A total of 413,411 students are enrolled in Minnesota colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By gender, there are 144,872 men students and 268,539 students. The men to woman students ratio is 0.54 to 1.
In 4-year colleges, 67.41% of total enrollment is women students and 32.59% is men students. In community colleges, the women students' proportion is 57.97%.
For Minnesota colleges with more than 1,000 students, Saint Johns University has the highest ratio of men students (95.93%) and College of Saint Benedict has the highest ratio of women students (99.65%).
By gender, 35.04% of total students is men students (144,872) and 64.96% is women students (268,539) in Minnesota collegs.
In 53 4-year Minnesota colleges in United States, there are 97,797 men students which is 32.59% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year Minnesota colleges is 67.41% (202,300).
Of the 111,310 students attending Minnesota community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 42.03% are men (64,530) and 57.97% are women students (64,530).
In Minnesota trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 295 men and 1,709 women students, accounting for 14.72% and 85.28% of total students.
| School Level | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 413,411 | 144,872 (35.04%) |
268,539 (64.96%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 300,097 | 97,797 (32.59%) |
202,300 (67.41%) |
| Community Colleges | 111,310 | 46,780 (42.03%) |
64,530 (57.97%) |
| Trade Schools | 2,004 | 295 (14.72%) |
1,709 (85.28%) |
The following table compares student population by gender and school level between Minnesota colleges. A total of 413,411 students have enrolled in Minnesota colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Walden UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 49,441 | 7,942 (16.1%) |
41,499 (83.9%) |
9,144 | 1,299 (14.2%) |
7,845 (85.8%) | 40,297 | 6,643 (16.5%) |
33,654 (83.5%) |
| Academy CollegePrivate, 4-year | 56 | 48 (85.7%) |
8 (14.3%) |
56 | 48 (85.7%) |
8 (14.3%) | - | - | - |
| Alexandria Technical & Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,281 | 1,555 (47.4%) |
1,726 (52.6%) |
3,281 | 1,555 (47.4%) |
1,726 (52.6%) | - | - | - |
| Anoka Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,970 | 892 (45.3%) |
1,078 (54.7%) |
1,970 | 892 (45.3%) |
1,078 (54.7%) | - | - | - |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,486 | 3,291 (38.8%) |
5,195 (61.2%) |
8,486 | 3,291 (38.8%) |
5,195 (61.2%) | - | - | - |
| Augsburg UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,249 | 1,343 (41.3%) |
1,906 (58.7%) |
2,527 | 1,142 (45.2%) |
1,385 (54.8%) | 722 | 201 (27.8%) |
521 (72.2%) |
| Riverland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,959 | 1,711 (43.2%) |
2,248 (56.8%) |
3,959 | 1,711 (43.2%) |
2,248 (56.8%) | - | - | - |
| Northwest Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 978 | 271 (27.7%) |
707 (72.3%) |
978 | 271 (27.7%) |
707 (72.3%) | - | - | - |
| Bemidji State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,072 | 1,629 (40.0%) |
2,443 (60.0%) |
3,751 | 1,492 (39.8%) |
2,259 (60.2%) | 321 | 137 (42.7%) |
184 (57.3%) |
| Bethany Lutheran CollegePrivate, 4-year | 899 | 401 (44.6%) |
498 (55.4%) |
856 | 388 (45.3%) |
468 (54.7%) | 43 | 13 (30.2%) |
30 (69.8%) |
| Bethel UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,603 | 1,432 (39.7%) |
2,171 (60.3%) |
2,755 | 1,163 (42.2%) |
1,592 (57.8%) | 848 | 269 (31.7%) |
579 (68.3%) |
| Central Lakes College-BrainerdPublic, 2-4 year | 4,981 | 2,111 (42.4%) |
2,870 (57.6%) |
4,981 | 2,111 (42.4%) |
2,870 (57.6%) | - | - | - |
| Carleton CollegePrivate, 4-year | 2,128 | 1,046 (49.2%) |
1,082 (50.8%) |
2,128 | 1,046 (49.2%) |
1,082 (50.8%) | - | - | - |
| Concordia College at MoorheadPrivate, 4-year | 1,935 | 905 (46.8%) |
1,030 (53.2%) |
1,864 | 873 (46.8%) |
991 (53.2%) | 71 | 32 (45.1%) |
39 (54.9%) |
| Concordia University-Saint PaulPrivate, 4-year | 6,003 | 2,198 (36.6%) |
3,805 (63.4%) |
3,424 | 1,132 (33.1%) |
2,292 (66.9%) | 2,579 | 1,066 (41.3%) |
1,513 (58.7%) |
| Dakota County Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,894 | 1,642 (56.7%) |
1,252 (43.3%) |
2,894 | 1,642 (56.7%) |
1,252 (43.3%) | - | - | - |
| Martin Luther CollegePrivate, 4-year | 878 | 390 (44.4%) |
488 (55.6%) |
770 | 344 (44.7%) |
426 (55.3%) | 108 | 46 (42.6%) |
62 (57.4%) |
| Lake Superior CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,074 | 1,760 (43.2%) |
2,314 (56.8%) |
4,074 | 1,760 (43.2%) |
2,314 (56.8%) | - | - | - |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,645 | 2,112 (37.4%) |
3,533 (62.6%) |
5,645 | 2,112 (37.4%) |
3,533 (62.6%) | - | - | - |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,695 | 1,782 (48.2%) |
1,913 (51.8%) |
3,695 | 1,782 (48.2%) |
1,913 (51.8%) | - | - | - |
| Gustavus Adolphus CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,906 | 894 (46.9%) |
1,012 (53.1%) |
1,905 | 894 (46.9%) |
1,011 (53.1%) | 1 | - | 1 (100.0%) |
| Hamline UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,565 | 880 (34.3%) |
1,685 (65.7%) |
1,806 | 652 (36.1%) |
1,154 (63.9%) | 759 | 228 (30.0%) |
531 (70.0%) |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4-year | 192 | 71 (37.0%) |
121 (63.0%) |
- | - | - | 192 | 71 (37.0%) |
121 (63.0%) |
| Hennepin Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,572 | 2,735 (59.8%) |
1,837 (40.2%) |
4,572 | 2,735 (59.8%) |
1,837 (40.2%) | - | - | - |
| Minnesota North CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,174 | 1,473 (46.4%) |
1,701 (53.6%) |
3,174 | 1,473 (46.4%) |
1,701 (53.6%) | - | - | - |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisPrivate, Less than 2-year | 623 | 24 (3.9%) |
599 (96.1%) |
623 | 24 (3.9%) |
599 (96.1%) | - | - | - |
| Inver Hills Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,804 | 1,449 (38.1%) |
2,355 (61.9%) |
3,804 | 1,449 (38.1%) |
2,355 (61.9%) | - | - | - |
| Luther SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 371 | 160 (43.1%) |
211 (56.9%) |
- | - | - | 371 | 160 (43.1%) |
211 (56.9%) |
| Macalester CollegePrivate, 4-year | 2,138 | 926 (43.3%) |
1,212 (56.7%) |
2,138 | 926 (43.3%) |
1,212 (56.7%) | - | - | - |
| South Central CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,731 | 1,058 (38.7%) |
1,673 (61.3%) |
2,731 | 1,058 (38.7%) |
1,673 (61.3%) | - | - | - |
| Minnesota State University-MankatoPublic, 4-year | 15,271 | 6,476 (42.4%) |
8,795 (57.6%) |
13,433 | 5,918 (44.1%) |
7,515 (55.9%) | 1,838 | 558 (30.4%) |
1,280 (69.6%) |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and SciencePrivate, 4-year | 1,439 | 534 (37.1%) |
905 (62.9%) |
309 | 65 (21.0%) |
244 (79.0%) | 1,130 | 469 (41.5%) |
661 (58.5%) |
| Metropolitan State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 6,660 | 2,855 (42.9%) |
3,805 (57.1%) |
5,904 | 2,547 (43.1%) |
3,357 (56.9%) | 756 | 308 (40.7%) |
448 (59.3%) |
| University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesPublic, 4-year | 56,666 | 25,150 (44.4%) |
31,516 (55.6%) |
41,303 | 18,662 (45.2%) |
22,641 (54.8%) | 15,363 | 6,488 (42.2%) |
8,875 (57.8%) |
| University of Minnesota-CrookstonPublic, 4-year | 2,612 | 1,097 (42.0%) |
1,515 (58.0%) |
2,612 | 1,097 (42.0%) |
1,515 (58.0%) | - | - | - |
| Minneapolis College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4-year | 831 | 239 (28.8%) |
592 (71.2%) |
720 | 216 (30.0%) |
504 (70.0%) | 111 | 23 (20.7%) |
88 (79.3%) |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,733 | 2,811 (41.7%) |
3,922 (58.3%) |
6,733 | 2,811 (41.7%) |
3,922 (58.3%) | - | - | - |
| Herzing University-MinneapolisPrivate, 4-year | 748 | 79 (10.6%) |
669 (89.4%) |
740 | 79 (10.7%) |
661 (89.3%) | 8 | - | 8 (100.0%) |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology WoodburyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 122 | 1 (0.8%) |
121 (99.2%) |
122 | 1 (0.8%) |
121 (99.2%) | - | - | - |
| University of Minnesota-DuluthPublic, 4-year | 9,253 | 4,563 (49.3%) |
4,690 (50.7%) |
8,426 | 4,250 (50.4%) |
4,176 (49.6%) | 827 | 313 (37.8%) |
514 (62.2%) |
| University of Minnesota-MorrisPublic, 4-year | 981 | 466 (47.5%) |
515 (52.5%) |
981 | 466 (47.5%) |
515 (52.5%) | - | - | - |
| Model College of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 199 | 1 (0.5%) |
198 (99.5%) |
199 | 1 (0.5%) |
198 (99.5%) | - | - | - |
| Minnesota State University MoorheadPublic, 4-year | 4,386 | 1,478 (33.7%) |
2,908 (66.3%) |
3,375 | 1,231 (36.5%) |
2,144 (63.5%) | 1,011 | 247 (24.4%) |
764 (75.6%) |
| North Hennepin Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,563 | 2,151 (38.7%) |
3,412 (61.3%) |
5,563 | 2,151 (38.7%) |
3,412 (61.3%) | - | - | - |
| Normandale Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 11,026 | 4,552 (41.3%) |
6,474 (58.7%) |
11,026 | 4,552 (41.3%) |
6,474 (58.7%) | - | - | - |
| North Central UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 852 | 376 (44.1%) |
476 (55.9%) |
759 | 334 (44.0%) |
425 (56.0%) | 93 | 42 (45.2%) |
51 (54.8%) |
| Northland Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,631 | 1,088 (41.4%) |
1,543 (58.6%) |
2,631 | 1,088 (41.4%) |
1,543 (58.6%) | - | - | - |
| University of Northwestern-St PaulPrivate, 4-year | 3,234 | 1,352 (41.8%) |
1,882 (58.2%) |
3,163 | 1,312 (41.5%) |
1,851 (58.5%) | 71 | 40 (56.3%) |
31 (43.7%) |
| Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,101 | 393 (35.7%) |
708 (64.3%) |
439 | 108 (24.6%) |
331 (75.4%) | 662 | 285 (43.1%) |
377 (56.9%) |
| Oak Hills Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year | 95 | 54 (56.8%) |
41 (43.2%) |
95 | 54 (56.8%) |
41 (43.2%) | - | - | - |
| Pine Technical & Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,794 | 767 (42.8%) |
1,027 (57.2%) |
1,794 | 767 (42.8%) |
1,027 (57.2%) | - | - | - |
| Rochester Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,205 | 1,969 (37.8%) |
3,236 (62.2%) |
5,205 | 1,969 (37.8%) |
3,236 (62.2%) | - | - | - |
| College of Saint BenedictPrivate, 4-year | 1,429 | 5 (0.3%) |
1,424 (99.7%) |
1,391 | - | 1,391 (100.0%) | 38 | 5 (13.2%) |
33 (86.8%) |
| St Cloud Technical and Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,030 | 1,528 (37.9%) |
2,502 (62.1%) |
4,030 | 1,528 (37.9%) |
2,502 (62.1%) | - | - | - |
| Saint Cloud State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,732 | 4,757 (44.3%) |
5,975 (55.7%) |
8,738 | 3,878 (44.4%) |
4,860 (55.6%) | 1,994 | 879 (44.1%) |
1,115 (55.9%) |
| Saint Johns UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,572 | 1,508 (95.9%) |
64 (4.1%) |
1,413 | 1,413 (100.0%) |
- | 159 | 95 (59.7%) |
64 (40.3%) |
| Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaPrivate, 4-year | 4,505 | 1,670 (37.1%) |
2,835 (62.9%) |
1,932 | 975 (50.5%) |
957 (49.5%) | 2,573 | 695 (27.0%) |
1,878 (73.0%) |
| St Olaf CollegePrivate, 4-year | 3,124 | 1,301 (41.6%) |
1,823 (58.4%) |
3,124 | 1,301 (41.6%) |
1,823 (58.4%) | - | - | - |
| Crown CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,846 | 858 (46.5%) |
988 (53.5%) |
1,523 | 693 (45.5%) |
830 (54.5%) | 323 | 165 (51.1%) |
158 (48.9%) |
| The College of Saint ScholasticaPrivate, 4-year | 2,930 | 915 (31.2%) |
2,015 (68.8%) |
1,810 | 625 (34.5%) |
1,185 (65.5%) | 1,120 | 290 (25.9%) |
830 (74.1%) |
| University of St ThomasPrivate, 4-year | 9,410 | 4,604 (48.9%) |
4,806 (51.1%) |
6,270 | 3,154 (50.3%) |
3,116 (49.7%) | 3,140 | 1,450 (46.2%) |
1,690 (53.8%) |
| Empire Beauty School-BloomingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 128 | 4 (3.1%) |
124 (96.9%) |
128 | 4 (3.1%) |
124 (96.9%) | - | - | - |
| St Catherine UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,651 | 209 (5.7%) |
3,442 (94.3%) |
2,498 | 105 (4.2%) |
2,393 (95.8%) | 1,153 | 104 (9.0%) |
1,049 (91.0%) |
| Rasmussen University-MinnesotaPrivate, 4-year | 9,416 | 1,390 (14.8%) |
8,026 (85.2%) |
8,633 | 1,260 (14.6%) |
7,373 (85.4%) | 783 | 130 (16.6%) |
653 (83.4%) |
| Saint Paul CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,198 | 2,106 (40.5%) |
3,092 (59.5%) |
5,198 | 2,106 (40.5%) |
3,092 (59.5%) | - | - | - |
| Southwest Minnesota State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,214 | 3,142 (38.3%) |
5,072 (61.7%) |
7,735 | 2,992 (38.7%) |
4,743 (61.3%) | 479 | 150 (31.3%) |
329 (68.7%) |
| Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year | 360 | 255 (70.8%) |
105 (29.2%) |
360 | 255 (70.8%) |
105 (29.2%) | - | - | - |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin CitiesPrivate, 4-year | 226 | 92 (40.7%) |
134 (59.3%) |
- | - | - | 226 | 92 (40.7%) |
134 (59.3%) |
| Dunwoody College of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year | 1,537 | 1,209 (78.7%) |
328 (21.3%) |
1,537 | 1,209 (78.7%) |
328 (21.3%) | - | - | - |
| Ridgewater CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,148 | 1,138 (36.1%) |
2,010 (63.9%) |
3,148 | 1,138 (36.1%) |
2,010 (63.9%) | - | - | - |
| Minnesota State College SoutheastPublic, 2-4 year | 2,331 | 1,000 (42.9%) |
1,331 (57.1%) |
2,331 | 1,000 (42.9%) |
1,331 (57.1%) | - | - | - |
| Winona State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 6,045 | 1,848 (30.6%) |
4,197 (69.4%) |
5,317 | 1,685 (31.7%) |
3,632 (68.3%) | 728 | 163 (22.4%) |
565 (77.6%) |
| Mitchell Hamline School of LawPrivate, 4-year | 1,163 | 406 (34.9%) |
757 (65.1%) |
- | - | - | 1,163 | 406 (34.9%) |
757 (65.1%) |
| Century CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,726 | 3,606 (41.3%) |
5,120 (58.7%) |
8,726 | 3,606 (41.3%) |
5,120 (58.7%) | - | - | - |
| Adler Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4-year | 275 | 49 (17.8%) |
226 (82.2%) |
- | - | - | 275 | 49 (17.8%) |
226 (82.2%) |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,789 | 681 (38.1%) |
1,108 (61.9%) |
1,789 | 681 (38.1%) |
1,108 (61.9%) | - | - | - |
| Capella UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 47,761 | 7,470 (15.6%) |
40,291 (84.4%) |
18,366 | 2,773 (15.1%) |
15,593 (84.9%) | 29,395 | 4,697 (16.0%) |
24,698 (84.0%) |
| Leech Lake Tribal CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 209 | 76 (36.4%) |
133 (63.6%) |
209 | 76 (36.4%) |
133 (63.6%) | - | - | - |
| Hastings Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 22 | 2 (9.1%) |
20 (90.9%) |
22 | 2 (9.1%) |
20 (90.9%) | - | - | - |
| White Earth Tribal and Community CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 119 | 32 (26.9%) |
87 (73.1%) |
119 | 32 (26.9%) |
87 (73.1%) | - | - | - |
| PCI Academy-PlymouthPrivate, Less than 2-year | 165 | - | 165 (100.0%) |
165 | - | 165 (100.0%) | - | - | - |
| American Academy of Health and WellnessPrivate, 4-year | 29 | 6 (20.7%) |
23 (79.3%) |
- | - | - | 29 | 6 (20.7%) |
23 (79.3%) |
| Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake ParkPrivate, Less than 2-year | 95 | 3 (3.2%) |
92 (96.8%) |
95 | 3 (3.2%) |
92 (96.8%) | - | - | - |
| University of Minnesota-RochesterPublic, 4-year | 578 | 120 (20.8%) |
458 (79.2%) |
578 | 120 (20.8%) |
458 (79.2%) | - | - | - |
| Avalon School of CosmetologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 15 | - | 15 (100.0%) |
15 | - | 15 (100.0%) | - | - | - |
| Nova Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 205 | 4 (2.0%) |
201 (98.0%) |
205 | 4 (2.0%) |
201 (98.0%) | - | - | - |
| Bethlehem College & SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 200 | 145 (72.5%) |
55 (27.5%) |
117 | 67 (57.3%) |
50 (42.7%) | 83 | 78 (94.0%) |
5 (6.0%) |
| Bethany Global UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 100 | 35 (35.0%) |
65 (65.0%) |
81 | 25 (30.9%) |
56 (69.1%) | 19 | 10 (52.6%) |
9 (47.4%) |
| Red Lake Nation CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 338 | 114 (33.7%) |
224 (66.3%) |
338 | 114 (33.7%) |
224 (66.3%) | - | - | - |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Cambridge CampusPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Lakes College-Staples CampusPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M State - Detroit Lakes CampusPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M State - Moorhead CampusPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M State - Wadena CampusPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota North College - ItascaPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range VirginiaPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range EvelethPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota North College - Rainy RiverPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota North College - VermilionPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Central College-FaribaultPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand ForksPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rasmussen University-BloomingtonPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rasmussen University-EaganPrivate, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rasmussen University-MankatoPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rasmussen University-Lake Elmo/WoodburyPrivate, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rasmussen University-Hennepin/AnokaPrivate, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota State CollegeSoutheast-Red Wing CampusPublic, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lynnes Welding Training - RamseyPrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Salon Professional Academy MaplewoodPrivate, Less than 2-year | 85 | 1 (1.2%) |
84 (98.8%) |
85 | 1 (1.2%) |
84 (98.8%) | - | - | - |