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Easiest colleges to get into in Minnesota
The short answer
The easiest four-year colleges to get into in Minnesota are Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (open admission), North Central University (99%) and Dunwoody College of Technology (99%), by the share of applicants admitted.
A high acceptance rate means the college admits most people who apply. Open-admission colleges admit anyone with a high school diploma or equivalent. Each row also shows the average price after grants, so you can weigh the two.
The list (18 of 36)
Four-year colleges in Minnesota with 500 or more undergraduates, open-admission colleges first, then the highest acceptance rate. The list shows 18 of the 36 colleges with an acceptance rate or open admission on file. Rates come from IPEDS (fall 2024).
- Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Open admission Cloquet, MN · Admits every applicant with a high school diploma. Average price after grants: $13,687 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, 2024-25
- North Central University 99% admitted Minneapolis, MN · Average price after grants: $26,221 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- Dunwoody College of Technology 99% admitted Minneapolis, MN · Average price after grants: $27,153 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- Metropolitan State University 99% admitted Saint Paul, MN · Average price after grants: $26,556 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- Saint Cloud State University 95% admitted Saint Cloud, MN · Average price after grants: $16,062 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- Herzing University-Minneapolis 94% admitted St. Louis Park, MN · Average price after grants: $19,744 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- University of Northwestern-St Paul 94% admitted Saint Paul, MN · Average price after grants: $23,688 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- The College of Saint Scholastica 93% admitted Duluth, MN · Average price after grants: $26,830 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 93% admitted Winona, MN · Average price after grants: $20,422 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- St Catherine University 92% admitted Saint Paul, MN · Average price after grants: $19,090 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- College of Saint Benedict 92% admitted Saint Joseph, MN · Average price after grants: $25,301 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- Saint Johns University 91% admitted Collegeville, MN · Average price after grants: $26,748 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- University of Minnesota-Duluth 89% admitted Duluth, MN · Average price after grants: $17,395 a year in-state, about $23,145 out of state (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- Minnesota State University-Mankato 88% admitted Mankato, MN · Average price after grants: $19,702 a year in-state, about $29,822 out of state (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- University of Minnesota-Crookston 88% admitted Crookston, MN · Average price after grants: $11,170 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- Bethel University 88% admitted Saint Paul, MN · Average price after grants: $30,995 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- Hamline University 88% admitted Saint Paul, MN · Average price after grants: $22,756 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
- Martin Luther College 87% admitted New Ulm, MN · Average price after grants: $18,652 a year (College Scorecard, 2024-25) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
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What are the easiest colleges to get into in Minnesota?
The easiest four-year colleges to get into in Minnesota are Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (open admission), North Central University (99%) and Dunwoody College of Technology (99%), by the share of applicants admitted.
How many of these colleges have open admission?
1 of the 18 colleges listed have open admission: they admit anyone with a high school diploma or equivalent. The others admitted 87% to 99% of applicants.
How recent are these acceptance rates?
Each row shows its year. Rates come from IPEDS, the federal college survey, for students who applied for fall 2024, or from the college's own Common Data Set for fall 2025 where that is newer.
Numbers change each year when colleges and the Department of Education publish new data. Confirm costs and admission rules with the college before you apply.