For the academic year 2024-2025, the average acceptance rate of Minnesota Colleges is 72.20%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.49%. A total of 161,602 have applied, 116,681 admitted, and 26,239 students have enrolled one of Minnesota Colleges.
Of the Minnesota colleges, Carleton College is the tightest school to admit with 20.41% acceptance rate, and Crown College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 22.78%.
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Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2025 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Minnesota Colleges | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MN | 4,118 | 3,376 | 628 |
81.98% | 18.60% |
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Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, MN | 3,812 | 2,134 | 516 |
55.98% | 24.18% |
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Bethany Global UniversityBloomington, MN | 70 | 65 | 4 |
92.86% | 6.15% |
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Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, MN | 1,319 | 514 | 175 |
38.97% | 34.05% |
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Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, MN | 1,754 | 1,540 | 415 |
87.80% | 26.95% |
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Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN | 7,133 | 1,456 | 507 |
20.41% | 34.82% |
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College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, MN | 1,840 | 1,684 | 363 |
91.52% | 21.56% |
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Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MN | 4,763 | 2,984 | 556 |
62.65% | 18.63% |
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Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, MN | 3,540 | 2,792 | 464 |
78.87% | 16.62% |
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Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, MN | 2,261 | 515 | 196 |
22.78% | 38.06% |
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Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN | 533 | 527 | 356 |
98.87% | 67.55% |
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Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN | 5,294 | 3,229 | 490 |
60.99% | 15.17% |
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Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, MN | 3,475 | 3,045 | 483 |
87.63% | 15.86% |
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Herzing University-MinneapolisSt. Louis Park, MN | 96 | 90 | 62 |
93.75% | 68.89% |
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Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN | 8,968 | 2,558 | 560 |
28.52% | 21.89% |
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Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, MN | 226 | 197 | 174 |
87.17% | 88.32% |
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Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceRochester, MN | 141 | 55 | 55 |
39.01% | 100.00% |
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Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN | 698 | 689 | 233 |
98.71% | 33.82% |
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Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN | 854 | 414 | 161 |
48.48% | 38.89% |
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Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN | 3,751 | 2,204 | 602 |
58.76% | 27.31% |
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Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN | 9,098 | 8,046 | 2,364 |
88.44% | 29.38% |
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North Central UniversityMinneapolis, MN | 492 | 487 | 144 |
98.98% | 29.57% |
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Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN | 5,976 | 5,665 | 938 |
94.80% | 16.56% |
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Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, MN | 1,685 | 1,527 | 335 |
90.62% | 21.94% |
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Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN | 1,441 | 1,337 | 252 |
92.78% | 18.85% |
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Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, MN | 2,811 | 1,748 | 388 |
62.18% | 22.20% |
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St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN | 2,441 | 2,242 | 421 |
91.85% | 18.78% |
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St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN | 6,623 | 3,200 | 859 |
48.32% | 26.84% |
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The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, MN | 2,387 | 2,219 | 375 |
92.96% | 16.90% |
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University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, MN | 1,565 | 1,375 | 242 |
87.86% | 17.60% |
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University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN | 8,999 | 7,987 | 1,799 |
88.75% | 22.52% |
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University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, MN | 2,956 | 2,215 | 222 |
74.93% | 10.02% |
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University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester, MN | 1,269 | 901 | 183 |
71.00% | 20.31% |
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University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN | 41,496 | 33,091 | 7,391 |
79.75% | 22.34% |
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University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, MN | 1,301 | 1,216 | 376 |
93.47% | 30.92% |
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University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN | 9,774 | 8,343 | 1,737 |
85.36% | 20.82% |
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Winona State UniversityWinona, MN | 6,642 | 5,014 | 1,213 |
75.49% | 24.19% |
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| Average | 4,368 | 3,154 | 709 | 72.20% | 22.49% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2024-2025 data from National Center For Education Statistics (January 2, 2025).
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