | 14 to 1 1 to 1 | 6,294 | 144 | 475 | $9,780 ($9,780) | 32.00% |
| 4 - | Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MNPublic, 4-year | 15 to 1 1 to 1 | 6,930 | 104 | 122 | $10,304 ($10,304) | 40.00% |
| 5 3 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 1 to 1 | 54,955 | 3,639 | 1,296 | $36,402 ($16,488) | 84.00% |
| 5 1 | University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MNPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 - | 9,675 | 485 | 94 | $19,762 ($14,318) | 62.00% |
| 5 1 | Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MNPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 - | 10,420 | 381 | 191 | $10,117 ($10,117) | 44.00% |
| 5 1 | Winona State University Winona, MNPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 - | 6,154 | 303 | 155 | $17,230 ($10,498) | 60.00% |
| 9 7 | Walden University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year | 21 to 1 7 to 1 | 42,312 | 233 | 2,784 | $10,823 | - |
| 9 1 | Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MNPublic, 4-year | 21 to 1 - | 14,590 | 494 | 200 | $18,860 ($9,490) | 52.00% |
| Average | 16 to 1 | 16,590 | 630 | 594 | $21,056 ($11,571) | 56.00% |