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Residence

Enrollment statistics at a glance

Minnesota residents comprised 81 percent of undergraduate enrollments in fall 2011. The percentage of undergraduates who were nonresidents has remained relatively the same through the decade.

Enrollment by Residence, Fall 2011

There were 4,179 students whose residence was not reported.

*82,844 nonresident students (15,461 undergraduate and 67,383 graduate) were enrolled at Capella and Walden Universities; two online institutions reporting their national enrollments. Only 2,236 students (728 undergraduate and 1,508 graduate) were Minnesota residents.

What states do new freshmen come from?

In fall 2011, of all new out-of-state high school graduates enrolled in a Minnesota college, 38 percent were from Wisconsin.

Source: Minnesota Office of Higher Education

What out-of-state colleges do Minnesota freshmen attend?

Enrollment by Residence of Undergraduates in Minnesota Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2002 to 2011

Does not include Private Colleges Online, Capella University and Walden University. These institutions have corporate offices in Minnesota and report their nation-wide enrollment.

Source: Minnesota Office of Higher Education

Resident and Nonresident Undergraduate Enrollment by Type of Institution, Fall 2011

Private Colleges Online are Capella and Walden University. These institutions have corporate offices in Minnesota and report their nation-wide enrollment.

Source: Minnesota Office of Higher Education

Enrollment in Minnesota Postsecondary Institutions by Residency, Student Level (tab-delimited text file)

More Information:

• Residency of Students
• Residency of New Entering Students Only
• Minnesota County of Residence
• International Students and Study Abroad

Related Pages

• Basic Data Series
• Out-of-State Institutions Attended
• Tuition Reciprocity