The top city with the most 4-year colleges in Minnesota is Minneapolis, MN with a total of 12 colleges with 168,381 students enrolled. Minneapolis is the largest city in terms of both the number of schools and total student population in Minnesota.The largest college in Minneapolis is University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with 56,666 students enrolled.
Other top cities in Minnesota include
- Saint Paul, MN (11 colleges, 43,996 students). The largest college in Saint Paul is University of St Thomas with 9,410 students.
- Bloomington, MN (6 colleges, 12,411 students). The most prominent college in Bloomington is Indiana University-Bloomington with 48,424 students.
- Rochester, MN (4 colleges, 7,427 students). The leading institution in Rochester is Rochester Institute of Technology with 17,098 students.
- Duluth, MN (3 colleges, 16,257 students). The leading institution in Duluth is University of Minnesota-Duluth with 9,253 students.
- Mankato, MN (3 colleges, 16,170 students). The biggest institution in Mankato is Minnesota State University-Mankato with 15,271 students.
- Saint Cloud, MN (3 colleges, 14,961 students). The top college in Saint Cloud is Saint Cloud State University with 10,732 students.
- Winona, MN (3 colleges, 12,881 students). The largest college in Winona is Winona State University with 6,045 students.
- Brooklyn Park, MN (3 colleges, 10,135 students). .
- Moorhead, MN (3 colleges, 6,321 students). The biggest institution in Moorhead is Minnesota State University Moorhead with 4,386 students.
Minnesota Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in Minnesota, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.