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Colleges in and near St. Louis Park

Minneapolis Community and Technical College is 4.3 miles from St. Louis Park

Herzing University-Minneapolis (571 students on campus) is inside the city, and Minneapolis Community and Technical College (4,006) is 4.3 miles from the center, just over the line in Minneapolis. About 5% of St. Louis Park’s residents are enrolled in college, below Minnesota (6%).

Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis Community and Technical College

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 St. Louis Park. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
26
108,787 students on campus
Nearest college
2.7 mi
Herzing University-Minneapolis
Residents in college
5%
Below MN (6%)
Nearest community college
4.3 mi
Minneapolis Community and Technical College · $6,161 tuition
Nearest public university
6.6 mi
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · $17,214 in-state
Median household income
$102K
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What stands out about college in St. Louis Park

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Two colleges within 4.3 milesDunwoody College of Technology admits 99% of applicants. Together they have 5,231 students on campus.A community college 4.3 miles awayMinneapolis Community and Technical College in Minneapolis: tuition and fees $6,161 a year for Minnesota residents.In-state price at University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesLiving in Minnesota, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities charges $17,214 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $38,362. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 5% of residentsBelow Minnesota (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of St. Louis Park

19 private colleges within 12.5 miles, two public colleges within 14.2 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Minnesota-Twin CitiesUniversity of St ThomasNormandaleSt. Louis Park
University or collegeCommunity college
Herzing University-MinneapolisUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 571 on campus · In St. Louis Park94%admitted$17knet price47%graduate$37kearningsEarnings are reported for all 11 campuses that file with it.Dunwoody College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,225 on campus · 4 mi · Minneapolis99%admitted$27knet price66%graduate$62kearningsMinneapolis Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,006 on campus · 4.3 mi · Minneapolis$14knet price20%graduate$40kearningsTuition and fees: $6,161 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Adler Graduate SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 245 on campus · 4.4 mi · MinnetonkaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Minneapolis College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 748 on campus · 4.5 mi · Minneapolis48%admitted$30knet price51%graduate$41kearningsNorth Central UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 754 on campus · 5.2 mi · Minneapolis99%admitted$26knet price66%graduate$45kearningsBethlehem College & SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 194 on campus · 5.5 mi · Minneapolis70%graduateAugsburg UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,107 on campus · 6.2 mi · Minneapolis82%admitted$24knet price52%graduate$59kearningsUniversity of Minnesota-Twin CitiesUniversity or college · Public · 52,981 on campus · 6.6 mi · Minneapolis80%admitted$17knet price85%graduate$69kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 969 on campus · 7.2 mi · Bloomington$36knet price0%graduate$49kearningsAcademy CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 117 on campus · 7.2 mi · Bloomington$29knet price36%graduate$48kearningsNormandale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,023 on campus · 8.4 mi · Bloomington$13knet price27%graduate$50kearningsTuition and fees: $6,329 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of St ThomasUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,486 on campus · 8.6 mi · Saint Paul85%admitted$29knet price76%graduate$74kearningsLuther SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 258 on campus · 8.6 mi · Saint PaulGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.St Catherine UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,461 on campus · 9 mi · Saint Paul92%admitted$20knet price61%graduate$59kearningsMacalester CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,142 on campus · 9.7 mi · Saint Paul29%admitted$32knet price87%graduate$64kearningsHamline UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,064 on campus · 9.9 mi · Saint Paul88%admitted$21knet price60%graduate$61kearningsConcordia University-Saint PaulUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,243 on campus · 10.3 mi · Saint Paul79%admitted$18knet price46%graduate$60kearningsHennepin Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,803 on campus · 10.3 mi · Brooklyn Park$10knet price42%graduate$49kearningsTuition and fees: $5,940 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bethany Global UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 117 on campus · 10.6 mi · Bloomington93%admitted$38knet price56%graduateNorth Hennepin Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,449 on campus · 10.9 mi · Brooklyn Park$12knet price22%graduate$51kearningsTuition and fees: $5,061 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Mitchell Hamline School of LawUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,167 on campus · 11.1 mi · Saint PaulGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of Northwestern-St PaulUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,001 on campus · 11.3 mi · Saint Paul93%admitted$28knet price68%graduate$51kearningsSaint Paul CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,000 on campus · 12.5 mi · Saint Paul$11knet price40%graduate$38kearningsTuition and fees: $6,326 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bethel UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,500 on campus · 12.5 mi · Saint Paul88%admitted$29knet price71%graduate$64kearningsMetropolitan State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 3,156 on campus · 14.2 mi · Saint Paul99%admitted$17knet price44%graduate$65kearnings

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 St. Louis Park’s median household income ($101,648) falls.

Hennepin Technical College10.3 mi · Brooklyn Park · sticker $16,032 · tuition $5,940$12,069a year
Saint Paul College12.5 mi · Saint Paul · sticker $18,261 · tuition $6,326$13,354a year
North Hennepin Community College10.9 mi · Brooklyn Park · sticker $17,470 · tuition $5,061$14,193a year
Normandale Community College8.4 mi · Bloomington · sticker $18,694 · tuition $6,329$15,643a year
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities6.6 mi · Minneapolis · sticker $30,061$16,415a year
Minneapolis Community and Technical College4.3 mi · Minneapolis · sticker $19,683 · tuition $6,161$17,005a year
Metropolitan State University14.2 mi · Saint Paul · sticker $25,172$18,994a year
Concordia University-Saint Paul10.3 mi · Saint Paul · sticker $37,239$19,135a year
St Catherine University9 mi · Saint Paul · sticker $60,476$19,376a year
Macalester College9.7 mi · Saint Paul · sticker $82,991$20,527a year
Hamline University9.9 mi · Saint Paul · sticker $58,110$21,015a year
Herzing University-MinneapolisIn St. Louis Park · sticker $26,163$22,492a year
Augsburg University6.2 mi · Minneapolis · sticker $62,303$23,223a year
Bethel University12.5 mi · Saint Paul · sticker $58,569$24,963a year
University of Northwestern-St Paul11.3 mi · Saint Paul · sticker $51,325$25,267a year
University of St Thomas8.6 mi · Saint Paul · sticker $66,116$25,363a year
Dunwoody College of Technology4 mi · Minneapolis · sticker $36,587$27,706a year
North Central University5.2 mi · Minneapolis · sticker $44,475$28,167a year
Minneapolis College of Art and Design4.5 mi · Minneapolis · sticker $59,972$33,038a year
Bethany Global University10.6 mi · Bloomington · sticker $43,216$38,785a year
Northwestern Health Sciences University7.2 mi · Bloomington · sticker $39,863—a year
Academy College7.2 mi · Bloomington · sticker $33,874—a year

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 St. Louis Park: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeUniversity of Minnesota-Twin CitiesNormandaleUniversity of St ThomasNorth HennepinSaint Paul College
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities85% graduate$69k earnings*$20k typical debt
University of St Thomas76% graduate$74k earnings$23k typical debt
Normandale Community College27% graduate$50k earnings$12k typical debt
Minneapolis Community and Technical College20% graduate$40k earnings$18k typical debt
Saint Paul College40% graduate$38k earnings$11k typical debt
North Hennepin Community College22% graduate$51k earnings$15k typical debt
Concordia University-Saint Paul46% graduate$60k earnings$18k typical debt
Metropolitan State University44% graduate$65k earnings$17k typical debt
Augsburg University52% graduate$59k earnings$25k typical debt
Hennepin Technical College42% graduate$49k earnings$11k typical debt
Bethel University71% graduate$64k earnings$22k typical debt
St Catherine University61% graduate$59k earnings$24k 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: Herzing University-Minneapolis (11); University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (2).

Majors

What students study in St. Louis Park

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Herzing University-Minneapolis, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 90%Liberal arts 6%Computer science 1%Business 1%Law 0%Public safety 0%Everything else 0%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing118 graduates a year
$91k4 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions35 graduates a year
$74k4 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services11 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services2 graduates a year
$54k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections1 graduates a year
$70k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations1 graduates a year
$66k4 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 St. Louis Park

Is St. Louis Park a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 St. Louis Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Minnesota (6). The largest campus in the city, Herzing University-Minneapolis, has 571 students on campus.

What colleges are in St. Louis Park?

Herzing University-Minneapolis is inside the city. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is 4.3 miles from the center, in Minneapolis, and Dunwoody College of Technology is 4 miles from the center, in Minneapolis.

What is the closest community college to St. Louis Park, and what does it cost?

Minneapolis Community and Technical College in Minneapolis, 4.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,161 a year for Minnesota residents; the federal net price, $13,812, 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.

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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 St. Louis Park. 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 →