How much does college cost?

2012-13 tuition and fees

A large majority of private college students do not pay the listed tuition price; 94% of our students receive aid that they do not have to pay back. In fact, on average, our students end up paying about half of the posted price (shown below in the Tuition and Required Fees column).

College/University

Tuition and Required Fees

Room and Board

Comprehensive Charges*

Augsburg College**

$31,922

$8,455

$40,377

Bethany Lutheran College

$23,140

$7,060

$30,200

Bethel University**

$30,840

$8,900

$39,740

Carleton College

$44,445

$11,553

$55,998

College of Saint Benedict

$36,218

$9,270

$45,488

The College of St. Scholastica**

$30,398

$8,040

$38,438

Concordia College (Moorhead)**

$30,860

$7,000

$37,860

Concordia University, St. Paul**

$29,700

$7,750

$37,450

Gustavus Adolphus College

$38,056

$8,880

$46,936

Hamline University

$33,596

$8,700

$42,296

Macalester College

$43,693

$9,726

$53,419

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

$31,650

$6,600

$38,250

Saint John's University

$35,486

$8,638

$44,124

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota**

$28,320

$7,440

$35,760

St. Catherine University**

$33,176

$8,288

$41,464

St. Olaf College

$39,560

$9,090

$48,650

University of St. Thomas

$33,787

$8,778

$42,565

Average

$33,815

$8,480

$42,295

*These are standard charges for first-time, full time, full-year undergraduate students, including fees assessed on all undergraduates. Some charges may vary depending on room, board and program choices.

**Seven colleges have differential tuition for upper-level students or other policies that result in some variation across class levels.