The 2024 average tuition & fees is $42,465 over 20 4-year private Minnesota colleges. It is a 5.15% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, all private Minnesota colleges' tuition increased.

Carleton College is the most expensive private Minnesota college with tuition & fees of $65,457.

Macalester College ($64,908) and St Olaf College ($56,970) are following it in the list of Minnesota Private Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Minnesota Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees

The average acceptance rate is 67.60% and the average SAT score is 1,285 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 75.50% and the students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Minnesota Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees.

Table. Minnesota Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Carleton College Northfield, MNPrivate, 4-year $65,457
$2,823
-16.63%2,0591,49090.00%8 to 1
2
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Macalester College Saint Paul, MNPrivate, 4-year $64,908
$2,408
-28.42%2,1751,42087.00%10 to 1
3
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St Olaf College Northfield, MNPrivate, 4-year $56,970
$2,320
-56.41%3,0461,37084.00%12 to 1
4
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Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MNPrivate, 4-year $54,310
$1,280
-73.90%2,072-75.00%11 to 1
5
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Saint Johns University Collegeville, MNPrivate, 4-year $53,942
$1,778
$18,030
-
86.24%1,6451,07075.00%11 to 1
6
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College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MNPrivate, 4-year $53,884
$1,776
$17,073
$714
87.80%1,4701,12478.00%11 to 1
7
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University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MNPrivate, 4-year $52,284
$1,918
$21,992
$4,940
77.00%9,0251,29579.00%13 to 1
8
5
St Catherine University Saint Paul, MNPrivate, 4-year $49,758
$12,264
$18,570
$360
92.53%3,5771,34063.00%10 to 1
9
1
Hamline University Saint Paul, MNPrivate, 4-year $48,311
$1,695
$10,281
$298
80.55%2,6381,17069.00%13 to 1
10
1
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year $43,942
$1,878
$13,950
$218
76.51%3,088-55.00%14 to 1
Average$54,377$16,64967.60%3,0801,28575.50%11 to 1