Best Test-Optional Minnesota Colleges
Minnesota has 22 ranked test-optional colleges, part of our national test-optional list. These schools do not require SAT or ACT scores with your application, ranked by academic quality and outcomes.
Carleton College tops our 2027 test-optional rankings in Minnesota. The top rated public option is University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Also highly ranked: Macalester College, St Olaf College and University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Without test scores, your GPA, activities, recommendation letters, and essays carry more weight. Compare acceptance rates, tuition, and enrollment across the colleges below. Sort by tuition or acceptance rate to find schools that fit your profile. See our ranking methodology for how schools are scored.
Bemidji State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bemidji, MN
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Bemidji State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The campus sits on the shore of Lake Bemidji in northern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $14,859
Minnesota State University Mankato
- Public 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
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
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $18,861
Crown College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Bonifacius, MN
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Crown College is a private Christian college known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and nursing. The campus is in the small town of St. Bonifacius west of the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 23%
- Net Price $27,332
Southwest Minnesota State University
- Public 4 Year
- Marshall, MN
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- Aug 18 application deadline
SMSU is a public university known for undergraduate culinology, education, and business. The campus sits in the small city of Marshall in rural southwestern Minnesota.
- SAT Range 935-1102
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $15,547