Of the 76 colleges in Minnesota, 76 colleges offer online programs. By school type, there are 40 public and 36 private schools.

By offered degree, 71 schools offer undergraduate level programs and 37 schools offer graduate programs through online.

In particular, 2 colleges offer all programs through online only. The schools are:

The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools is $18,472 for undergraduate programs and $15,579 for graduate programs. Schools may offer "in-state" rate for Minnesota residents.

A total of 142,959 students were in online degree programs or took online courses. It is 38.83% of total enrollment.

Minnesota Online Schools Statistics

The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for Minnesota Online Schools.

Minnesota Online Schools Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Online Schools76 Online Schools (40 public, 36 private)
Tuition & Fees$18,472 Undergraduate
$15,579 Graduate
Student PopulationTotal 368,202 (4,845 in average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 142,959 (1,881 in average)
Average Number of Online Programs Offered25
Student to Faculty Ratio15.7 to 1

Minnesota Online Schools Comparison

The following table lists and compare Minnesota colleges that offer online degree and/or courses.

2024 Tuition Comparison Between Online Schools in Minnesota
NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationOnline PopulationNumber of Total ProgramsNumber of Online Programs
Walden UniversityMinneapolis, MN $10,823 $10,657 42,312 42,312 137 137
Academy CollegeBloomington, MN $18,252 - 105 - 7
Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, MN $6,213 - 2,865 999 64 26
Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka, MN $6,267 - 1,580 427 74 23
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, MN $5,682 - 7,902 2,366 61 21
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MN $43,942 $13,950 3,088 521 100
Riverland Community CollegeAustin, MN $6,249 - 3,175 657 103 33
Northwest Technical CollegeBemidji, MN $6,226 - 721 374 60 32
Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, MN $10,114 $10,048 4,023 1,443 103 36
Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, MN $30,010 $10,815 830 129 39
Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, MN $42,930 $10,566 3,546 837 108 29
Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, MN $6,209 - 4,633 464 103 32
Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MN $30,020 $11,299 1,903 35 47
Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, MN $25,000 $8,550 5,544 2,834 105 45
Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, MN $6,419 - 2,717 615 94 14
Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, MN $17,770 $5,940 880 260 30 12
Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, MN $5,785 - 3,849 899 108 16
Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, MN $5,900 - 5,282 1,544 113 26
Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls, MN $12,332 - 3,352 944 128 38
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN $54,310 - 2,072 - 50
Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, MN $48,311 $10,281 2,638 471 105 14
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate SchoolCenter City, MN - $26,755 147 123 1
Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, MN $5,881 - 3,974 1,086 164 6
Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, MN $7,302 - 3,044 438 85 13
Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights, MN $6,007 - 3,459 1,474 62 12
Luther SeminarySaint Paul, MN - $19,343 410 114 6
South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, MN $6,146 - 2,602 843 106 9
Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN $18,860 $19,212 14,590 2,379 270 65
Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN $9,780 $10,977 6,294 3,637 108 22
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN $36,402 $31,555 54,955 1,978 543 82
University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, MN $13,120 - 2,303 939 42 24
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN $43,824 $43,824 821 78 17 3
Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, MN $6,128 - 6,030 2,190 103 9
Herzing University-MinneapolisSt. Louis Park, MN $13,420 $9,160 815 236 35 29
University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN $19,762 $31,132 9,675 221 154 13
University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, MN $16,437 - 1,068 17 35
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN $10,336 $11,537 4,682 1,293 141 35
North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, MN $5,050 - 4,896 1,808 75 28
Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, MN $6,321 - 9,346 3,916 60 11
North Central UniversityMinneapolis, MN $29,460 $11,500 992 180 50 2
Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, MN $6,262 - 2,495 737 96 26
University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, MN $36,830 $9,720 3,253 1,295 83 13
Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityBloomington, MN $12,015 $12,545 1,031 201 16 3
Oak Hills Christian CollegeBemidji, MN $18,910 - 102 31 25 2
Pine Technical & Community CollegePine City, MN $4,681 - 1,873 219 51 2
Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, MN $6,359 - 4,482 1,534 92 11
College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, MN $53,884 $17,073 1,470 27 43 3
St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, MN $4,957 - 3,466 1,143 89 14
Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN $10,117 $15,314 10,420 1,587 222 66
Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, MN $53,942 $18,030 1,645 33 40 1
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN $43,160 $12,222 4,133 1,801 123 33
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN $56,970 - 3,046 - 51
Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, MN $30,200 $11,280 1,583 1,000 58 26
The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, MN $40,454 $15,396 3,207 945 77 21
University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN $52,284 $21,992 9,025 771 192 3
St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN $37,588 $18,570 3,577 1,043 139 23
Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, MN $11,750 $5,627 3,058 1,529 75 12
Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul, MN $6,318 - 5,365 1,314 119 7
Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, MN $10,304 $10,052 6,930 825 93 46
Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization CenterMinneapolis, MN $7,410 - 440 19 3
United Theological Seminary of the Twin CitiesSt. Paul, MN - $13,050 224 142 3 2
Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN $25,659 - 1,359 94 36 1
Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, MN $6,109 - 2,904 1,177 113 38
Minnesota State College SoutheastWinona, MN $7,820 - 1,923 748 97 33
Winona State UniversityWinona, MN $17,230 $15,386 6,154 873 121 30
Mitchell Hamline School of LawSaint Paul, MN - $37,780 1,192 5 5 1
Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, MN $6,182 - 7,646 2,822 131 8
Adler Graduate SchoolMinnetonka, MN - $13,000 227 3 5 4
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet, MN $5,999 - 1,648 73 38 4
Capella UniversityMinneapolis, MN $14,436 $15,066 39,727 39,727 226 226
Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake, MN $4,148 - 172 - 11
White Earth Tribal and Community CollegeMahnomen, MN $5,250 - 102 - 4
Institute of Production and RecordingMinneapolis, MN $19,545 - 128 8 4
University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester, MN $14,400 - 630 11 1
Bethany Global UniversityBloomington, MN $20,700 $7,219 261 96 6 2
Red Lake Nation CollegeRed Lake, MN $6,640 - 184 45 2 1
Average$18,472 $15,579 4,845 1,881 82.7105 25.1452