Application rates for some Minnesota colleges and universities
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Here are the application and admission rates gathered over the past two weeks or so from a number of Minnesota public and private colleges and universities.
Some of these institutions have rolling admissions, or are open-access colleges, so application- and selectivity rates don't really apply to them.
(And if you see any errors or necessary changes, please contact me and I'll update.)
| Institution | # Apps 2011-12 | #Admits 2011-12 | % Select | # Apps 2010-11 | #Admits 2010-11 | % Select | Change in Apps | ||
| Carleton College | 4,977 | 1,474 | 29.6% | 4,856 | 1,496 | 30.8% | 2.5% | ||
| College of St. Benedict | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16.0% | ||
| College of St. Scholastica | 1,660 | 1,127 | 67.9% | 1,740 | 1,277 | 73.4% | -4.6% | ||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 4,912 | 2,955 | 60.2% | 3,277 | 2,318 | 70.7% | 49.9% | ||
| Hamline University | 2,883 | 2,037 | 70.7% | 2,039 | 1,520 | 74.5% | 41.4% | ||
| Lake Superior College | 2,383 | NA | NA | 2,168 | NA | NA | 10.0% | ||
| Macalester College | 6,109 | 1,936 | 31.7% | 4,317 | 1,839 | 42.6% | 41.5% | ||
| Metropolitan State | 9,110 | 5,145 | 56.5% | 8,823 | 4,443 | 50.4% | 3.3% | ||
| MSU Moorhead | 4,920 | 2,881 | 58.6% | 4,016 | 2,567 | 63.9% | 22.5% | ||
| North Hennepin CC | 7,944 | 6,923 | 87.1% | 7,798 | 6,776 | 86.9% | 1.9% | ||
| St. Cloud State | 8,414 | 5,334 | 63.4% | 8,973 | 5,964 | 66.5% | -6.2% | ||
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