Federal enrolment data · Fall 2023 · Minnesota
Online colleges in Minnesota
Across the 70 Minnesota colleges the federal government holds distance-education figures for, 63,872 students (23%) were enrolled entirely at a distance in Fall 2023, and 51% took at least one distance course. 35 of those colleges enrol at least a quarter of their students that way; they are listed below, largest online intake first.
Colleges with federal figures
70
In Minnesota
Students studying entirely online
63,872
23% of the 281,186 enrolled at those colleges
Took at least one distance course
51%
Fully online plus part-distance study
Colleges on the list below
35
At least 25% of students studying entirely online AND at least 50 of them. CampusPin thresholds, not federal categories.
Why your state still matters for online study
Distance study has no postcode, but the price and the paperwork do. Most public institutions charge residents less than non-residents, including for online courses at many of them, and states authorise which out-of-state institutions may enrol their residents at all. Starting from the colleges in Minnesota is therefore usually starting from the cheaper and simpler end, which is the only sense in which an online college is “in” a state.
Minnesota colleges where students actually study online
Every Minnesota college where at least 25% of students were enrolled entirely at a distance and at least 50students did so, ordered by how many. Share alone would let a twenty-student campus open the list ahead of a community college teaching thousands at a distance. It is a measurement of enrolment, not a ranking, and nobody paid to be on it.
7,655 of 8,823 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 786 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $10,899 in-state.
3,597 of 9,620 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,957 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,321 in-state.
2,849 of 6,005 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,969 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $9,780 in-state.
2,765 of 8,248 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,402 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $8,575 in-state.
2,611 of 5,854 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,943 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $25,000 in-state.
2,263 of 6,269 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,731 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,128 in-state.
2,155 of 7,843 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,373 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,682 in-state.
1,746 of 5,195 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,689 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,050 in-state.
1,552 of 5,414 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,438 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,900 in-state.
1,550 of 4,714 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,541 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,359 in-state.
1,486 of 3,926 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,268 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $10,164 in-state.
1,368 of 3,689 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 896 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,007 in-state.
1,277 of 3,565 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,044 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,957 in-state.
1,261 of 3,262 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 477 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $36,830 in-state.
1,241 of 2,855 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 842 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,109 in-state.
1,223 of 4,410 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,169 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $10,336 in-state.
1,165 of 3,831 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 887 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $43,160 in-state.
1,104 of 1,727 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 105 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $30,200 in-state.
1,088 of 3,891 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 813 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,881 in-state.
1,084 of 2,518 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 331 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $13,120 in-state.
1,072 of 3,533 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,206 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $49,758 in-state.
1,057 of 3,038 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 628 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,213 in-state.
1,030 of 4,001 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 966 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,786 in-state.
997 of 3,438 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 752 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,484 in-state / $12,332 out-of-state.
915 of 2,477 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 496 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,262 in-state.
890 of 2,652 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 802 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,146 in-state.
836 of 2,979 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 309 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $40,454 in-state.
747 of 2,020 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 475 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,820 in-state.
638 of 1,822 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 468 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,267 in-state.
468 of 901 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 235 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,246 in-state.
242 of 860 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 9 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,770 in-state.
158 of 244 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 86 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,038 in-state.
135 of 159 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 14 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,038 in-state.
90 of 348 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 151 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,038 in-state.
84 of 201 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 70 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $20,700 in-state.
Tuition shown is the published institution-wide rate, not the price of an online programme. Many colleges price online study on a separate schedule, and some charge a single rate regardless of where the student lives, so treat them as headline figures for the institution and confirm the online rate with the institution.
What this list is not
- It is not the complete set of your options. It counts students, not programmes. A college below the threshold may run an excellent online degree that few students happened to take exclusively that term, and residents of Minnesota can enrol with institutions anywhere.
- It is not a ranking. A high share describes how an institution enrols, not how good it is. Some of the largest shares belong to institutions worth reading carefully before applying, which is why every row links to the full profile with cost, debt and graduation figures.
- It is one term. These are Fall 2023 enrolments, on the federal reporting cycle.
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Source & methodology
Enrolment figures are from the U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (distance education status), Fall 2023. Published tuition and control are from CampusPin's committed institution snapshot. Federal data is public domain; credit the U.S. Department of Education.
Distance-education figures count STUDENTS enrolled in Fall 2023, not programs on offer. "Exclusively at a distance" means a student took only distance courses that term. A college with few or no such students may still run online courses or an online degree, so a low figure is not evidence that online study is unavailable, and a high one is not a judgement of quality either way.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. (2026). Online study at Minnesota colleges. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/online-colleges-in/minnesota
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