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There are nearly 200 post-secondary institutions in the U.S. state ofMinnesota.[1] TheTwin Cities campus of thepublicUniversity of Minnesota is the largest university in the state with 54,890 enrolled at the start of the 2023–24 academic year, making it theninth-largest American campus by enrollment size.[2] TheUniversity of Minnesota system has four other campuses inCrookston,Duluth,Morris, andRochester.[3] TheMinnesota State Colleges and Universities system comprises 26 colleges and 7 universities on 54 campuses.[4]Minnesota State University inMankato is referred to as the flagship of the Minnesota State system, is the second-largest university in the state.
TheUniversity of St. Thomas inSt. Paul is Minnesota's largestprivate university or college[5] with a fall 2010 enrollment of 10,815 students.[6]Center City–basedHazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies is the state's smallest postsecondary institution, whileCentury College inWhite Bear Lake is Minnesota's largestcommunity andtechnical college.[7]
The majority of Minnesota's post-secondary institutions areaccredited by theHigher Learning Commission (HLC),[8] but 22 have received accreditation from theAccrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).[9] Most are accredited bymultiple agencies, such as theCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), theNational Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), theNational League for Nursing (NLNAC), and theAmerican Psychological Association (APA).
While the University of Minnesota was chartered by the state in 1851, it did not operate as a place of higher education for nearly two decades.[10] St. Paul–basedHamline University is considered the state's oldest private college or university, being founded in 1854 as aMethodistcoeducational institution.[11]Mayo Medical School, theUniversity of Minnesota, andUniversity of Minnesota Duluth feature the only medical schools in the state.[12]Mitchell Hamline School of Law, theUniversity of Minnesota Law School, and theUniversity of St. Thomas School of Law areAmerican Bar Association-accredited law schools.[13]
| Institution | Location(s) | Control | Founded | Closed | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lea College | Albert Lea | Private (Presbyterian) | 1885 | 1973 | |
| Argosy University | Eagan | Private for-profit | 2001 | 2019 | [85] |
| College of Visual Arts | St. Paul | Private (not-for-profit) | 1924 | 2013 | [86] |
| Duluth Business University | Duluth | Private for-profit | 1891[87] | 2018 | [88] |
| Fairlakes State Junior College | Fairmont | Public | 1973 | 1975 | [89][90] |
| Golden Valley Lutheran College | Golden Valley | Private (Lutheran) | 1919 | 1985 | [91] |
| International Center for Naturobioholistic Health and Medicine | Bemidji | Private for-profit accredited ACICS | 1978 | 1984 | [92] |
| Lea College | Albert Lea | Private | 1965 | 1973 | [93] |
| Pillsbury Baptist Bible College | Owatonna | Private (Independent Baptist) | 1957 | 2008 | [94] |
| College of Saint Teresa | Winona | Private (Roman Catholic) | 1907 | 1989 | [95] |
| Southern Minnesota Normal College | Austin | Public | 1897 | 1925 | [96] |
| Minnesota Central University | Hastings | Public | 1857 | 1867 | |
| University of Minnesota Waseca | Waseca | Public | 1971 | 1992 | [97] |
| Brown College | Mendota Heights,Brooklyn Center | Private for-profit | 1946 | 2015 | |
| Crossroads College | Rochester | Private (Church of Christ) | 1913 | 2016 | |
| Globe University and Minnesota School of Business | multiple | Private for-profit | 1877 | 2016 | |
| McNally Smith College of Music | St. Paul | Private for-profit | 1985 | 2017 | |
| Minneapolis Business College | Roseville | Private for-profit | 1874 | 2019 | |
| CenterPoint Massage & Shiatsu School & Clinic | St. Louis Park | Private for-profit | 2001 | 2021 | |
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There are nearly 200 public and private institutions. The number fluctuates frequently, as there are new institutions in the for-profit sector that become licensed or do not wish to renew their license throughout the year.
