For Minnesota Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $35,971.
Carleton College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,892 and White Earth Tribal and Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,490 among Minnesota Private colleges. For graduate programs, Minneapolis College of Art and Design has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $45,484 and Martin Luther College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,300 among Minnesota Private colleges.
The average COA of Minnesota Private colleges in 2025 is $52,176 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $35,971 | $16,947 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,156 | $1,156 |
| Room & Board | $12,189 | $12,189 |
| Other Expenses | $2,860 | $2,860 |
| COA | $52,176 | $33,152 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Minnesota Private colleges is $35,971. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Minnesota Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $31,915 | $662 |
| 2021-2022 | $32,081 | $684 |
| 2022-2023 | $32,987 | $726 |
| 2023-2024 | $34,229 | $769 |
| 2024-2025 | $35,165 | $807 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Minnesota Private colleges in 2025 is $16,947.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Minnesota Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $16,242 | $518 |
| 2021-2022 | $15,803 | $557 |
| 2022-2023 | $15,173 | $552 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,264 | $564 |
| 2024-2025 | $16,318 | $629 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Minnesota Private colleges in 2025 is $1,254.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $869.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $1,362 | $781 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,378 | $783 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,417 | $770 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,483 | $806 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,254 | $869 |
The average living costs of Minnesota Private colleges in 2025 is $15,048 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,480 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Minnesota Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,939 | $2,378 | $10,153 | $3,675 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,057 | $2,666 | $9,790 | $3,534 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,531 | $2,764 | $10,225 | $3,714 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,216 | $2,823 | $11,085 | $3,883 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,189 | $2,860 | $11,631 | $3,849 |