There are 45 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in Minnesota - 40 public and 5 private schools.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of Minnesota community colleges is $6,034 for Minnesota residents and $6,546 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $5,363. A total of 111,310 students enrolled in Minnesota community colleges (3,838 in average).
Minnesota Community Colleges Average Statistics
28 Minnesota community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance.
28 schools offer online degree/programs and 1,281 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 42.00% and the transfer-out rate is 42.00%. The average students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 at Minnesota community colleges.
The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for Minnesota community colleges.
Minnesota Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
Minnesota State Community and Technical College is ranked first among Minnesota community colleges and Riverland Community College and Lake Superior College are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools are $6,034 for Minnesota residents and $6,546 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Minnesota community colleges with key statistics by ranking.