Coon Rapids is home to Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Anoka-Ramsey Community College (5,688 students on campus) is inside the city. About 5% of Coon Rapids’ residents are enrolled in college, below Minnesota (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Coon Rapids. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
14
80,721 students on campus
Nearest college
2 mi
Anoka-Ramsey
Residents in college
5%
Below MN (6%)
Nearest community college
2 mi
Anoka-Ramsey · $5,682 tuition
Nearest public university
14.5 mi
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · $17,214 in-state
Median household income
$88K
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What stands out about college in Coon Rapids
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What it costs
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Family income
Starts at $75–110k, where Coon Rapids’ median household income ($88,251) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Coon Rapids: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities85% graduate$69k earnings*$20k typical debt
Anoka-Ramsey Community College30% graduate$48k earnings$14k typical debt
Minneapolis Community and Technical College20% graduate$40k earnings$18k typical debt
North Hennepin Community College22% graduate$51k earnings$15k typical debt
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (2); Herzing University-Minneapolis (11).
Majors
What students study in Coon Rapids
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Liberal arts 55%Health professions 15%Business 15%Computer science 6%Visual & performing arts 2%Education 2%Everything else 7%
Biggest programs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities573 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing100 graduates a year
$79k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General32 graduates a year
$57k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations28 graduates a year
$52k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services23 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services23 graduates a year
$46k4 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications13 graduates a year
$50k4 yrs out
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Coon Rapids
Is Coon Rapids a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Coon Rapids residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Minnesota (6). The largest campus in the city, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, has 5,688 students on campus.
What colleges are in Coon Rapids?
Anoka-Ramsey Community College is inside the city.
What is the closest community college to Coon Rapids, and what does it cost?
Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Coon Rapids, 2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,682 a year for Minnesota residents; the federal net price, $16,434, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities cost if we live in Minnesota?
Tuition and fees are $17,214 a year in-state and $38,362 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,642 (under $30,000 income) to $27,008 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Coon Rapids. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →