The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Minnesota Public Colleges is 23.81% for the academic year 2023-2024.

Winona State University has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 29.69% and Minnesota State University-Mankato (29.27%) and Minnesota State University Moorhead (28.64%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Minnesota Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Most Favored Minnesota Public Colleges

Winona State University has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 29.69% and Minnesota State University-Mankato has the second highest yield of 29.27%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $15,939 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,246 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 78.04% and the average SAT score is 1,205 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 53.60% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Most Favored Minnesota Public Colleges.

Table. Most Favored Minnesota Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
5
Winona State University Winona, MNPublic, 4-year 29.69%
2.93%
73.75%1,160$17,230
($10,498)
6,15460.00%16 to 1
2
1
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MNPublic, 4-year 29.27%
1.58%
70.68%-$18,860
($9,490)
14,59052.00%21 to 1
3
2
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MNPublic, 4-year 28.64%
1.44%
56.62%1,120$10,336
($10,236)
4,68255.00%17 to 1
4
2
Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MNPublic, 4-year 26.20%
4.52%
81.70%-$9,780
($9,684)
6,29432.00%14 to 1
5
2
University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MNPublic, 4-year 25.76%
0.78%
80.70%1,230$19,762
($14,318)
9,67562.00%16 to 1
6
2
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year 23.64%
2.54%
74.91%1,378$36,402
($16,488)
54,95584.00%16 to 1
7
3
Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MNPublic, 4-year 22.85%
4.81%
91.59%-$10,304
($10,122)
6,93040.00%15 to 1
8
5
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MNPublic, 4-year 22.17%
5.75%
77.52%-$10,164
($10,130)
4,02349.00%16 to 1
9
-
Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MNPublic, 4-year 16.82%
4.17%
95.28%1,135$10,117
($10,117)
10,42044.00%16 to 1
10
-
University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MNPublic, 4-year 13.02%
1.69%
77.66%-$16,438
($14,288)
1,06858.00%9 to 1
Average23.81%78.04%1,205$15,939
($11,537)
11,87953.60%16 to 1