Popular Minnesota Colleges Easy to Get Into
Minnesota has 26 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, accepting 80% of applicants. Also frequently researched: University of Minnesota Duluth, Saint Cloud State University and University of St Thomas.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- Public 4 Year
- Minneapolis, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Jan 1 application deadline
Minnesota is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and biological sciences. The Twin Cities campus spans Minneapolis and St. Paul along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1300-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Net Price $17,209
University of Minnesota Duluth
- Public 4 Year
- Duluth, MN
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- 89% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
UMD is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and the natural sciences. The hillside campus overlooks Lake Superior above the city of Duluth.
- SAT Range 1180-1350
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Net Price $20,128
Saint Cloud State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Cloud, MN
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- 95% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Saint Cloud State is a public university known for undergraduate aviation, business, and education. The campus sits along the Mississippi River in central Minnesota.
- SAT Range 1025-1260
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $14,735
University of St Thomas
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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- 85% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
St. Thomas is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business. The urban campus sits along Summit Avenue in St. Paul.
- SAT Range 1260-1423
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Net Price $31,250
Minnesota State University Mankato
- Public 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
Minnesota State Mankato is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Minnesota River valley in southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $18,861
Augsburg University
- Private 4 Year
- Minneapolis, MN
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- 82% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Augsburg is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The urban campus is in Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1188-1376
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.27
- Net Price $24,561
Hamline University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
Hamline is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood setting in Saint Paul within the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range 1133-1391
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $22,390
Winona State University
- Public 4 Year
- Winona, MN
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- 75% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Winona State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits along the Mississippi River in Minnesota's bluff country.
- SAT Range 980-1250
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $18,289
University of Minnesota Morris
- Public 4 Year
- Morris, MN
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- 75% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Minnesota Morris is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the small prairie town of Morris.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $9,677
Dunwoody College of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Minneapolis, MN
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- 99% acceptance rate
Dunwoody is a private technical college known for undergraduate construction, automotive technology, and engineering technology. The compact urban campus sits in Minneapolis.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.83
- Net Price $26,192
Saint Johns University
- Private 4 Year
- Collegeville, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Saint John's is a private Benedictine men's college known for undergraduate liberal arts. The wooded Collegeville campus centers on a historic abbey and shares academics with the nearby College of Saint Benedict.
- SAT Range 941-1228
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Net Price $28,504
St Catherine University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
St. Catherine is a private Catholic women's university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. Most bachelor's programs enroll women on the urban Saint Paul campus.
- SAT Range 850-1140
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Net Price $20,918
Bethel University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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- 88% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Bethel is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban Arden Hills campus sits in the Twin Cities metro near St. Paul.
- SAT Range 1190-1300
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $31,738
University of Northwestern St Paul
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
A private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, communications, and education. The suburban campus sits in Roseville near St. Paul.
- SAT Range 868-1271
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $29,117
Metropolitan State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 99% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Metropolitan State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. Most students commute to urban campus locations across the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $16,615
North Central University
- Private 4 Year
- Minneapolis, MN
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- 99% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
North Central is a private Christian university affiliated with the Assemblies of God and known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and worship arts. The urban campus sits near downtown Minneapolis.
- SAT Range 950-1148
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $26,363
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
- Private 4 Year
- Winona, MN
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- 93% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Saint Mary's is a private Lasallian Catholic university known for undergraduate education and business. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in Winona.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $22,032
The College of Saint Scholastica
- Private 4 Year
- Duluth, MN
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- 93% acceptance rate
St. Scholastica is a private Benedictine college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The wooded campus overlooks Lake Superior in Duluth.
- SAT Range 1110-1310
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $26,083