Notable Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Minnesota

This directory-style guide highlights 25 four-year colleges and universities in Minnesota. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities — Minneapolis, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.
Minnesota State University-Mankato — Mankato, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.
Saint Cloud State University — Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.
University of Minnesota-Duluth — Duluth, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.
University of St Thomas — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Southwest Minnesota State University — Marshall, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.
Metropolitan State University — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.
Winona State University — Winona, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.
Concordia University-Saint Paul — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Minnesota State University Moorhead — Moorhead, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota — Winona, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Bemidji State University — Bemidji, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.
St Catherine University — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Bethel University — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
University of Northwestern-St Paul — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
The College of Saint Scholastica — Duluth, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Augsburg University — Minneapolis, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
St Olaf College — Northfield, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Hamline University — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
University of Minnesota-Crookston — Crookston, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.
Macalester College — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Gustavus Adolphus College — Saint Peter, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Carleton College — Northfield, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Concordia College at Moorhead — Moorhead, Minnesota. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College — Cloquet, Minnesota. Public four-year institution.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES IPEDS. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.