Minnesota Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 26 private colleges in Minnesota with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Northwestern Health Sciences University leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

Acceptance rate is a measure of the competitiveness of a school. Lower acceptance rates are more competitive and may require a higher GPA, SAT/ACT score, and other factors to be considered for admission.

List of Minnesota Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington, Minnesota	100%
Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji, Minnesota	100%
Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis, Minnesota	100%
North Central University Minneapolis, Minnesota	99%
Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, Minnesota	99%
Herzing University Minneapolis St. Louis Park, Minnesota	94%
University of Northwestern St Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota	93%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, Minnesota	93%
The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, Minnesota	93%
College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, Minnesota	92%
St Catherine University Saint Paul, Minnesota	92%
Saint Johns University Collegeville, Minnesota	91%
Bethel University Saint Paul, Minnesota	88%
Hamline University Saint Paul, Minnesota	88%
Martin Luther College New Ulm, Minnesota	87%
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, Minnesota	85%
Augsburg University Minneapolis, Minnesota	82%
Concordia University Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota	79%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.