2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Minnesota for Students from Norway

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Value Colleges for Norwegian Students in Minnesota ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across Minnesota to determine which were the best for Norwegian students in Minnesota. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall value as determined by our Best Colleges for the Money ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Value Colleges in Minnesota for Students from Norway

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

$33,818 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

10.0% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the best affordable school for Norwegian students in Minnesota working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 9,414 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.0% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UMN Twin Cities come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea. International students at UMN Twin Cities can expect to pay, on average, about $33,818 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $29,262 a year in average tuition and fees.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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2

Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Moorhead, MN

$17,564 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

3.4% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Norwegian students in Minnesota. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,064 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 3.4% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at MSU Moorhead are Nepal, Nigeria, and Japan. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at MSU Moorhead runs, on average, about $17,564. Graduate students pay around $11,052 a year in average tuition and fees.

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3

St Olaf College
Northfield, MN

$52,670 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

9.9% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Olaf College. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. St Olaf College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Northfield, Minnesota that handed out 942 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 9.9% are international. Students from as far away as China, Vietnam, and India come to St. Olaf to study. International students at St. Olaf can expect to pay, on average, about $52,670 a year to attend the school.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.