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Compare with Minnesota Public Colleges

Compare with Minnesota Public Colleges for University of Minnesota Twin Cities
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN	$2,604 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	$6,969 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Winona State University Winona, MN	$6,638 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Morris Morris, MN	$2,688 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester, MN	$2,198 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$6,786 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Minnesota Private Colleges

Compare with Minnesota Private Colleges for University of Minnesota Twin Cities
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$51,678 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$42,546 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$50,890 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$37,184 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$28,238 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$32,790 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$13,956 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	$28,270 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University of Minnesota Twin Cities
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$5,611 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$6,427 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$5,931 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$6,780 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$1,909 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$7,376 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota State University Madison, SD	$7,560 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of Minnesota Twin Cities
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$51,108 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$36,496 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$33,956 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$28,332 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$34,916 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$31,642 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$50,892 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$33,266 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$43,672 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$34,906 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$39,188 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	$22,946 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$39,768 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$17,036 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$40,689 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dordt University Sioux Center, IA	$19,836 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	$16,576 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of Minnesota Twin Cities
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$10,833 lower in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$5,526 lower in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$522 higher in-state tuition	64% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$2,011 lower in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$5,764 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$8,220 lower in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$1,266 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$3,970 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$1,492 lower in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$5,405 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$4,241 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$8,415 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$867 lower in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$7,222 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$800 lower in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$4,589 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$1,548 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus Atlanta, GA	$5,156 lower in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$456 lower in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$6,283 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$6,647 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$558 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$1,210 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$4,712 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$715 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$3,830 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$9,874 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$8,116 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=174066.

Last updated: August 2026