Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 9,573 with 6,381 female students and 3,192 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, St Olaf College has the most enrolled students of 3,046, while Herzing University-Minneapolis has the least number of students of 815 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Lutheran College | 830 | 401 | 429 |
| Macalester College | 2,175 | 917 | 1,258 |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | 1,237 | 507 | 730 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | 815 | 92 | 723 |
| College of Saint Benedict | 1,470 | 1 | 1,469 |
| St Olaf College | 3,046 | 1,274 | 1,772 |
| Total | 9,573 | 3,192 | 6,381 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 8,480 with 5,767 female students and 2,713 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, St Olaf College has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 3,046, while Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has the least number of undergraduate students of 216.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Lutheran College | 792 | 381 | 411 |
| Macalester College | 2,175 | 917 | 1,258 |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | 216 | 51 | 165 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | 808 | 90 | 718 |
| College of Saint Benedict | 1,443 | - | 1,443 |
| St Olaf College | 3,046 | 1,274 | 1,772 |
| Total | 8,480 | 2,713 | 5,767 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 1,093 with 614 female students and 479 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has the most enrolled graduate students of 1,021, while Herzing University-Minneapolis has the least number of graduate students of 7.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Lutheran College | 38 | 20 | 18 |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | 1,021 | 456 | 565 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| College of Saint Benedict | 27 | 1 | 26 |
| Total | 1,093 | 479 | 614 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 6,089 students, 320 students (5.26%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 693 students (11.38%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 72 students, 72 students (100.00%) have taken courses only through distance learning and .
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Bethany Lutheran College | 792 | 91 (11.49%) |
224 (28.28%) | 38 | 38 (100.00%) |
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| Macalester College | Macalester College does not offer online courses. | |||||
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science does not offer online courses. | |||||
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | 808 | 229 (28.34%) |
454 (56.19%) | 7 | 7 (100.00%) |
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| College of Saint Benedict | 1,443 | - | 7 (0.49%) | 27 | 27 (100.00%) |
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| St Olaf College | 3,046 | - | 8 (0.26%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | ||
| Average | 6,089 | 320 (5.26%) |
693 (11.38%) |
72 | 72 (100.00%) |
0 (0.00%) |