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The University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus. House Photography file photo
The University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus. House Photography file photo

Students enrolled in Minnesota public and private postsecondary institutions in Fall 2015              427,803

                In Fall 2010          467,714

                In Fall 2006          386,605

Undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2015 (not including career online schools)        264,083

                Percent decrease from Fall 2010               15

                Percent decrease from Fall 2006               2

Percent of 2015 undergraduates who are persons of color           26

Graduate students in 2015           42,133

                Percent decrease from 2006       10

 

Minnesota State

Number of colleges and universities in the Minnesota State system        37

                Number of campuses    54

Fall 2016 total student headcount             396,000

                Low-income students    84,000

                American Indian and other students of color       63,400

                First-generation students            48,500

                Veteran students            10,000

Median debt for someone who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from a Minnesota State school in 2015                $25,496

                In 2012  $25,316

University of Minnesota

Total Fall 2016 student headcount            67,480

                Undergraduates               43,951

                Graduate/Professional level       17,410

                Non-degree       6,119

Overall total increase from Fall 2015        829

                Overall total decrease from Fall 2012       938

Percent of Fall 2016 enrollees who are full-time students              83

Median debt for someone who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in 2015                $24,567

                In 2012: $25,289

 

Nationwide

Percentage of jobs that will require post-secondary education by 2020  74

Average four-year public institution tuition cost in 2014-15           $18,632

                In 2012-13           $17,877

                In 2010-11           $17,042

Increase in postsecondary enrollment between 2004 and 2014  2.9 million

                Percent increase              17

 

Student participation rates in Minnesota post-secondary education opportunities

Total students in 2014    7,029

In 2007  5,842

Low-income students participating in 2014           1,371

                In 2007  814

Minority students participating in 2014   1,290

                In 2007  866

Total PSEO cost in 2015  $31.8 million

College credits taken by state high school students in 2015 through PESO              167,206

Average cost per college credit  $190.29

 

Sources: Minnesota Department of Education, Office of Higher Education, Center for School Change, National Center for Education Statistics, University of Minnesota


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