Most Favored Minnesota Colleges

Most Favored Minnesota Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Minnesota. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Crown College, has the highest yield rate of 38.06% for academic year 2024-2025 in Minnesota. Carleton College is positioned second with 34.82% yield and Metropolitan State University follows them with 34%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Minnesota.

Most Favored Minnesota Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Crown College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Bonifacius, MN	38.06%	2,261	515	196	22.78%
2	Carleton College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorthfield, MN	34.82%	7,133	1,456	507	20.41%
3	Metropolitan State University Public, four-yearsSaint Paul, MN	33.82%	698	689	233	98.71%
4	University of Northwestern-St Paul Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN	30.92%	1,301	1,216	376	93.47%
5	Minnesota State University-Mankato Public, four-yearsMankato, MN	29.38%	9,098	8,046	2,364	88.44%
6	Minnesota State University Moorhead Public, four-yearsMoorhead, MN	27.31%	3,751	2,204	602	58.76%
7	Bethel University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN	26.95%	1,754	1,540	415	87.80%
8	St Olaf College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorthfield, MN	26.84%	6,623	3,200	859	48.32%
9	Winona State University Public, four-yearsWinona, MN	24.19%	6,642	5,014	1,213	75.49%
10	Bemidji State University Public, four-yearsBemidji, MN	24.18%	3,812	2,134	516	55.98%

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Most Favored Minnesota Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

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