College ROI in Minnesota
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Minnesota's everyday prices are 1.4% below the U.S. average
This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.
- Overall prices
- 98.6
- Housing
- 91.3
- Utilities
- 90.8
Best estimated 10-year return
36 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.
1University of St ThomasSaint Paul · Private nonprofit+9%2Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona · Private nonprofit+1%3University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester · Public−0%4University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis · Public−5%5The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth · Private nonprofit−6%6Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville · Private nonprofit−6%7Carleton CollegeNorthfield · Private nonprofit−11%8St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul · Private nonprofit−16%9Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis · Private nonprofit−19%10University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth · Public−23%
Most earnings per price dollar
Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.
1University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris · Public6.3×2Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona · Private nonprofit5.8×3University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston · Public5.0×4University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester · Public5.0×5Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud · Public4.3×6University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis · Public4.1×7Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul · Public3.8×8Bemidji State UniversityBemidji · Public3.7×9Winona State UniversityWinona · Public3.5×10University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth · Public3.5×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION
Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt
Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Minnesota median among debt-reporting colleges.
1Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute MinneapolisMinneapolis · Private for-profit$6,333median federal debt68%college completion2Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka · Public$11,000median federal debt66%college completion3Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd · Public$11,000median federal debt53%college completion4Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount · Public$11,000median federal debt58%college completion5Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria · Public$12,000median federal debt60%college completion6Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls · Public$12,000median federal debt56%college completion7Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis · Private nonprofit$16,000median federal debt66%college completion8Carleton CollegeNorthfield · Private nonprofit$16,750median federal debt90%college completion9University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris · Public$18,995median federal debt63%college completion10University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester · Public$19,500median federal debt57%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.ALL COLLEGES IN MN
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110 matching colleges · page 4 of 5
The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Minnesota, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.