Rasmussen University-Minnesota
Rasmussen University-Minnesota is a for-profit university in St. Cloud, MN, with about 1,168 students on campus and 7,655 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.
What to know about Rasmussen University-Minnesota
Most of Rasmussen University-Minnesota’s students study online
About 7,655 students take classes only online, against 1,168 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓
Lower-income students graduate as often as everyone else
58% of students with Pell grants finish, more than the 53% rate overall. At most colleges they trail by several points. 60% of undergraduates here get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
80% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 48% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Little price break for lower-income families
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $17,104 a year after grants, only $3,563 less than the $20,667 paid by families over $110,000. What it costs ↓
Long, cold winters
January nights in St. Cloud average 3°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. Living in St. Cloud ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; earnings, debt and repayment are reported for the whole 6-campus system; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.
The students
8,617 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Rasmussen University-Minnesota?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Rasmussen University-Minnesota is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $25,221 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $17,962.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $76,680 over 4 years · 24% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting (whole college system)
$222 a month against about $3,453 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, whole college system
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 29% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment (whole college system)
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported); reported for the whole college system.
Living in St. Cloud
14% of St. Cloud’s 72,647 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ St. Cloud pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Rasmussen University-Minnesota; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid and are reported for the whole 6-campus system. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.