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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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68 matching colleges · Showing 49–68
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Minnesota 68 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, MN
Net price / year$27,705Payback46.3 years
Strong ROI
Saint Johns University
Collegeville, MN
Net price / year$25,672Payback3.6 years
Weak ROI
Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona, MN
Net price / year$16,140PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN
Net price / year$26,640Payback7.2 years
Strong ROI
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN
Net price / year$11,704Payback4.8 years
Slow ROI
University of Minnesota-Morris
Morris, MN
Net price / year$8,837Payback13.8 years
Weak ROI
Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, MN
Net price / year$26,672PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Northwest Technical College
Bemidji, MN
Net price / year$10,996PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Herzing University-Minneapolis
St. Louis Park, MN
Net price / year$16,670PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Martin Luther College
New Ulm, MN
Net price / year$18,463PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
North Central University
Minneapolis, MN
Net price / year$25,817PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN
Net price / year$29,926PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN
Net price / year$20,148PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
Net price / year$18,345PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Pine Technical & Community College
Pine City, MN
Net price / year$12,798PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
University of Minnesota-Rochester
Rochester, MN
Net price / year$13,744Payback2.7 years
Weak ROI
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Cloquet, MN
Net price / year$12,677PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center
Minneapolis, MN
Net price / year$17,649PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, MN
Net price / year$35,887Payback234.6 years
Weak ROI
Nova Academy of Cosmetology
Rochester, MN
Net price / year$21,473PaybackNot available