Minnesota Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Minnesota, 123,924 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 11,546 from last year.

Walden University has the most online students of 49,441 out of 49,441.00 total students (100.00%) among 26 Minnesota colleges that offer online programs.

Capella University with 47,761 online students and Rasmussen University-Minnesota with 8,405 online students are following it in Largest Online Minnesota Colleges ranking.

Walden University stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Capella University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,597 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,921 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Minnesota Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 84.19%, and the average SAT score is 1,270, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Minnesota Colleges

Table. Largest Online Minnesota Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		Walden University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year 49,441
5,218		49,4419,14440,2977,94241,499$11,067
2
-		Capella University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year 47,761
3,846		47,76118,36629,3957,47040,291$14,400
3
-		Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MNPrivate, 4-year 8,405
750		9,4168,6337831,3908,026$12,199
4
-		Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MNPublic, 4-year 3,119
270		6,6605,9047562,8553,805$9,840
($9,840)
5
-		Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MNPrivate, 4-year 2,761
150		6,0033,4242,5792,1983,805$25,600
6
-		Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MNPublic, 4-year 2,748
364		15,27113,4331,8386,4768,795$18,942
($9,572)
7
5		Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MNPrivate, 4-year 2,181
1,016		4,5051,9322,5731,6702,835$45,080
8
-		Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MNPublic, 4-year 2,126
302		10,7328,7381,9944,7575,975$10,245
($10,245)
9
2		University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year 2,058
149		56,66641,30315,36325,15031,516$38,362
($17,214)
10
1		Bemidji State University Bemidji, MNPublic, 4-year 1,447
39		4,0723,7513211,6292,443$10,237
($10,237)
Average12,20521,05311,4639,5906,15414,899$19,597
($11,422)