To identify the Best Colleges in Minnesota for 2018 we averaged the latest results from the most respected college ranking systems with thousands of real student review scores from around the web to produce a unique College Consensus rating for each school. You won’t find a more comprehensive ranking of the top colleges and universities in Minnesota anywhere. Read more about our rankings methodology and sources at our about page.
1
Carleton College
81.9
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
81.3
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
82.4
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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2
Macalester College
76.4
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
73.8
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
79
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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3
St Olaf College
70.6
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
66.3
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
74.8
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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4
College of Saint Benedict
67.8
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
55.8
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
79.8
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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5
Saint Johns University
67.5
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
60
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
75
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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6
Gustavus Adolphus College
67
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
60.7
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
73.2
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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7
Bethel University (MN)
66.8
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
59.5
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
74
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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8
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
64.3
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
56.4
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
72.2
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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9
Augsburg University
63.5
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
56
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
71
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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10
University of St Thomas (MN)
63.4
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
51.7
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
75
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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11
The College of Saint Scholastica
63.1
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
51.5
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
74.7
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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12
University of Minnesota-Crookston
62.9
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
53
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
72.7
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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13
Concordia College at Moorhead
62.7
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
51.3
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
74
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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14
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
62.3
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
49.3
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
75.3
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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15
University of Minnesota-Morris
61.9
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
48
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
75.7
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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16
St Catherine University
61.2
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
51.5
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
70.8
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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16
Winona State University
61.2
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
51.5
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
70.8
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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18
Hamline University
60.9
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
55
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
66.8
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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19
Crown College
60.4
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
43.5
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
77.3
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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20
Minnesota State University Moorhead
58.8
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
45.5
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
72
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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20
North Central University
58.8
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
44.5
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
73
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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22
University of Minnesota-Duluth
58.5
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
47.7
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
69.3
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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23
University of Northwestern-St Paul
58.4
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
49
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
67.8
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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24
Saint Cloud State University
53.4
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
39.7
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
67
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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25
Minnesota State University-Mankato
50.7
COLLEGE CONSENSUS
36
PUBLISHER CONSENSUS
65.4
STUDENT CONSENSUS
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