The median family income for FAFSA-filing Minnesota students at our colleges falls within a similar range as the state’s public universities. (“Median” means that half have higher incomes and half have incomes lower than the amounts shown.)

• $87,300 at the University of Minnesota
• $83,400 at Minnesota Private Colleges*
• $62,800 at Minnesota State universities

This can be broken down even further into three general income categories:

Source: Minnesota State Grant End-of-Year Statistics Fiscal Year 2018 report, Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Note: Uses adjusted gross income, includes only Minnesota residents who file a FAFSA
*The Minnesota Private College Council’s 17 member institutions