Photo: Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld · Public domainMinot State University is 12 miles from Minot AFB
No college sits inside Minot AFB’s boundary, but Minot State University’s campus in Minot, with 2,094 students on campus, is 12 miles from the center of town, and Dakota College at Bottineau is 49.9 miles away in Bottineau. About 14% of Minot AFB’s residents are enrolled in college, above North Dakota (8%).
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 Minot AFB. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Minot AFB
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Minot AFB
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Minot AFB.
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 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.
Starts at $48–75k, where Minot AFB’s median household income ($62,500) 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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Minot AFB: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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.
Questions about college near Minot AFB
Is Minot AFB a college town?
No. About 14 of every 100 Minot AFB residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above North Dakota (8). The nearest campus, Minot State University, is 12 miles away in Minot.
What colleges are near Minot AFB?
Within 15 miles: Minot State University (12 miles, 2,094 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Minot AFB, and what does it cost?
Dakota College at Bottineau in Bottineau, 49.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,388 a year for North Dakota residents; the federal net price, $10,039, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Minot State University cost if we live in North Dakota?
Tuition and fees are $8,702 a year in-state and $8,702 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,492 (under $30,000 income) to $15,632 (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 Minot AFB. 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 →