According to the 2010 Forbes list of public and private colleges and universities, the following are the top ranked Colleges in Minnesota.
The rankings were based on the following criteria, along with the percentage of importance to the overall score:
- Postgraduate Success (30%)
- Student Satisfaction (27.5%)
- Student Debt (17.5%)
- Four-year Graduation Rate (17.5%)
- Competitive Awards (7.5%)
|
Forbes
Rank |
School Name, Location
|
Cost
(tuition + dorm) |
Total Student
Population |
| 21 | Carleton College, Northfield, MN | 50,000 | 1,983 |
| 55 | Macalester College, St. Paul, MN | 46,730 | 1,900 |
| 98 | Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN | 39,760 | 2,503 |
| 111 | St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN | 44,000 | 3,073 |
| 143 | University of Minnesota, Morris, MN | 19,116 | 1,607 |
| 261 | Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN | 37,616 | 2,063 |
| 262 | Hamline University, St. Paul, MN | 37,786 | 4,876 |
| 280 | Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN | 32,290 | 3,023 |
| 288 | Concordia College, Moorhead, MN | 33,090 | 2,823 |
| 375 | College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN | 38,227 | 2,110 |
| 412 | University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN | 38,800 | 10,963 |
| 418 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | 25,144 | 51,140 |
| 424 | Bethel University, St. Paul, MN | 36,440 | 4,332 |
| 457 | St. Mary’s, Winona, MN | 33,000 | 5,611 |
| 578 | St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN | 37,304 | 5,201 |
| 595 | Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN | 21,400 | 14,621 |
| 605 | St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN | 22,328 | 17,430 |