What colleges in Minnesota actually cost
The sticker price is not what most families pay. Every Minnesota college below shows its published cost of attendance beside the average net price families in the lowest reported income band actually paid after grants and scholarships — no account needed.
- Colleges
- 82
- in Minnesota with net-price data
- Median sticker price
- $23,969
- a year, across the 82 with a cost of attendance
- Median college's avg. net price, under $30,000
- $12,140
- after grants — the median of each college's average, across the 80 that report this band
| College | City | Sticker price | Avg. net price (income band) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy College | Bloomington | $33,874 | $29,015$30,000–$48,000 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | $18,698 | $8,358Under $30,000 |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka | $22,247 | $13,923Under $30,000 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids | $21,068 | $13,788Under $30,000 |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | $62,303 | $21,318Under $30,000 |
| Avalon School of Cosmetology | Worthington | $13,577 | $6,182Under $30,000 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis | Minneapolis | $22,574 | $16,552Under $30,000 |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji | $22,744 | $10,073Under $30,000 |
| Bethany Global University | Bloomington | $43,216 | $37,327Under $30,000 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato | $41,013 | $12,571Under $30,000 |
| Bethel University | Saint Paul | $58,569 | $22,218Under $30,000 |
| Capella University | Minneapolis | $22,820 | $17,485Under $30,000 |
| Carleton College | Northfield | $84,893 | $7,881Under $30,000 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd | Brainerd | $19,543 | $12,264Under $30,000 |
| Century College | White Bear Lake | $15,983 | $9,717Under $30,000 |
| College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | $68,453 | $12,981Under $30,000 |
| Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead | $45,942 | $20,950Under $30,000 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | $37,239 | $16,406Under $30,000 |
| Crown College | Saint Bonifacius | $46,598 | $24,270Under $30,000 |
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | $18,552 | $9,549Under $30,000 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis | $36,587 | $22,072Under $30,000 |
| Empire Beauty School-Bloomington | Bloomington | $22,456 | $17,306Under $30,000 |
| Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park | Spring Lake Park | $22,841 | $17,329Under $30,000 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | Cloquet | $19,659 | $9,779Under $30,000 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter | $67,613 | $12,015Under $30,000 |
| Hamline University | Saint Paul | $58,110 | $15,371Under $30,000 |
| Hastings Beauty School | Hastings | $19,433 | $11,156Under $30,000 |
| Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park | $16,032 | $7,924Under $30,000 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | St. Louis Park | $26,163 | $15,304Under $30,000 |
| Inver Hills Community College | Inver Grove Heights | $17,103 | $9,373Under $30,000 |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth | $19,723 | $12,326Under $30,000 |
| Leech Lake Tribal College | Cass Lake | $16,717 | $13,169Under $30,000 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul | $82,991 | $13,772Under $30,000 |
| Martin Luther College | New Ulm | $29,250 | $11,233Under $30,000 |
| Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | $25,172 | $15,238Under $30,000 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Minneapolis | $59,972 | $23,662Under $30,000 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College | Minneapolis | $19,683 | $13,019Under $30,000 |
| Minnesota North College | Hibbing | $16,346 | $6,879Under $30,000 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast | Winona | $21,397 | $15,072Under $30,000 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | $17,194 | $9,111Under $30,000 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | $25,197 | $11,129Under $30,000 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | $23,995 | $12,339Under $30,000 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | $17,408 | $8,950Under $30,000 |
| Model College of Hair Design | Saint Cloud | $20,841 | $11,841Under $30,000 |
| Normandale Community College | Bloomington | $18,694 | $11,011Under $30,000 |
| North Central University | Minneapolis | $44,475 | $20,450Under $30,000 |
| North Hennepin Community College | Brooklyn Park | $17,470 | $10,326Under $30,000 |
| Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | $19,638 | $11,348Under $30,000 |
| Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | $16,905 | $6,638Under $30,000 |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University | Bloomington | $39,863 | $35,887$30,000–$48,000 |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology | Rochester | $25,227 | $18,099Under $30,000 |
| Oak Hills Christian College | Bemidji | $33,958 | $17,053Under $30,000 |
| PCI Academy-Plymouth | Plymouth | $22,935 | $19,679Under $30,000 |
| Pine Technical & Community College | Pine City | $18,479 | $11,875Under $30,000 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota | St. Cloud | $25,221 | $17,104Under $30,000 |
| Red Lake Nation College | Red Lake | $13,164 | $4,771Under $30,000 |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | $15,694 | $7,963Under $30,000 |
| Riverland Community College | Austin | $14,442 | $6,612Under $30,000 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | $19,639 | $11,588Under $30,000 |
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | $21,116 | $8,909Under $30,000 |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville | $68,521 | $10,354Under $30,000 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | $57,380 | $16,182Under $30,000 |
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | $18,261 | $10,177Under $30,000 |
| South Central College | North Mankato | $15,401 | $6,470Under $30,000 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | $24,757 | $10,559Under $30,000 |
| St Catherine University | Saint Paul | $60,476 | $17,890Under $30,000 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud | $14,325 | $6,889Under $30,000 |
| St Olaf College | Northfield | $71,843 | $10,404Under $30,000 |
| Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center | Minneapolis | $23,943 | $17,965Under $30,000 |
| The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | $55,103 | $14,433Under $30,000 |
| The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | Maplewood | $24,780 | $21,874Under $30,000 |
| Townsend Barber Institute | Roseville | $31,494 | $27,494Under $30,000 |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | Crookston | $26,068 | $5,758Under $30,000 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | $27,680 | $7,256Under $30,000 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | Morris | $27,039 | $1,694Under $30,000 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | Rochester | $28,904 | $6,116Under $30,000 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis | $30,061 | $6,642Under $30,000 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | $51,325 | $26,696Under $30,000 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | $66,116 | $28,131Under $30,000 |
| Walden University | Minneapolis | $35,358 | $32,652Under $30,000 |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College | Mahnomen | $20,963 | $2,710Under $30,000 |
| Winona State University | Winona | $23,683 | $10,224Under $30,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2024 data release. Sticker price is the college's cost of attendance (the published figure, or the sum of its published components). Net price is the average paid by students who received federal aid, grouped by household income. Averages from past students — your family's cost could be higher or lower.
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