College Costs in Minnesota

How much does it cost to attend college in Minnesota?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Minnesota was $16,822 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $1,692 higher than the U.S. average and ranks Minnesota in the middle of the pack as the 15th most expensive and 38th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of $162 from the 2019-2020 average of $16,660 and represents a 0.97% annual increase. The list of Minnesota colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 93 colleges and universities in Minnesota, the most popular being University of Minnesota Twin Cities with 38,721 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $13,532. Macalester College is the most expensive in Minnesota with an in-state tuition of $60,288.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Minnesota colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Minnesota or cheap Minnesota colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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