Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between Colleges in Minnesota. The average acceptance rate of Colleges in Minnesota is 69.33% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 23.56%.
Carleton College has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 16.63% and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 85.71% among Colleges in Minnesota. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
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Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
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Walden University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Academy College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Augsburg University | 3,423 (1,412/2,009) | 2,619 (998/1,619) | 612 (258/352) | 77% (71%/81%) | 23% (26%/18%) | |
Bemidji State University | 2,723 (1,009/1,706) | 2,111 (778/1,329) | 468 (212/256) | 78% (77%/78%) | 22% (27%/15%) | |
Bethany Lutheran College | 665 (331/334) | 389 (199/190) | 176 (98/78) | 58% (60%/57%) | 45% (49%/23%) | |
Bethel University | 2,199 (941/1,258) | 1,594 (659/935) | 445 (174/271) | 72% (70%/74%) | 28% (26%/22%) | |
Carleton College | 8,583 (4,092/4,491) | 1,427 (679/748) | 532 (268/264) | 17% (17%/17%) | 37% (39%/6%) | |
Concordia College at Moorhead | 3,774 (1,623/2,112) | 2,473 (973/1,474) | 444 (213/224) | 66% (60%/70%) | 18% (22%/11%) | |
Concordia University-Saint Paul | 2,536 (1,039/1,497) | 1,752 (667/1,085) | 302 (135/167) | 69% (64%/72%) | 17% (20%/11%) | |
Martin Luther College | 215 (115/100) | 180 (94/86) | 142 (77/65) | 84% (82%/86%) | 79% (82%/65%) | |
Gustavus Adolphus College | 3,781 (1,851/1,930) | 2,794 (1,246/1,548) | 463 (229/234) | 74% (67%/80%) | 17% (18%/12%) | |
Hamline University | 3,840 (1,426/2,413) | 3,093 (1,114/1,978) | 477 (168/309) | 81% (78%/82%) | 15% (15%/13%) | |
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Luther Seminary | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Macalester College | 8,434 (3,455/4,979) | 2,397 (911/1,486) | 552 (213/339) | 28% (26%/30%) | 23% (23%/7%) | |
Minnesota State University-Mankato | 11,152 (5,048/6,104) | 7,882 (3,552/4,330) | 2,307 (1,031/1,276) | 71% (70%/71%) | 29% (29%/21%) | |
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | 55 (23/32) | 35 (11/24) | 30 (9/21) | 64% (48%/75%) | 86% (82%/66%) | |
Metropolitan State University | 612 (220/392) | 500 (184/316) | 131 (56/75) | 82% (84%/81%) | 26% (30%/19%) | |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 38,050 (17,665/20,336) | 28,504 (12,637/15,848) | 6,737 (2,967/3,761) | 75% (72%/78%) | 24% (23%/18%) | |
University of Minnesota-Crookston | 1,739 (743/936) | 995 (402/585) | 187 (66/120) | 57% (54%/63%) | 19% (16%/13%) | |
Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 668 (157/480) | 380 (82/298) | 160 (39/121) | 57% (52%/62%) | 42% (48%/25%) | |
Herzing University-Minneapolis | 210 (28/182) | 198 (26/172) | 136 (18/118) | 94% (93%/95%) | 69% (69%/65%) | |
University of Minnesota-Duluth | 9,512 (4,336/5,141) | 7,676 (3,434/4,230) | 1,977 (979/995) | 81% (79%/82%) | 26% (29%/19%) | |
University of Minnesota-Morris | 2,699 (1,235/1,447) | 2,096 (928/1,161) | 273 (130/143) | 78% (75%/80%) | 13% (14%/10%) | |
Minnesota State University Moorhead | 3,898 (1,646/2,247) | 2,207 (778/1,426) | 632 (205/425) | 57% (47%/63%) | 29% (26%/19%) | |
North Central University | 544 (247/296) | 494 (220/273) | 172 (78/94) | 91% (89%/92%) | 35% (35%/32%) | |
University of Northwestern-St Paul | 1,349 (648/701) | 1,248 (595/653) | 398 (185/213) | 93% (92%/93%) | 32% (31%/30%) | |
Northwestern Health Sciences University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Oak Hills Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
College of Saint Benedict | 1,689 (0/1,689) | 1,483 (0/1,483) | 324 (0/324) | 88% (0%/88%) | 22% (0%/19%) | |
Saint Cloud State University | 4,810 (2,243/2,567) | 4,583 (2,136/2,447) | 771 (342/429) | 95% (95%/95%) | 17% (16%/17%) | |
Saint Johns University | 1,592 (1,592/0) | 1,373 (1,373/0) | 383 (383/0) | 86% (86%/0%) | 28% (28%/0%) | |
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 1,071 (407/664) | 1,037 (391/646) | 215 (83/132) | 97% (96%/97%) | 21% (21%/20%) | |
St Olaf College | 5,524 (2,371/3,047) | 3,116 (1,222/1,843) | 869 (367/486) | 56% (52%/60%) | 28% (30%/16%) | |
Crown College | 1,278 (898/380) | 851 (518/333) | 207 (108/99) | 67% (58%/88%) | 24% (21%/26%) | |
The College of Saint Scholastica | 1,653 (597/1,049) | 1,597 (563/1,027) | 367 (141/225) | 97% (94%/98%) | 23% (25%/21%) | |
University of St Thomas | 9,481 (4,501/4,980) | 7,300 (3,369/3,931) | 1,573 (791/782) | 77% (75%/79%) | 22% (23%/16%) | |
St Catherine University | 1,512 (11/1,501) | 1,399 (9/1,390) | 346 (4/342) | 93% (82%/93%) | 25% (44%/23%) | |
Rasmussen University-Minnesota | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Southwest Minnesota State University | 1,558 (605/919) | 1,427 (546/850) | 326 (122/195) | 92% (90%/92%) | 23% (22%/21%) | |
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Dunwoody College of Technology | 460 (364/96) | 451 (362/89) | 324 (265/59) | 98% (99%/93%) | 72% (73%/61%) | |
Winona State University | 5,367 (1,605/3,736) | 3,958 (1,070/2,874) | 1,175 (331/841) | 74% (67%/77%) | 30% (31%/23%) | |
Mitchell Hamline School of Law | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Adler Graduate School | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Capella University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
American Academy of Health and Wellness | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
University of Minnesota-Rochester | 1,198 (314/883) | 859 (182/676) | 193 (30/162) | 72% (58%/77%) | 22% (16%/18%) | |
Bethlehem College & Seminary | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Bethany Global University | 104 (32/72) | 100 (31/69) | 44 (15/29) | 96% (97%/96%) | 44% (48%/40%) | |
Rasmussen University-Blaine | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Rasmussen University-Mankato | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Rasmussen University-Lake Elmo/Woodbury | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Rasmussen University-Eagan | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Rasmussen University-Bloomington | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Average | 3,999 (1,752/1,786) | 2,772 (1,143/1,586) | 690 (297/391) | 69.33% (65.2%/88.8%) | 23.56% (24.6%/23.4%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Colleges in Minnesota is 1240. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 620 and the average SAT Math score is 620.
Carleton College has the highest SAT scores of 1,490 and Saint Johns University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,070 among Colleges in Minnesota. The following table compares SAT Scores between Colleges in Minnesota for the academic year 2022-2023.
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Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
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Walden University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Academy College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Augsburg University | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
Bemidji State University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Bethany Lutheran College | 7% (13) | 1120 | 550 | 570 | |
Bethel University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Carleton College | 37% (197) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
Concordia College at Moorhead | 1% (1) | - | 0 | 0 | |
Concordia University-Saint Paul | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Martin Luther College | 7% (10) | 1235 | 605 | 630 | |
Gustavus Adolphus College | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Hamline University | 4% (18) | 1170 | 595 | 575 | |
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies | No data is available. | ||||
Luther Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
Macalester College | 33% (183) | 1420 | 710 | 710 | |
Minnesota State University-Mankato | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
Metropolitan State University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 8% (521) | 1378 | 676 | 702 | |
University of Minnesota-Crookston | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 4% (7) | 1280 | 680 | 600 | |
Herzing University-Minneapolis | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
University of Minnesota-Duluth | 2% (46) | 1230 | 630 | 600 | |
University of Minnesota-Morris | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
Minnesota State University Moorhead | 1% (6) | 1120 | 550 | 570 | |
North Central University | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
University of Northwestern-St Paul | 5% (20) | 1140 | 580 | 560 | |
Northwestern Health Sciences University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Oak Hills Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
College of Saint Benedict | 3% (11) | 1124 | 550 | 574 | |
Saint Cloud State University | 3% (21) | 1135 | 555 | 580 | |
Saint Johns University | 4% (15) | 1070 | 510 | 560 | |
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 1% (3) | - | 0 | 0 | |
St Olaf College | 15% (129) | 1370 | 690 | 680 | |
Crown College | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
The College of Saint Scholastica | 1% (4) | - | 0 | 0 | |
University of St Thomas | 3% (48) | 1295 | 645 | 650 | |
St Catherine University | 1% (5) | 1340 | 700 | 640 | |
Rasmussen University-Minnesota | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Southwest Minnesota State University | 1% (4) | - | 0 | 0 | |
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | No data is available. | ||||
Dunwoody College of Technology | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Winona State University | 1% (16) | 1160 | 570 | 590 | |
Mitchell Hamline School of Law | No data is available. | ||||
Adler Graduate School | No data is available. | ||||
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Capella University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
American Academy of Health and Wellness | No data is available. | ||||
University of Minnesota-Rochester | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Bethlehem College & Seminary | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Bethany Global University | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
Rasmussen University-Blaine | No data is available. | ||||
Rasmussen University-Mankato | No data is available. | ||||
Rasmussen University-Lake Elmo/Woodbury | No data is available. | ||||
Rasmussen University-Eagan | No data is available. | ||||
Rasmussen University-Bloomington | No data is available. | ||||
Average | 6.76% | 1240 | 620 | 620 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Colleges in Minnesota is . By subject, the average ACT English score is 24 and the ACT math score is 23.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Colleges in Minnesota for academic year 2022-2023.
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*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying Colleges in Minnesota based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
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Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL | |
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Walden University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Academy College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Augsburg University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
Bemidji State University | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Bethany Lutheran College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Bethel University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Carleton College | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Concordia College at Moorhead | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Concordia University-Saint Paul | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Martin Luther College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Gustavus Adolphus College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Hamline University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Luther Seminary | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Macalester College | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Minnesota State University-Mankato | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
Metropolitan State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
University of Minnesota-Crookston | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
Minneapolis College of Art and Design | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Herzing University-Minneapolis | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
University of Minnesota-Duluth | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
University of Minnesota-Morris | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
Minnesota State University Moorhead | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
North Central University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
University of Northwestern-St Paul | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Northwestern Health Sciences University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Oak Hills Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
College of Saint Benedict | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Saint Cloud State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Saint Johns University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
St Olaf College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Crown College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
The College of Saint Scholastica | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
University of St Thomas | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
St Catherine University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Rasmussen University-Minnesota | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Southwest Minnesota State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Dunwoody College of Technology | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
Winona State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Mitchell Hamline School of Law | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Adler Graduate School | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Capella University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
American Academy of Health and Wellness | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
University of Minnesota-Rochester | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Bethlehem College & Seminary | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Bethany Global University | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
Rasmussen University-Blaine | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Rasmussen University-Mankato | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Rasmussen University-Lake Elmo/Woodbury | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Rasmussen University-Eagan | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Rasmussen University-Bloomington | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.