Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Minnesota
Minnesota has 23 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are Carleton College (20%), Crown College (23%), and Macalester College (29%). 2 schools admit a quarter of applicants or fewer, the median Minnesota college admits 80%, and 9 are public against 14 private. At the other end, North Central University admits 99%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.
- Carleton College20%acceptanceHighly selectiveMN · SAT 1510
- Crown College23%acceptanceHighly selectiveMN · SAT 1080
- Macalester College29%acceptanceSelectiveMN · SAT 1440
- Bethany Lutheran College39%acceptanceSelectiveMN · SAT 1130
- St. Olaf College48%acceptanceSelectiveMN · SAT 1380
- Bemidji State University56%acceptanceModerately selectiveMN · SAT 1100
- Minnesota State Moorhead59%acceptanceModerately selectiveMN · SAT 1100
- Gustavus Adolphus College61%acceptanceModerately selectiveMN · SAT 1300
- Minnesota Crookston75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMN · SAT 1120
- Winona State University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMN · SAT 1100
- Concordia University St. Paul79%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1150
- University of Minnesota80%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1410
- SW Minnesota State80%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1100
- Augsburg University82%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1230
- University of St. Thomas85%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1280
- Martin Luther College87%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1200
- Bethel University (MN)88%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1230
- Hamline University88%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1230
- Minnesota State Mankato88%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1100
- Minnesota Duluth89%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1120
- University of Northwestern St. Paul93%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1190
- St. Cloud State University95%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1100
- North Central University99%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1060
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.