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Enrollment Data by Institution Type
Total enrollment Fall 2002 to Fall 2011, includes both undergraduate and graduate enrollments
Undergraduate enrollment table here
| Public Institutions | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community and Technical Colleges | 109,844 | 113,408 | 112,582 | 112,111 | 114,616 | 119,326 | 123,778 | 134,224 | 138,006 | 135,155 |
| State Universities | 62,704 | 63,686 | 63,542 | 63,654 | 63,785 | 65,348 | 66,502 | 68,582 | 70,085 | 69,816 |
| University of Minnesota | 62,789 | 63,769 | 65,247 | 65,489 | 65,753 | 66,096 | 66,312 | 67,364 | 67,932 | 69,220 |
| Total Public | 235,337 | 240,863 | 241,371 | 241,254 | 244,154 | 250,770 | 256,592 | 270,170 | 276,023 | 274,191 |
| Private Institutions | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Colleges & Universities | 59,948 | 60,480 | 61,912 | 63,067 | 64,433 | 65,945 | 66,292 | 66,530 | 67,651 | 65,457 |
| Career Schools | 12,845 | 33,511 | 40,967 | 56,455 | 23,343 | 25,527 | 31,267 | 37,033 | 34,027 | 29,445 |
| Career Online Schools* | 50,572 | 51,228 | 60,028 | 72,712 | 86,912 | 85,355 | ||||
| Graduate & Professional | 3,108 | 4,812 | 4,132 | 4,129 | 4,103 | 3,589 | 3,456 | 3,092 | 3,101 | 2,817 |
| Total Private | 75,901 | 98,803 | 107,011 | 123,651 | 142,451 | 146,289 | 161,043 | 179,367 | 191,691 | 183,074 |
| All Minnesota Institutions | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Total | 311,238 | 339,666 | 348,382 | 364,905 | 386,605 | 397,059 | 417,635 | 449,537 | 467,714 | 457,265 |
*Starting in 2006, schools that only offer online instruction (Capella University and Walden University) were separated from the Career School category. These institutions have their headquarters located in Minnesota and report their nationwide enrollments. The majority of their students are enrolled from out-of-state in graduate programs.
Source: Office of Higher Education
