Total 413,411 Students Enrolled in Minnesota Colleges

413,411

Total

300,097

4-Year Colleges

111,310

Community Colleges

2,004

Trade Schools

A total of 413,411 students are enrolled in Minnesota colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • Student Level: There are 301,549 undergraduate and 111,862 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 72.94% and the proportion of graduate students is 27.06%.
  • Institution Level: 300,097 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 111,310 students enrolled in community colleges, and 2,004 students enrolled in trade schools.

Minnesota 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 53 Minnesota 4-year colleges, there are 300,097 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 127,259 (42.41%) students in public and 172,838 (57.59%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 188,235 (62.72%) undergraduate and 111,862 (37.28%) graduate students in Minnesota public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in Minnesota 4-year colleges, 67.41% are women (202,300) and 32.59% are men (97,797). This yields a ratio of approximately 48 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 50,886 (16.96%) undergraduate and 83,019 (27.66%) graduate students are enrolled online in Minnesota 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: For Minnesota colleges, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has the most number of students of 56,666 among 4-year colleges. For Minnesota community colleges, Normandale Community College has the most students of 11,026 and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis is the largest trade school with 623.

Student Population By School Level for Minnesota Colleges

By attending status, there are 207,082 full-time students and 206,329 part-time students at Minnesota colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Minnesota colleges. A total of 413,411 students have enrolled in Minnesota colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Minnesota Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Walden UniversityPrivate, 4-year49,4419,1442,3476,79740,29713,71026,587
Academy CollegePrivate, 4-year565656----
Alexandria Technical & Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,2813,2811,2522,029---
Anoka Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,9701,9708311,139---
Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,4868,4862,6875,799---
Augsburg UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,2492,5272,392135722543179
Riverland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,9593,9591,1692,790---
Northwest Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year978978322656---
Bemidji State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,0723,7512,3751,37632180241
Bethany Lutheran CollegePrivate, 4-year89985666419243394
Bethel UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,6032,7551,921834848311537
Central Lakes College-BrainerdPublic, 2-4 year4,9814,9811,6963,285---
Carleton CollegePrivate, 4-year2,1282,1282,10820---
Concordia College at MoorheadPrivate, 4-year1,9351,8641,7927271467
Concordia University-Saint PaulPrivate, 4-year6,0033,4242,3921,0322,5792,182397
Dakota County Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,8942,8941,4371,457---
Martin Luther CollegePrivate, 4-year8787706021681082106
Lake Superior CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,0744,0741,4302,644---
Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,6455,6452,0123,633---
Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,6953,6951,1682,527---
Gustavus Adolphus CollegePrivate, 4-year1,9061,9051,8604511-
Hamline UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,5651,8061,7238375939720
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4-year192---19210092
Hennepin Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,5724,5721,7442,828---
Minnesota North CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,1743,1742,0571,117---
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisPrivate, Less than 2-year623623623----
Inver Hills Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,8043,8041,1182,686---
Luther SeminaryPrivate, 4-year371---371159212
Macalester CollegePrivate, 4-year2,1382,1382,10632---
South Central CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7312,7311,0321,699---
Minnesota State University-MankatoPublic, 4-year15,27113,43310,1673,2661,8386451,193
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and SciencePrivate, 4-year1,439309309-1,1301,08545
Metropolitan State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,6605,9042,9502,954756193563
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesPublic, 4-year56,66641,30330,42510,87815,3639,1876,176
University of Minnesota-CrookstonPublic, 4-year2,6122,6121,2551,357---
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4-year831720709111112883
Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,7336,7332,2614,472---
Herzing University-MinneapolisPrivate, 4-year748740394346871
Nova Academy of Cosmetology WoodburyPrivate, Less than 2-year122122122----
University of Minnesota-DuluthPublic, 4-year9,2538,4267,1071,319827529298
University of Minnesota-MorrisPublic, 4-year98198189883---
Model College of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year1991991972---
Minnesota State University MoorheadPublic, 4-year4,3863,3752,6217541,011250761
North Hennepin Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,5635,5631,4944,069---
Normandale Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,02611,0263,7397,287---
North Central UniversityPrivate, 4-year852759658101937221
Northland Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,6312,6319021,729---
University of Northwestern-St PaulPrivate, 4-year3,2343,1631,8031,360711853
Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,10143913730266258280
Oak Hills Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year95956728---
Pine Technical & Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,7941,7944321,362---
Rochester Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,2055,2051,8583,347---
College of Saint BenedictPrivate, 4-year1,4291,3911,3642738335
St Cloud Technical and Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,0304,0301,8702,160---
Saint Cloud State UniversityPublic, 4-year10,7328,7384,3234,4151,9946001,394
Saint Johns UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,5721,4131,387261596594
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaPrivate, 4-year4,5051,9328801,0522,5731,678895
St Olaf CollegePrivate, 4-year3,1243,1243,07846---
Crown CollegePrivate, 4-year1,8461,52373978432323687
The College of Saint ScholasticaPrivate, 4-year2,9301,8101,6261841,120839281
University of St ThomasPrivate, 4-year9,4106,2706,1271433,1401,1022,038
Empire Beauty School-BloomingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year1281289830---
St Catherine UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,6512,4981,6478511,153456697
Rasmussen University-MinnesotaPrivate, 4-year9,4168,6334,5164,117783394389
Saint Paul CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,1985,1981,9883,210---
Southwest Minnesota State UniversityPublic, 4-year8,2147,7351,7735,962479271208
Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year360360360----
United Theological Seminary of the Twin CitiesPrivate, 4-year226---22664162
Dunwoody College of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year1,5371,5371,263274---
Ridgewater CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,1483,1481,5151,633---
Minnesota State College SoutheastPublic, 2-4 year2,3312,3318221,509---
Winona State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,0455,3174,506811728284444
Mitchell Hamline School of LawPrivate, 4-year1,163---1,163440723
Century CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,7268,7262,9035,823---
Adler Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4-year275---2757268
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegePublic, 4-year1,7891,7894781,311---
Capella UniversityPrivate, 4-year47,76118,3665,97012,39629,3956,57522,820
Leech Lake Tribal CollegePublic, 2-4 year20920911495---
Hastings Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year222222----
White Earth Tribal and Community CollegePrivate, 2-4 year1191195366---
PCI Academy-PlymouthPrivate, Less than 2-year1651659273---
American Academy of Health and WellnessPrivate, 4-year29---291712
Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake ParkPrivate, Less than 2-year95956134---
University of Minnesota-RochesterPublic, 4-year57857853939---
Avalon School of CosmetologyPrivate, 2-4 year151515----
Nova Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year205205205----
Bethlehem College & SeminaryPrivate, 4-year2001178829836518
Bethany Global UniversityPrivate, 4-year10081641719118
Red Lake Nation CollegePublic, 2-4 year338338227111---
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Cambridge CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
Central Lakes College-Staples CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
M State - Detroit Lakes CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
M State - Moorhead CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
M State - Wadena CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota North College - ItascaPublic, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range VirginiaPublic, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range EvelethPublic, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota North College - Rainy RiverPublic, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota North College - VermilionPublic, 2-4 year-------
South Central College-FaribaultPublic, 2-4 year-------
Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand ForksPublic, 2-4 year-------
Rasmussen University-BloomingtonPrivate, 4-year-------
Rasmussen University-EaganPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Rasmussen University-MankatoPrivate, 4-year-------
Rasmussen University-Lake Elmo/WoodburyPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Rasmussen University-Hennepin/AnokaPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Minnesota State CollegeSoutheast-Red Wing CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
Lynnes Welding Training - RamseyPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
The Salon Professional Academy MaplewoodPrivate, Less than 2-year858585----