In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 273,331 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Minnesota including undergraduate and graduate programs.
Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 8.38% from 298,338 to 273,331. The undergraduate population decreased by 8.95% and the graduate population decreased by 7.46% in last 10 years at Minnesota Colleges.
By gender, there are 180,310
women students and 93,021 men students enrolled in the schools. The women students decreased by 2.38% and men students decreased by 18.13% in that period.
Student Population Changes
The average number of students over the past 10 years is 290,768, and 273,331 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023.
Of the total students, 61.50% are undergraduate students and 38.50% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 16,528, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 8,479.
The women to men ratio is 1.94 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Minnesota Colleges than men students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Minnesota Colleges since 2014.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2013-14 | 298,338 | 184,628 | 79,431 | 105,197 | 113,710 | 34,196 | 79,514 |
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| 2014-15 | 298,153
-185 | 183,669
-959 | 78,613
-818 | 105,056
-141 | 114,484
774 | 34,278
82 | 80,206
692 |
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| 2015-16 | 299,487
1,334 | 181,589
-2,080 | 76,994
-1,619 | 104,595
-461 | 117,898
3,414 | 34,985
707 | 82,913
2,707 |
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| 2016-17 | 299,045
-442 | 181,018
-571 | 76,513
-481 | 104,505
-90 | 118,027
129 | 34,492
-493 | 83,535
622 |
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| 2017-18 | 293,178
-5,867 | 178,452
-2,566 | 74,630
-1,883 | 103,822
-683 | 114,726
-3,301 | 32,443
-2,049 | 82,283
-1,252 |
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| 2018-19 | 292,237
-941 | 176,657
-1,795 | 72,735
-1,895 | 103,922
100 | 115,580
854 | 31,848
-595 | 83,732
1,449 |
|---|
| 2019-20 | 288,251
-3,986 | 174,775
-1,882 | 70,772
-1,963 | 104,003
81 | 113,476
-2,104 | 30,347
-1,501 | 83,129
-603 |
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| 2020-21 | 287,346
-905 | 173,882
-893 | 68,989
-1,783 | 104,893
890 | 113,464
-12 | 29,461
-886 | 84,003
874 |
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| 2021-22 | 278,311
-9,035 | 168,243
-5,639 | 66,525
-2,464 | 101,718
-3,175 | 110,068
-3,396 | 28,447
-1,014 | 81,621
-2,382 |
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| 2022-23 | 273,331
-4,980 | 168,100
-143 | 66,234
-291 | 101,866
148 | 105,231
-4,837 | 26,787
-1,660 | 78,444
-3,177 |
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| Average | 290,768 | 177,101 | 73,144 | 103,958 | 113,666 | 31,728 | 81,938 |
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Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 177,101. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 16,528 from 184,628 to 168,100.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Minnesota Colleges since 2014.
| Year | Total | Fulltime | Parttime |
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| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2013-14 | 184,628 | 131,812 | 60,271 | 71,541 | 52,816 | 19,160 | 33,656 |
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| 2014-15 | 183,669 | 129,257 | 59,013 | 70,244 | 54,412 | 19,600 | 34,812 |
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| 2015-16 | 181,589 | 127,397 | 57,841 | 69,556 | 54,192 | 19,153 | 35,039 |
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| 2016-17 | 181,018 | 126,748 | 57,308 | 69,440 | 54,270 | 19,205 | 35,065 |
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| 2017-18 | 178,452 | 125,605 | 56,244 | 69,361 | 52,847 | 18,386 | 34,461 |
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| 2018-19 | 176,657 | 125,439 | 55,215 | 70,224 | 51,218 | 17,520 | 33,698 |
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| 2019-20 | 174,775 | 123,620 | 53,808 | 69,812 | 51,155 | 16,964 | 34,191 |
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| 2020-21 | 173,882 | 119,819 | 51,170 | 68,649 | 54,063 | 17,819 | 36,244 |
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| 2021-22 | 168,243 | 116,024 | 49,587 | 66,437 | 52,219 | 16,938 | 35,281 |
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| 2022-23 | 168,100 | 113,481 | 48,287 | 65,194 | 54,619 | 17,947 | 36,672 |
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| Average | 177,101 | 177,101 | 54,874 | 69,046 | 177,101 | 18,269 | 34,912 |
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Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 113,666. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 8,479 from 113,710 to 105,231.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Minnesota Colleges since 2014.
| Year | Total | Fulltime | Parttime |
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| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2013-14 | 113,710 | 52,164 | 15,722 | 36,442 | 61,546 | 18,474 | 43,072 |
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| 2014-15 | 114,484 | 50,766 | 15,455 | 35,311 | 63,718 | 18,823 | 44,895 |
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| 2015-16 | 117,898 | 50,004 | 15,429 | 34,575 | 67,894 | 19,556 | 48,338 |
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| 2016-17 | 118,027 | 48,177 | 14,771 | 33,406 | 69,850 | 19,721 | 50,129 |
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| 2017-18 | 114,726 | 45,655 | 13,640 | 32,015 | 69,071 | 18,803 | 50,268 |
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| 2018-19 | 115,580 | 46,254 | 13,501 | 32,753 | 69,326 | 18,347 | 50,979 |
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| 2019-20 | 113,476 | 47,738 | 13,760 | 33,978 | 65,738 | 16,587 | 49,151 |
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| 2020-21 | 113,464 | 47,686 | 13,082 | 34,604 | 65,778 | 16,379 | 49,399 |
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| 2021-22 | 110,068 | 46,362 | 12,808 | 33,554 | 63,706 | 15,639 | 48,067 |
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| 2022-23 | 105,231 | 45,017 | 12,349 | 32,668 | 60,214 | 14,438 | 45,776 |
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| Average | 113,666 | 113,666 | 14,052 | 33,931 | 113,666 | 17,677 | 48,007 |
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Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 57.69%. The percentage was 63.41% 10 years ago and Minnesota Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 5.76% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.24% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Minnesota Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
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| 2013-14 | 1,663 | 11,914 | 39,660 | 10,862 | 419 | 189,170 | 6,881 |
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| 2014-15 | 1,617 | 12,356 | 40,750 | 11,794 | 397 | 186,106 | 7,200 |
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| 2015-16 | 1,607 | 12,798 | 41,817 | 12,215 | 446 | 184,704 | 7,690 |
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| 2016-17 | 1,685 | 13,513 | 40,925 | 11,970 | 481 | 180,607 | 7,968 |
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| 2017-18 | 1,573 | 13,874 | 39,702 | 11,894 | 452 | 175,970 | 8,143 |
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| 2018-19 | 1,491 | 14,490 | 40,510 | 13,812 | 472 | 174,059 | 8,572 |
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| 2019-20 | 1,465 | 14,841 | 40,420 | 15,724 | 521 | 171,025 | 8,546 |
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| 2020-21 | 1,397 | 15,683 | 42,043 | 17,618 | 545 | 169,048 | 8,876 |
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| 2021-22 | 1,323 | 15,525 | 41,453 | 18,125 | 545 | 163,483 | 8,876 |
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| 2022-23 | 1,513 | 15,753 | 41,654 | 19,336 | 510 | 157,673 | 9,379 |
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| Average | 1,533 | 14,075 | 40,893 | 14,335 | 479 | 175,185 | 8,213 |
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Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
112,149 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 41% of total students. The number of online students has increased 11.35% since 2013.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Minnesota Colleges from 2012 to 2023.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
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| 2012-13 | 300,642 | 100,717 | 27,383 | 172,542 |
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| 2013-14 | 298,338 | 102,129 | 26,535 | 169,674 |
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| 2014-15 | 298,153 | 104,898 | 27,659 | 165,596 |
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| 2015-16 | 299,487 | 109,727 | 30,348 | 159,412 |
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| 2016-17 | 299,045 | 110,765 | 34,136 | 154,144 |
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| 2017-18 | 293,178 | 107,989 | 37,241 | 147,948 |
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| 2018-19 | 292,237 | 110,482 | 39,305 | 142,450 |
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| 2019-20 | 288,251 | 109,010 | 41,085 | 138,156 |
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| 2020-21 | 287,346 | 146,318 | 71,830 | 69,198 |
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| 2021-22 | 278,311 | 114,467 | 65,423 | 98,421 |
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| 2022-23 | 273,331 | 112,149 | 57,577 | 103,605 |
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| Average | 291,665 | 111,696 | 41,684 | 138,286 |
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