For Minnesota colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,875 for Minnesota residents and $17,596 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,288 for Minnesota residents and $16,617 for out-of-state students.
Carleton College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,892 and Leech Lake Tribal College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,163 among Minnesota 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 colleges.
You can narrow Minnesota colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Minnesota colleges in 2025 is $23,494 for state residents and $33,215 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 | $17,596 | $13,288 | $16,617 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,114 | $1,114 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,356 | $11,356 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,150 | $3,150 | ||
| COA | $23,494 | $33,215 | $28,907 | $32,236 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Minnesota colleges is $7,875 for state residents and $17,596 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Minnesota 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 | $15,981 | $771 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,280 | $785 | $16,045 | $787 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,520 | $814 | $16,385 | $812 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,532 | $859 | $16,524 | $841 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,932 | $943 | $16,888 | $708 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Minnesota colleges in 2025 is $13,288 for state residents and $16,617 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Minnesota colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,165 | $1,042 | $15,285 | $682 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,703 | $1,046 | $14,886 | $696 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,222 | $1,019 | $14,699 | $683 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,695 | $1,125 | $15,065 | $721 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,102 | $1,186 | $15,840 | $778 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Minnesota colleges in 2025 is $639 for state residents and $664 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $811 for state residents and $869 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 | $673 | $713 | $723 | $789 |
| 2021-2022 | $679 | $717 | $731 | $784 |
| 2022-2023 | $703 | $743 | $728 | $788 |
| 2023-2024 | $728 | $755 | $760 | $823 |
| 2024-2025 | $639 | $664 | $811 | $869 |
The average living costs of Minnesota colleges in 2025 is $14,505 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,412 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 colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,276 | $2,738 | $8,554 | $4,433 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,470 | $2,924 | $8,569 | $4,462 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,964 | $3,021 | $9,073 | $4,726 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,545 | $3,127 | $10,086 | $5,059 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,356 | $3,150 | $10,512 | $4,901 |