Here are the best four year colleges in Minnesota. This guide includes both private and non-profit universities and colleges in Minnesota.


- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.augsburg.edu/

- Bemidji, Minnesota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.bemidjistate.edu/

- Mankato, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.blc.edu/

- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.bethel.edu/

- Northfield, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.carleton.edu/

- Duluth, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.css.edu/

- Moorhead, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.concordiacollege.edu/

- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.csp.edu/

- Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Rural
Website: www.crown.edu/

- Saint Peter, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: gustavus.edu/

- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.hamline.edu/

- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.macalester.edu/

- New Ulm, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: mlc-wels.edu/

- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.metrostate.edu/

Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Mankato, Minnesota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: mankato.mnsu.edu/

Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Moorhead, Minnesota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.mnstate.edu/

- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.northcentral.edu/

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
- Winona, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.smumn.edu/

Southwest Minnesota State University
- Marshall, Minnesota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.smsu.edu/

- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.stkate.edu/

- Saint Cloud, Minnesota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.stcloudstate.edu/

- Northfield, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: wp.stolaf.edu/

University of Minnesota Crookston
- Crookston, Minnesota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.crk.umn.edu/

University of Minnesota Duluth
- Duluth, Minnesota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.d.umn.edu/

University of Minnesota Morris
- Morris, Minnesota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: morris.umn.edu/

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Large City
Website: twin-cities.umn.edu/

University of Northwestern – St. Paul
- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: unwsp.edu/

- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.stthomas.edu/

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources is part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.