What do private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota cost?

Across the 24 schools that report it, the median average net price is $23,539 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $16,222 at Concordia University-Saint Paul to $31,532 at University of St Thomas.

Which private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Concordia University-Saint Paul ($16,222), Bethany Global University ($16,255), Martin Luther College ($18,652), St Catherine University ($19,090), and Oak Hills Christian College ($19,483).

How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $64,996 10 years after starting college (23 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Carleton College ($82,742), University of St Thomas ($82,322), and Saint Johns University ($79,644).

What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota?

The median graduation rate is 67.3%, across 25 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $21,500 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota

The College Scorecard lists 30 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Minnesota, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 40,556 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $23,539 a year, about the same as the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $64,996 at the median institution, higher than the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 67.3%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

40,556

Median net pricei

$23,539

U.S.: $22,971

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$64,996

U.S.: $59,082

Median debti

$21,500

U.S.: $23,250

Median grad ratei

67.3%

U.S.: 57.7%

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All 30 private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota


University of St Thomas Saint Paul	6,245	$31,532	$56,460	$82,322	$21,500	73.7%	88.4%	85.4%
St Olaf College Northfield	3,093	$21,546	$62,700	$68,656	$25,000	83.2%	92.2%	48.3%
Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul	3,018	$16,222	$26,400	$65,009	$18,024	50.1%	67.4%	78.9%
Augsburg University Minneapolis	2,494	$23,390	$46,840	$63,332	$25,000	54.8%	72.3%	82.0%
St Catherine University Saint Paul	2,473	$19,090	$53,214	$64,729	$21,501	67.3%	80.3%	91.8%
Macalester College Saint Paul	2,131	$27,851	$70,862	$69,951	$21,500	90.8%	92.3%	28.5%
Carleton College Northfield	2,086	$25,295	$72,069	$82,742	$18,000	88.6%	96.5%	20.4%
Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter	1,878	$24,148	$58,024	$67,649	$27,000	77.3%	88.0%	61.0%
Bethel University Saint Paul	1,871	$30,995	$26,240	$69,827	$21,500	72.1%	85.7%	87.8%
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead	1,829	$22,280	$32,480	$62,622	$25,594	69.8%	83.6%	62.6%
Hamline University Saint Paul	1,776	$22,756	$51,994	$64,996	$22,103	53.4%	78.2%	87.6%
The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth	1,765	$26,830	$43,050	$72,044	$19,510	67.0%	81.8%	93.0%
University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul	1,442	$23,688	$38,946	$56,687	$19,500	74.5%	82.9%	93.5%
Saint Johns University Collegeville	1,395	$26,748	$57,760	$79,644	$26,000	70.8%	85.8%	90.6%
College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph	1,370	$25,301	$57,698	$66,967	$27,000	83.1%	86.3%	91.5%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona	1,073	$20,422	$46,660	$68,708	$20,500	64.5%	74.6%	92.8%
Crown College Saint Bonifacius	796	$25,963	$32,670	$50,003	$21,600	47.0%	69.8%	22.8%
Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park	740	$19,744	$13,820	$44,255	$17,676	57.1%	69.6%	93.8%
Martin Luther College New Ulm	725	$18,652	$18,660	$47,683	$19,500	75.1%	84.7%	87.2%
North Central University Minneapolis	709	$26,221	$33,180	$45,958	$20,500	58.7%	82.2%	99.0%
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis	705	$26,849	$47,264	$50,254	$27,000	53.9%	74.6%	48.5%
Bethany Lutheran College Mankato	669	$21,589	$32,660	$50,975	$21,000	58.4%	72.0%	39.0%
Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis	117	n/a	$8,150	n/a	n/a	59.1%	100.0%	n/a
Bethany Global University Bloomington	81	$16,255	$11,000	n/a	$15,000	67.3%	21.7%	92.9%
Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji	75	$19,483	$19,960	$40,204	$9,943	53.8%	45.0%	n/a
Adler Graduate School Minnetonka	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School Center City	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Luther Seminary Saint Paul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mitchell Hamline School of Law Saint Paul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities St. Paul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Minnesota?: The College Scorecard lists 30 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Minnesota.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota cost?: Across the 24 schools that report it, the median average net price is $23,539 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $16,222 at Concordia University-Saint Paul to $31,532 at University of St Thomas.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Concordia University-Saint Paul ($16,222), Bethany Global University ($16,255), Martin Luther College ($18,652), St Catherine University ($19,090), and Oak Hills Christian College ($19,483).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $64,996 10 years after starting college (23 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Carleton College ($82,742), University of St Thomas ($82,322), and Saint Johns University ($79,644).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota?: The median graduation rate is 67.3%, across 25 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Minnesota have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $21,500 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.