Tuition Trends for Minnesota colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 110 colleges in Minnesota - 53 public and 57 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Minnesota is $11,373 for Minnesota residents and $14,839 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $28,832. For Minnesota community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $6,066 for state residents and $6,403 for out-of-state students.

Minnesota public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 32.34% from $9,835 (2015) to $13,016 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 9.22% over the past decade from $13,586 (2015) to $14,839 (2024). In private Minnesota colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 10.43%, from $26,305 (2015) to $29,048 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 17.04% when living on campus and by 18.98% when living off campus at public Minnesota colleges. For private Minnesota colleges, the COA has increased by 15.26% (on-campus) and 16.58% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Minnesota colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$21,576	$25,327	$38,046	$22,098	$25,849	$38,568
2015-16	$22,001 1.97%	$25,975 2.56%	$38,687 1.68%	$22,559 2.09%	$26,533 2.65%	$39,245 1.76%
2016-17	$22,129 0.58%	$26,407 1.66%	$38,885 0.51%	$22,430 -0.57%	$26,708 0.66%	$39,186 -0.15%
2017-18	$22,724 2.69%	$27,395 3.74%	$40,261 3.54%	$23,015 2.61%	$27,686 3.66%	$40,552 3.49%
2018-19	$23,035 1.37%	$27,996 2.19%	$38,430 -4.55%	$23,387 1.62%	$28,348 2.39%	$38,782 -4.36%
2019-20	$23,544 2.21%	$28,809 2.90%	$39,935 3.92%	$24,396 4.31%	$29,661 4.63%	$40,787 5.17%
2020-21	$23,888 1.46%	$29,191 1.33%	$41,337 3.51%	$24,997 2.46%	$30,300 2.15%	$42,446 4.07%
2021-22	$24,679 3.31%	$29,550 1.23%	$41,742 0.98%	$25,313 1.26%	$30,184 -0.38%	$42,376 -0.16%
2022-23	$26,016 5.42%	$30,826 4.32%	$41,457 -0.68%	$26,745 5.66%	$31,555 4.54%	$42,186 -0.45%
2023-24	$27,819 6.93%	$29,642 -3.84%	$43,851 5.77%	$28,931 8.17%	$30,754 -2.54%	$44,963 6.58%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Minnesota colleges is $13,016 for Minnesota residents and $14,839 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $29,048.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,841 for Minnesota residents and $18,371 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $14,597.

The tuition & fees has increased 9.22% for undergraduate programs and 28.02% for graduate programs at Minnesota colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Minnesota colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$9,835	$13,586	$26,305	$9,418	$13,471	$14,767
2015-16	$10,087 2.56%	$14,061 3.50%	$26,773 1.78%	$9,797 4.02%	$14,043 4.25%	$14,694 -0.49%
2016-17	$10,193 1.05%	$14,471 2.92%	$26,949 0.66%	$9,910 1.15%	$14,205 1.15%	$13,805 -6.05%
2017-18	$10,448 2.50%	$15,119 4.48%	$27,985 3.84%	$10,515 6.10%	$15,213 7.10%	$14,296 3.56%
2018-19	$10,509 0.58%	$15,470 2.32%	$25,904 -7.44%	$10,911 3.77%	$14,677 -3.52%	$14,067 -1.60%
2019-20	$10,749 2.28%	$16,014 3.52%	$27,140 4.77%	$10,983 0.66%	$14,872 1.33%	$15,546 10.51%
2020-21	$10,795 0.43%	$16,098 0.52%	$28,244 4.07%	$11,207 2.04%	$15,179 2.06%	$16,175 4.05%
2021-22	$11,262 4.33%	$16,133 0.22%	$28,325 0.29%	$11,749 4.84%	$14,842 -2.22%	$15,756 -2.59%
2022-23	$12,056 7.05%	$16,866 4.54%	$27,497 -2.92%	$13,793 17.40%	$15,941 7.40%	$13,522 -14.18%
2023-24	$13,016 7.96%	$14,839 -12.02%	$29,048 5.64%	$14,553 5.51%	$17,246 8.19%	$13,969 3.31%

Minnesota 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Minnesota Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Minnesota colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,159
2015-16	$1,145 -1.21%
2016-17	$1,057 -7.69%
2017-18	$1,028 -2.74%
2018-19	$942 -8.37%
2019-20	$907 -3.72%
2020-21	$911 0.44%
2021-22	$897 -1.54%
2022-23	$869 -3.12%
2023-24	$930 7.02%

Living Costs Changes

For Minnesota colleges, the living have increased 25.76% when a student lives on campus facilities and 26.63% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Minnesota colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$10,582	$11,551
2015-16	$10,769 1.96%	$11,741 2.50%
2016-17	$10,879 2.00%	$11,757 0.07%
2017-18	$11,248 3.34%	$12,109 3.66%
2018-19	$11,584 3.45%	$12,571 2.91%
2019-20	$11,888 2.89%	$13,162 5.59%
2020-21	$12,182 2.88%	$13,471 5.68%
2021-22	$12,520 2.83%	$13,684 -0.77%
2022-23	$13,091 4.98%	$14,363 5.12%
2023-24	$13,873 5.67%	$15,123 10.03%

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Undergraduate

Minnesota North College Public, 2-4 years | Hibbing
University of St Thomas Private, four-years | Saint Paul
Capella University Private, four-years | Minneapolis
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Public, four-years | Minneapolis
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Private, four-years | Winona
Rasmussen University-Minnesota Private, four-years | St. Cloud
Walden University Private, four-years | Minneapolis
St Olaf College Private, four-years | Northfield
University of Minnesota-Duluth Public, four-years | Duluth
Bethel University Private, four-years | Saint Paul

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Graduate

Bethany Global University Private, four-years | Bloomington
Walden University Private, four-years | Minneapolis
Saint Cloud State University Public, four-years | Saint Cloud
Bethel University Private, four-years | Saint Paul
St Catherine University Private, four-years | Saint Paul
Winona State University Public, four-years | Winona
Capella University Private, four-years | Minneapolis
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Public, four-years | Minneapolis
Hamline University Private, four-years | Saint Paul
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Minnesota North College Public, 2-4 years | Hibbing
Walden University Private, four-years | Minneapolis
Normandale Community College Public, 2-4 years | Bloomington
Capella University Private, four-years | Minneapolis
Rasmussen University-Minnesota Private, four-years | St. Cloud
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Public, four-years | Minneapolis
Crown College Private, four-years | Saint Bonifacius
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Bethany Global University Private, four-years | Bloomington
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PCI Academy-Plymouth Private, Less than 2-years | Plymouth
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Tuition Trends for Minnesota colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes