Colleges with the smallest classes in Minnesota
32 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 32 smallest-class colleges in Minnesota, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 8:1 at Academy College to 22:1 at Crown College. 11 are public and 21 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academy College Bloomington, MN | Private | 8:1 | 112 | — |
| 2 | Carleton College Northfield, MN | Private | 8:1 | 2,019 | 22% |
| 3 | University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN | Public | 9:1 | 980 | 70% |
| 4 | Bethany Global University Bloomington, MN | Private | 10:1 | 162 | 94% |
| 5 | Macalester College Saint Paul, MN | Private | 10:1 | 2,131 | 28% |
| 6 | Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN | Private | 10:1 | 718 | 83% |
| 7 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN | Private | 10:1 | 701 | 48% |
| 8 | St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN | Private | 10:1 | 2,393 | 94% |
| 9 | The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN | Private | 10:1 | 1,725 | 94% |
| 10 | College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN | Private | 11:1 | 1,392 | 91% |
| 11 | Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN | Private | 11:1 | 1,930 | 62% |
| 12 | North Central University Minneapolis, MN | Private | 11:1 | 802 | 91% |
| 13 | Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN | Private | 12:1 | 682 | 51% |
| 14 | Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN | Private | 12:1 | 1,721 | 63% |
| 15 | Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN | Private | 12:1 | 1,468 | 90% |
| 16 | St Olaf College Northfield, MN | Private | 12:1 | 3,049 | 52% |
| 17 | Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN | Private | 13:1 | 2,429 | 77% |
| 18 | Hamline University Saint Paul, MN | Private | 13:1 | 1,685 | 90% |
| 19 | Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN | Public | 14:1 | 4,998 | 96% |
| 20 | Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN | Private | 15:1 | 2,786 | 75% |
| 21 | University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN | Private | 15:1 | 1,495 | 92% |
| 22 | Winona State University Winona, MN | Public | 15:1 | 5,088 | 69% |
| 23 | Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN | Public | 16:1 | 3,120 | 71% |
| 24 | Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN | Public | 16:1 | 2,045 | 69% |
| 25 | University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN | Public | 16:1 | 7,475 | 82% |
| 26 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | Public | 16:1 | 30,469 | 77% |
| 27 | Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN | Public | 17:1 | 3,120 | 53% |
| 28 | Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN | Public | 17:1 | 5,181 | 95% |
| 29 | University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN | Public | 17:1 | 1,650 | 58% |
| 30 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN | Private | 18:1 | 1,061 | 89% |
| 31 | Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN | Public | 21:1 | 11,325 | 91% |
| 32 | Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN | Private | 22:1 | 789 | 63% |
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