How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for Minnesota Colleges

For the academic year 2024-2025, the total student population of Minnesota Colleges is 6,619.The overall number of students in Minnesota Colleges increased by 5.43%.

Compared to 5 years ago, the total number of students at Minnesota Colleges has increased by 3.97% from 6,366 to 6,619 students. Of the 47 Minnesota Colleges, 17 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 28 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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Enrollment Changes from 2020 to 2025 at Minnesota Colleges
School Name	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	5-Year Changes
Walden UniversityMinneapolis, MN	49,695	46,455 3,240	42,312 4,143	44,223 1,911	49,441 5,218	254
Academy CollegeBloomington, MN	95	85 10	105 20	118 13	56 62	39
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MN	3,346	3,166 180	3,088 78	3,161 73	3,249 88	97
Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, MN	4,577	4,279 298	4,023 256	3,926 97	4,072 146	505
Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, MN	769	798 29	830 32	902 72	899 3	130
Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, MN	3,814	3,731 83	3,546 185	3,521 25	3,603 82	211
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN	1,940	2,044 104	2,059 15	2,069 10	2,128 59	188
Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MN	1,973	1,919 54	1,903 16	1,868 35	1,935 67	38
Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, MN	5,585	5,545 40	5,544 1	5,854 310	6,003 149	418
Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, MN	968	920 48	880 40	860 20	878 18	90
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN	2,230	2,251 21	2,072 179	1,952 120	1,906 46	324
Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, MN	3,113	2,931 182	2,638 293	2,432 206	2,565 133	548
Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN	2,049	2,244 195	2,175 69	2,142 33	2,138 4	89
Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN	14,761	14,576 185	14,590 14	14,709 119	15,271 562	510
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceRochester, MN	1,223	1,250 27	1,237 13	1,480 243	1,439 41	216
Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN	7,552	6,914 638	6,294 620	6,005 289	6,660 655	892
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN	52,017	52,376 359	54,955 2,579	54,890 65	56,666 1,776	4,649
University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, MN	2,530	2,304 226	2,303 1	2,518 215	2,612 94	82
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN	760	775 15	821 46	824 3	831 7	71
Herzing University-MinneapolisSt. Louis Park, MN	626	759 133	815 56	752 63	748 4	122
University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN	10,275	9,884 391	9,675 209	9,350 325	9,253 97	1,022
University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, MN	1,339	1,286 53	1,068 218	1,020 48	981 39	358
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN	5,547	5,088 459	4,682 406	4,410 272	4,386 24	1,161
North Central UniversityMinneapolis, MN	1,062	1,034 28	992 42	984 8	852 132	210
University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, MN	3,506	3,398 108	3,253 145	3,262 9	3,234 28	272
Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityBloomington, MN	1,132	1,126 6	1,031 95	1,032 1	1,101 69	31
Oak Hills Christian CollegeBemidji, MN	103	94 9	102 8	117 15	95 22	8
College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, MN	1,668	1,557 111	1,470 87	1,451 19	1,429 22	239
Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN	11,841	10,774 1,067	10,420 354	10,514 94	10,732 218	1,109
Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, MN	1,668	1,643 25	1,645 2	1,624 21	1,572 52	96
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN	5,152	4,701 451	4,133 568	3,831 302	4,505 674	647
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN	2,953	2,988 35	3,046 58	3,074 28	3,124 50	171
Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, MN	1,485	1,476 9	1,583 107	1,727 144	1,846 119	361
The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, MN	3,712	3,512 200	3,207 305	2,979 228	2,930 49	782
University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN	9,792	9,336 456	9,025 311	9,121 96	9,410 289	382
St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN	4,277	3,904 373	3,577 327	3,533 44	3,651 118	626
Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, MN	3,927	3,914 13	3,058 856	8,823 5,765	9,416 593	5,489
Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, MN	7,259	6,986 273	6,930 56	7,324 394	8,214 890	955
Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN	1,281	1,382 101	1,359 23	1,424 65	1,537 113	256
Winona State UniversityWinona, MN	7,106	6,545 561	6,154 391	6,058 96	6,045 13	1,061
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet, MN	1,639	1,525 114	1,648 123	1,749 101	1,789 40	150
Capella UniversityMinneapolis, MN	38,930	38,716 214	39,727 1,011	43,915 4,188	47,761 3,846	8,831
University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester, MN	632	646 14	630 16	588 42	578 10	54
Bethlehem College & SeminaryMinneapolis, MN	210	205 5	242 37	194 48	200 6	10
Bethany Global UniversityBloomington, MN	359	328 31	261 67	201 60	100 101	259
Rasmussen University-BloomingtonBloomington, MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rasmussen University-MankatoMankato, MN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	6,366	6,164 202	6,025 139	6,278 253	6,619 341	253