For Minnesota Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,875 for Minnesota residents and $8,275 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,288 for Minnesota residents and $17,407 for out-of-state students.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $38,362 and Leech Lake Tribal College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,163 among Minnesota Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $33,249 and Bemidji State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $10,099 among Minnesota Public colleges.
The average COA of Minnesota Public colleges in 2025 is $22,813 for state residents and $23,213 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $7,875 | $8,275 | $13,288 | $17,407 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,187 | $1,187 | ||
| Room & Board | $10,198 | $10,198 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,553 | $3,553 | ||
| COA | $22,813 | $23,213 | $28,226 | $32,345 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Minnesota Public colleges is $7,875 for state residents and $8,275 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Minnesota Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,999 | $780 | $7,548 | $765 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,280 | $785 | $7,715 | $785 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,520 | $814 | $8,018 | $814 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,532 | $859 | $7,612 | $859 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,932 | $943 | $7,563 | $712 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Minnesota Public colleges in 2025 is $13,288 for state residents and $17,407 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Minnesota Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,165 | $1,042 | $14,137 | $1,042 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,703 | $1,046 | $13,796 | $1,046 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,222 | $1,019 | $14,922 | $1,019 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,695 | $1,125 | $16,121 | $1,125 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,102 | $1,186 | $16,221 | $1,186 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Minnesota Public colleges in 2025 is $246 for state residents and $289 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $783 for state residents and $1,049 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $227 | $298 | $674 | $948 |
| 2021-2022 | $238 | $305 | $705 | $936 |
| 2022-2023 | $247 | $316 | $730 | $999 |
| 2023-2024 | $246 | $294 | $756 | $1,035 |
| 2024-2025 | $246 | $289 | $783 | $1,049 |
The average living costs of Minnesota Public colleges in 2025 is $13,751 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,138 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,355 | $3,238 | $7,737 | $4,821 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,622 | $3,298 | $7,947 | $4,939 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,188 | $3,372 | $8,497 | $5,226 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,628 | $3,543 | $9,541 | $5,596 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,198 | $3,553 | $9,923 | $5,214 |