For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Minnesota colleges is 72.20%, 116,681 accepted out of 161,602 applicants.
For Minnesota college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 10,699 (7.09%) compared to last year, from 150,903 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 949, which is more than 3.75% last year.
Minnesota colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.48% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Minnesota colleges. The yield decreased by 0.88%.
Among Minnesota colleges, Carleton College has the lowest acceptance rate of 20.41% with 1,456 accepted students out of 7,133 applicants. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the most number of applicants of 41,496 and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,391.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Minnesota. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton College | 7,133 669 | 1,456 16 | 507 -31 | 20.41% -1.87% | 34.82% -2.54% |
| Crown College | 2,261 1,207 | 515 -147 | 196 -9 | 22.78% -40.03% | 38.06% 7.09% |
| Macalester College | 8,968 869 | 2,558 273 | 560 42 | 28.52% 0.31% | 21.89% -0.78% |
| Bethany Lutheran College | 1,319 438 | 514 65 | 175 -15 | 38.97% -11.99% | 34.05% -8.27% |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | 141 17 | 55 7 | 55 10 | 39.01% 0.30% | 100.00% 6.25% |
| St Olaf College | 6,623 667 | 3,200 94 | 859 34 | 48.32% -3.83% | 26.84% 0.28% |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 854 -31 | 414 -14 | 161 -8 | 48.48% 0.12% | 38.89% -0.60% |
| Bemidji State University | 3,812 952 | 2,134 113 | 516 36 | 55.98% -14.68% | 24.18% 0.43% |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | 3,751 -903 | 2,204 -245 | 602 -4 | 58.76% 6.14% | 27.31% 2.57% |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | 5,294 844 | 3,229 479 | 490 -9 | 60.99% -0.81% | 15.17% -2.98% |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | 2,811 181 | 1,748 -65 | 388 20 | 62.18% -6.76% | 22.20% 1.90% |
| Concordia College at Moorhead | 4,763 329 | 2,984 188 | 556 118 | 62.65% -0.41% | 18.63% 2.96% |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | 1,269 48 | 901 24 | 183 20 | 71.00% -0.83% | 20.31% 1.72% |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | 2,956 -521 | 2,215 -235 | 222 -51 | 74.93% 4.47% | 10.02% -1.12% |
| Winona State University | 6,642 483 | 5,014 794 | 1,213 51 | 75.49% 6.97% | 24.19% -3.35% |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul | 3,540 810 | 2,792 748 | 464 87 | 78.87% 4.00% | 16.62% -1.82% |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 41,496 1,633 | 33,091 2,386 | 7,391 655 | 79.75% 2.72% | 22.34% 0.40% |
| Augsburg University | 4,118 -219 | 3,376 57 | 628 -56 | 81.98% 5.45% | 18.60% -2.01% |
| University of St Thomas | 9,774 961 | 8,343 857 | 1,737 56 | 85.36% 0.42% | 20.82% -1.64% |
| Martin Luther College | 226 8 | 197 17 | 174 24 | 87.17% 4.60% | 88.32% 4.99% |
| Hamline University | 3,475 290 | 3,045 184 | 483 88 | 87.63% -2.20% | 15.86% 2.05% |
| Bethel University | 1,754 112 | 1,540 46 | 415 -15 | 87.80% -3.19% | 26.95% -1.83% |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | 1,565 -321 | 1,375 274 | 242 18 | 87.86% 29.48% | 17.60% -2.75% |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | 9,098 124 | 8,046 -150 | 2,364 -43 | 88.44% -2.89% | 29.38% 0.01% |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | 8,999 -503 | 7,987 219 | 1,799 -22 | 88.75% 7.00% | 22.52% -0.92% |
| Saint Johns University | 1,685 88 | 1,527 82 | 335 -30 | 90.62% 0.14% | 21.94% -3.32% |
| College of Saint Benedict | 1,840 -12 | 1,684 -8 | 363 -16 | 91.52% 0.16% | 21.56% -0.84% |
| St Catherine University | 2,441 738 | 2,242 640 | 421 44 | 91.85% -2.22% | 18.78% -4.75% |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 1,441 91 | 1,337 138 | 252 -20 | 92.78% 3.97% | 18.85% -3.84% |
| Bethany Global University | 70 -77 | 65 -73 | 4 -24 | 92.86% -1.02% | 6.15% -14.14% |
| The College of Saint Scholastica | 2,387 779 | 2,219 711 | 375 26 | 92.96% -0.82% | 16.90% -6.24% |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | 1,301 107 | 1,216 119 | 376 12 | 93.47% 1.59% | 30.92% -2.26% |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | 96 -82 | 90 -77 | 62 -53 | 93.75% -0.07% | 68.89% 0.03% |
| Saint Cloud State University | 5,976 950 | 5,665 893 | 938 41 | 94.80% -0.15% | 16.56% -2.24% |
| Metropolitan State University | 698 156 | 689 166 | 233 75 | 98.71% 2.22% | 33.82% 3.61% |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | 533 -54 | 527 -51 | 356 -24 | 98.87% 0.40% | 67.55% 1.81% |
| North Central University | 492 -129 | 487 -77 | 144 -78 | 98.98% 8.16% | 29.57% -9.79% |