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There are nearly 200 post-secondary institutions in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] The Twin Cities campus of the public University of Minnesota is the largest university in the state with 51,721 enrolled for fall 2010, making it the sixth-largest American campus by enrollment size. [2] The University of Minnesota system has four other campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester. [3] The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system comprises 37 public universities and on 54 campuses. [4] Minnesota State University, referred to as the flagship of the Minnesota State system, is the second-largest university in the state.

The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul is Minnesota's largest private university or college [5] with a fall 2010 enrollment of 10,815 students. [6] Center City–based Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies is the state's smallest postsecondary institution, while Century College in White Bear Lake is Minnesota's largest community and technical college. [7]

The majority of Minnesota's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), [8] but 22 have received accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). [9] Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the National League for Nursing (NLNAC), and the American Psychological Association (APA).

While the University of Minnesota was chartered by the state in 1851, it did not operate as a place of higher education for nearly two decades. [10] St. Paul–based Hamline University is considered the state's oldest private college or university, being founded in 1854 as a Methodist coeducational institution. [11] Mayo Medical School, the University of Minnesota, and University of Minnesota Duluth feature the only medical schools in the state. [12] Mitchell Hamline School of Law, the University of Minnesota Law School, and the University of St. Thomas School of Law are American Bar Association-accredited law schools. [13]

Extant institutions

Institution Location(s) Control [note 1] Type [note 2] Enrollment [14]
(fall 2010)
Founded Accreditation [14]
Alexandria Technical and Community College Alexandria Public Associate's college 2,707 1961 [15] HLC
Anoka Technical College Anoka Public Associate's college 2,580 1967 [16] AOTA, NLNAC
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, Cambridge Public Associate's college 9,419 1965 [17] HLC
Bemidji State University Bemidji Public Master's university 5,354 1919 [18] HLC, CCNE, NASM
Central Lakes College Brainerd, Staples Public Associate's college 4,447 1938 [19] HLC, ADA
Century College White Bear Lake Public Associate's college 10,918 1967 [20] HLC, ADA, JRCERT
Dakota County Technical College Rosemount Public Associate's college 3,673 1970 [21] HLC, ADA
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet Public Tribal college 2,339 1987 [22] The Higher Learning Commission, HLC
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, Eden Prairie Public Associate's college 6,728 1972 [23] HLC
Hibbing Community College Hibbing Public Associate's college 1,645 1916 [24] HLC, ADA
Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights Public Associate's college 6,374 1970 [25] HLC, NLNAC
Itasca Community College Grand Rapids Public Associate's college 1,304 1922 [26] HLC
Lake Superior College Duluth Public Associate's college 5,186 1995 [27] HLC, ADA, APTA, JRCERT
Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake Public Tribal college 250 1990 [28] None
Mesabi Range College Virginia, Eveleth Public Associate's college 1,738 1996 [29] HLC
Metropolitan State University St. Paul, Minneapolis Public Master's university 7,787 1971 [30] HLC, CCNE
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis Public Associate's college 10,545 1996 [31] HLC, ADA, NLNAC
Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, Red Wing Public Associate's college 2,626 1949 [32] HLC
Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, Detroit Lakes, Moorhead, Wadena Public Associate's college 6,981 1960 [33] HLC
Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato Public Master's university 15,435 1868 [34] HLC, ADA, ADA, ASHA, CCNE, NASAD, NASM, NCATE, NLNAC
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead Public Master's university 7,536 1885 [35] HLC, ASHA, CCNE, NASAD, NASM, NCATE
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, Canby, Jackson, Pipestone, Worthington Public Associate's college 3,465 1967 [33] HLC
Normandale Community College Bloomington Public Associate's college 10,169 1968 [36] HLC, ADA, ADA, NASAD, NASM, NAST, CCNE
North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park Public Associate's college 7,505 1966 [33] HLC, NLNAC
Northland Community & Technical College Thief River Falls, East Grand Forks Public Associate's college 4,135 1949 [37] HLC, NLNAC
Northwest Technical College Bemidji Public Associate's college 1,424 1965 [38] HLC, ADA
Pine Technical and Community College Pine City Public Associate's college 1,047 1965 [33] HLC
Rainy River Community College International Falls Public Associate's college 366 1967 [39] HLC
Ridgewater College Hutchinson, Willmar Public Associate's college 4,373 1996 [40] [41] HLC, NLNAC
Riverland Community College Albert Lea, Austin, Owatonna Public Associate's college 4,015 1940 [42] HLC, JRCERT, NLNAC
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester Public Associate's college 6,228 1915 [43] HLC, ADA, NLNAC
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud Public Master's university 18,650 1869 [44] HLC, AAMFT, ASHA, CCNE, NASAD, NASM, NCATE
St. Cloud Technical and Community College St. Cloud Public Associate's college 4,883 1948 [33] HLC, ADA
Saint Paul College St. Paul Public Associate's college 6,166 1910 [45] HLC, NASM
South Central College North Mankato, Faribault Public Associate's college 4,268 1946 [46] HLC, ADA
Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall Public Master's university 6,611 1963 [47] HLC, NASM
University of Minnesota Crookston Crookston Public Baccalaureate college 2,528 1966 [47] HLC
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth Public Master's university 11,729 1947 [48] HLC, ASHA, NASM, NCATE
University of Minnesota Morris Morris Public Baccalaureate college 1,811 1960 [49] HLC, NCATE
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester Public Associate's college 143 1966 [50] AOTA
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Minneapolis, St. Paul Public Research university 51,721 1851 [48] HLC, MEAC, ACPE, AAMFT, ABA, ABFSE, ADA, ADA, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, AVMA, CAHME, CCNE, AANA, CEPH, LCME, NASD, NASM, NAST, NCATE
Minnesota North College – Vermilion Ely Public Associate's college 752 1922 [51] HLC
White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen Public Tribal college 121 1997 [52] HLC
Winona State University Winona, Rochester Public Master's university 8,630 1858 [53] HLC, CCNE, NASM, NAST, NCATE
Academy College Minneapolis Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 205 1936 [54] [18] ACCSC
Adler Graduate School Minnetonka Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 421 1967 [55] HLC
Augsburg University Minneapolis Private not-for-profit
( Lutheran)
Master's university 4,073 1869 [18] [56] CCNE, NASM, NCATE
Bethany Global University Bloomington Private not-for-profit
( Non-denominational Christian)
Special-focus institution 135 1948 [57] ABHE
Bethany Lutheran College Mankato Private not-for-profit
( Lutheran)
Baccalaureate college 607 1927 [58] [59] HLC
Bethel University Arden Hills Private not-for-profit
( Baptist)
Master's university 4,242 1871 [59] [60] HLC, CCNE, NCATE, NLNAC
Carleton College Northfield Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 2,020 1866 [61] [62] HLC
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University St. Joseph, Collegeville Private not-for-profit
( Roman Catholic)
Baccalaureate college 3,938 (CSB-SJU Combined) 1857 (SJU) 1913 (CSB) [63] HLC, ADA, CCNE, NASM, NCATE
College of St. Scholastica Duluth Private not-for-profit
( Roman Catholic)
Master's university 3,898 1912 [64] AOTA, APTA, CCNE, NCATE
Concordia College Moorhead Private not-for-profit
( Lutheran)
Baccalaureate college 2,114 1891 [65] HLC, ADA, CCNE, NASM
Concordia University St. Paul Private not-for-profit
( Lutheran)
Master's university 2,958 1893 [66] [67] HLC, NCATE
Crown College St. Bonifacius Private not-for-profit
( Christian and Missionary Alliance)
Baccalaureate college 1,176 1916 [67] [68] HLC, ABHE, CCNE
Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis Private not-for-profit Associate's college 1,409 1914 [69] HLC
Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter Private not-for-profit
( Lutheran)
Baccalaureate college 2,455 1862 [70] HLC, CCNE, NASM, NCATE
Hamline University St. Paul Private not-for-profit
( Methodist)
Master's university 5,008 1854 [71] HLC, ABA, NASM, NCATE
Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies Center City Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 105 1999 [72] HLC
Luther Seminary St. Paul Private not-for-profit
( Lutheran)
Special-focus institution 796 1869 [73] ATS, HLC
Macalester College St. Paul Private not-for-profit
( Presbyterian)
Baccalaureate college 2,033 1874 [74] HLC
Martin Luther College New Ulm Private not-for-profit
( Lutheran)
Baccalaureate college 837 1995 [75] HLC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 186 1915 [76] HLC, ADA, APTA, APA, ACPE, AANA, JRCERT, LCME
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 727 1886 [30] [77] NASAD, HLC
Mitchell Hamline School of Law St. Paul Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 1,013 1900 [78] ABA
North Central University Minneapolis Private not-for-profit
( Assemblies of God)
Baccalaureate college 1,381 1930 [35] HLC
Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 852 1941 [79] HLC, CMTA, CCE
Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji Private not-for-profit
( Non-denominational Christian)
Special-focus institution 138 1946 [80] ABHE
St. Catherine University St. Paul, Minneapolis Private not-for-profit
( Roman Catholic)
Master's university 5,328 1905 [44] HLC, ADA, AOTA, APTA, MACTE, NLNAC
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, Minneapolis Private not-for-profit
( Roman Catholic)
Master's university 6,058 1912 [81] HLC, JRCERT, NASM
St. Olaf College Northfield Private not-for-profit
( Lutheran)
Baccalaureate college 3,156 1874 [82] HLC, CCNE, NASD, NASM, NAST, NCATE
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities St. Paul Private not-for-profit
( United Church of Christ)
Special-focus institution 171 1960 [83] ATS, HLC
University of Northwestern – St. Paul Roseville Private not-for-profit
( Non-denominational Christian)
Baccalaureate college 3,100 1902 [80] HLC, NASM
University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minneapolis Private not-for-profit
( Roman Catholic)
Doctoral/research university 10,815 1885 [84] HLC, ABA, APA, CAHME, ATS, NASM
American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Roseville Private for-profit Special-focus institution 107 1997 [85] ACAHM
Capella University Minneapolis Private for-profit Doctoral/research university 39,457 1993 [86] HLC, NCATE
Washington Technical Institute Minnetonka Private for-profit Career college 409 2005 [87] MSA [88]
Institute of Production and Recording Minneapolis Private for-profit Associate's college 456 2002 [89] ACCSC
Northwest Technical Institute Eagan Private for-profit Associate's college 67 1957 [90] ACCSC
Rasmussen University Various Private for-profit Associate's college [note 3] 1904 [92] HLC
The Art Institutes International Minnesota Minneapolis Private for-profit Special-focus institution 1,994 1964 [93] ACICS, HLC
Walden University Minneapolis Private for-profit Doctoral/research university 47,456 1970 [94] HLC, NLNAC, CCNE

Defunct institutions

Institution Location(s) Control Founded Closed Ref
Albert Lea College Albert Lea Private
( Presbyterian)
1885 1973
Argosy University Eagan Private for-profit 2001 2019 [95]
College of Visual Arts St. Paul Private
( not-for-profit)
1924 2013 [96]
Duluth Business University Duluth Private for-profit 1891 [97] 2018 [98]
Fairlakes State Junior College Fairmont Public 1973 1975 [99] [100]
Golden Valley Lutheran College Golden Valley Private
( Lutheran)
1919 1985 [101]
International Center for Naturobioholistic Health and Medicine Bemidji, Minnesota Private for-profit

accredited ACICS

1978 1984 [102]
Lea College Albert Lea Private 1965 1973 [103]
Pillsbury Baptist Bible College Owatonna Private
( Independent Baptist)
1957 2008 [104]
College of Saint Teresa Winona Private
( Roman Catholic)
1907 1989 [105]
Southern Minnesota Normal College Austin Public 1897 1925 [106]
Minnesota Central University Hastings Public 1857 1867
University of Minnesota Waseca Waseca Public 1971 1992 [107]
Brown College Mendota Heights, Brooklyn Center Private for-profit 1946 2015
Crossroads College Rochester Private
( Church of Christ)
1913 2016

[108]

Globe University and Minnesota School of Business multiple Private for-profit 1877 2016
McNally Smith College of Music St. Paul Private for-profit 1985 2017
Minneapolis Business College Roseville Private for-profit 1874 2019
CenterPoint Massage & Shiatsu School & Clinic St. Louis Park Private for-profit 2001 2021

Out-of-state institutions

Key

Abbreviation Accrediting agency
AAMFT American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AANA American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
ABA American Bar Association
ACICS Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
ACME Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education
ACPE Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
ADA American Dental Association
ADA American Dietetic Association
AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association
APA American Psychological Association
APTA American Physical Therapy Association
ASHA American Speech–Language–Hearing Association
CCNE Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
JRCERT Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Radiologic Technology
LCME Liaison Committee on Medical Education
MSCHE Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
NASAD National Association of Schools of Art and Design
NASD National Association of Schools of Dance
NASM National Association of Schools of Music
NAST National Association of Schools of Theatre
HLC Higher Learning Commission
NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NLNAC National League for Nursing

See also

Notes

  1. ^ School control is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
  2. ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
  3. ^ Rasmussen College operates campuses in Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Lake Elmo, Mankato, and St. Cloud. [91] [92]

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