For Minnesota Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,391 for Minnesota residents and $8,471 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,820 for Minnesota residents and $17,246 for out-of-state students.

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $36,402 and Leech Lake Tribal College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,148 among Minnesota Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $31,555 and Bemidji State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $10,048 among Minnesota Public colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Minnesota Public colleges in 2024 is $21,816 for state residents and $22,896 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Minnesota Public colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$7,391$8,471$12,820$17,246
Books & Supplies$1,254$1,254
Room & Board$9,628$9,628
Other Expenses$3,543$3,543
COA$21,816$22,896$27,245$31,671

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Minnesota Public colleges is $7,391 for state residents and $8,471 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Minnesota Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Minnesota Public colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$6,267$830$8,105$810
2020-2021$5,999$780$7,548$765
2021-2022$6,280$785$7,715$785
2022-2023$6,520$814$8,018$814
2023-2024$6,532$859$7,612$859
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Minnesota Public colleges in 2024 is $12,820 for state residents and $17,246 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Minnesota Public colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Minnesota Public colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$9,954$1,029$13,843$1,029
2020-2021$10,165$1,042$14,137$1,042
2021-2022$10,703$1,046$13,796$1,046
2022-2023$11,222$1,019$14,922$1,019
2023-2024$11,695$1,125$16,121$1,125

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Minnesota Public colleges in 2024 is $246 for state residents and $294 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $756 for state residents and $1,035 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Minnesota Public colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$227$296 $661$932
2020-2021$227$298 $674$948
2021-2022$238$305 $705$936
2022-2023$247$316 $730$999
2023-2024$246$294 $756$1,035

Minnesota Public colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Minnesota Public colleges in 2024 is $13,171 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,137 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Minnesota Public colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Minnesota Public colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $8,287$3,006 $7,730$4,692
2020-2021 $8,355$3,238 $7,737$4,821
2021-2022 $8,622$3,298 $7,947$4,939
2022-2023 $9,188$3,372 $8,497$5,226
2023-2024 $9,628$3,543 $9,541$5,596