A total of 375,125 students are enrolled in Minnesota colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 269,894 undergraduate and 105,231 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 71.95% and the proportion of graduate students is 28.05%.

By school level, 273,331 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 100,065 students enrolled in community colleges, and 1,729 students enrolled in trade schools.

For Minnesota colleges, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the most number of students of 54,955 among 4-year colleges. For Minnesota community colleges, Normandale Community College has the most students of 9,346 and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis is the largest trade school with 508.

Student Population By School Level for Minnesota Colleges

By attending status, there are 196,955 full-time students and 178,170 part-time students at Minnesota colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Minnesota colleges. A total of 375,125 students have enrolled in Minnesota colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Minnesota Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Walden UniversityPrivate, 4-year42,3126,2981,5284,77036,01415,47520,539
Academy CollegePrivate, 4-year105105105----
Alexandria Technical & Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,8652,8651,1461,719---
Anoka Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,5801,580727853---
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,9027,9022,5805,322---
Augsburg UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,0882,3582,210148730499231
Riverland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,1753,1751,0852,090---
Northwest Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year721721266455---
Bemidji State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,0233,6772,3271,35034681265
Bethany Lutheran CollegePrivate, 4-year83079263216038353
Bethel UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,5462,5922,018574954319635
Central Lakes College-BrainerdPublic, 2-4 year4,6334,6331,5223,111---
Carleton CollegePrivate, 4-year2,0592,0592,04118---
Concordia College at MoorheadPrivate, 4-year1,9031,8271,7715676-76
Concordia University-Saint PaulPrivate, 4-year5,5443,0712,0551,0162,4732,275198
Dakota County Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7172,7171,3331,384---
Martin Luther CollegePrivate, 4-year8807556131421251124
Lake Superior CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,8493,8491,4022,447---
Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,2825,2821,8863,396---
Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,3523,3529782,374---
Gustavus Adolphus CollegePrivate, 4-year2,0722,0722,03141---
Hamline UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,6381,7651,7046187338835
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4-year147---1476384
Hennepin Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,9743,9741,3262,648---
Minnesota North CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,0443,0441,9611,083---
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisPrivate, Less than 2-year508508508----
Inver Hills Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,4593,4591,1012,358---
Luther SeminaryPrivate, 4-year410---41035555
Macalester CollegePrivate, 4-year2,1752,1752,14431---
South Central CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,6022,6021,0121,590---
Minnesota State University-MankatoPublic, 4-year14,59012,6769,9452,7311,9146511,263
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and SciencePrivate, 4-year1,237216216-1,02196853
Metropolitan State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,2945,4882,4833,005806180626
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesPublic, 4-year54,95539,24829,05710,19115,7079,3046,403
University of Minnesota-CrookstonPublic, 4-year2,3032,3031,0181,285---
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4-year821702687151194079
Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,0306,0301,8254,205---
Herzing University-MinneapolisPrivate, 4-year815808402406761
Nova Academy of Cosmetology WoodburyPrivate, Less than 2-year15015011634---
University of Minnesota-DuluthPublic, 4-year9,6758,8107,4481,362865557308
University of Minnesota-MorrisPublic, 4-year1,0681,06899474---
Model College of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year1151151132---
Minnesota State University MoorheadPublic, 4-year4,6823,7292,909820953196757
North Hennepin Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,8964,8961,4283,468---
Normandale Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,3469,3463,2756,071---
North Central UniversityPrivate, 4-year992893780113997128
Northland Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,4952,4958381,657---
University of Northwestern-St PaulPrivate, 4-year3,2533,1611,8831,27892488
Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,03134111522669063951
Oak Hills Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year1021027923---
Pine Technical & Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,8731,8734611,412---
Rochester Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,4824,4821,7282,754---
College of Saint BenedictPrivate, 4-year1,4701,4431,4222127216
St Cloud Technical and Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,4663,4661,5941,872---
Saint Cloud State UniversityPublic, 4-year10,4208,5694,5943,9751,8517311,120
Saint Johns UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,6451,5281,480481175463
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaPrivate, 4-year4,1331,1008622383,0331,8661,167
St Olaf CollegePrivate, 4-year3,0463,0463,02224---
Crown CollegePrivate, 4-year1,5831,251669582332219113
The College of Saint ScholasticaPrivate, 4-year3,2071,9381,6762621,269862407
University of St ThomasPrivate, 4-year9,0255,9065,7121943,1191,0652,054
Empire Beauty School-BloomingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year14214210636---
St Catherine UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,5772,4041,6247801,173497676
Rasmussen University-MinnesotaPrivate, 4-year3,0582,6491,3741,275409259150
Saint Paul CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,3655,3651,9623,403---
Southwest Minnesota State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,9306,5181,5005,018412208204
Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year440440440----
United Theological Seminary of the Twin CitiesPrivate, 4-year224---22497127
Dunwoody College of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year1,3591,3591,127232---
Ridgewater CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,9042,9041,5831,321---
Minnesota State College SoutheastPublic, 2-4 year1,9231,9236681,255---
Winona State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,1545,4034,635768751286465
Mitchell Hamline School of LawPrivate, 4-year1,192---1,1921,070122
Century CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,6467,6462,9214,725---
Adler Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4-year227---22713214
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegePublic, 4-year1,6481,6484131,235---
Capella UniversityPrivate, 4-year39,72713,2803,2929,98826,4475,89520,552
Leech Lake Tribal CollegePublic, 2-4 year1721729973---
Hastings Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year131313----
White Earth Tribal and Community CollegePrivate, 2-4 year1021024755---
PCI Academy-PlymouthPrivate, Less than 2-year7373667---
American Academy of Health and WellnessPrivate, 4-year23---231112
Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake ParkPrivate, Less than 2-year95956629---
University of Minnesota-RochesterPublic, 4-year63063059535---
Avalon School of CosmetologyPrivate, 2-4 year262626----
Nova Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year193193193----
Bethlehem College & SeminaryPrivate, 4-year24211583321279829
Bethany Global UniversityPrivate, 4-year2612222061639831
Red Lake Nation CollegePublic, 2-4 year18418411668---
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Cambridge CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
Central Lakes College-Staples CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
M State - Detroit Lakes CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
M State - Moorhead CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
M State - Wadena CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota North College - ItascaPublic, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range VirginiaPublic, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range EvelethPublic, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota North College - Rainy RiverPublic, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota North College - VermilionPublic, 2-4 year-------
South Central College-FaribaultPublic, 2-4 year-------
Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand ForksPublic, 2-4 year-------
Rasmussen University-BloomingtonPrivate, 4-year-------
Rasmussen University-EaganPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Rasmussen University-MankatoPrivate, 4-year-------
Rasmussen University-Lake Elmo/WoodburyPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Rasmussen University-Hennepin/AnokaPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota State CollegeSoutheast-Red Wing CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
Lynnes Welding Training - RamseyPrivate, Less than 2-year-------