Registered Colleges and Approved Degrees

The institutions below are approved to offer degrees in Minnesota. The institutions marked online only offer all degrees and/or non-degree programs exclusively online.

Other Minnesota institutions that are not subject to registration will not be included in the list. These institutions are able to offer degree programs to Minnesota residents but may not have been reviewed by our office. These institutions include:

• Seminaries and other religious institutions
• Schools licensed by other state agencies
• Private career schools licensed by the office
• Minnesota public institutions including University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Tuition-free or nearly tuition-free educational courses
• Institutions approved to participate in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA)

For a current list of institutions that can offer distance education programs to Minnesota residents through the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, please go to the SARA website.

Click below to view Registered Institutions by Location:

• Minnesota
• Out of State

Click below to show contact information and degrees approved in Minnesota for Registered Institutions:

• Show All

Minnesota

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• Academy College
• Adler Graduate School
• American Academy of Health and Wellness
• Augsburg University

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• Bethany Lutheran College
• Bethel University
• Bethlehem College and Seminary

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• Capella University   online only
• Carleton College
• College of Saint Benedict   SARA participant
• College of St. Scholastica, The
• College of St. Scholastica, The (Austin campus)
• College of St. Scholastica, The (Cloquet campus)
• College of St. Scholastica, The (Grand Rapids campus)
• College of St. Scholastica, The (Inver Grove Heights campus)
• Concordia College
• Concordia University-St. Paul
• Crown College

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• Dunwoody College of Technology

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• Gustavus Adolphus College

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• Hamline University
• Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School
• Herzing University

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• Leech Lake Tribal College
• Luther Seminary   SARA participant

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• Macalester College
• Martin Luther College
• Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
• Minneapolis College of Art and Design
• Minneapolis School of Anesthesia
• Mitchell Hamline School of Law

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• North Central University
• Northwestern Health Sciences University

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• Oak Hills Christian College

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• Rasmussen University Minnesota
• Rasmussen University (Bloomington)
• Rasmussen University (Eagan)
• Rasmussen University (Hennepin/Anoka)
• Rasmussen University (Lake Elmo)
• Rasmussen University (Mankato)
• Rasmussen University (Moorhead)
• Rasmussen University (St. Cloud)
• Red Lake Nation College

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• Saint John's University   SARA participant
• Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
• St. Catherine University
• St. Olaf College

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• United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
• University of Northwestern - St. Paul
• University of St. Thomas

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• Walden University   online only
• White Earth Tribal & Community College




Out of State

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• Academy of Art University   online only
• Adler University   online only
• Alliant International University-Los Angeles   online only
• Augustana University   online only   SARA participant

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• Brandman University   online only

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• California State University-Northridge   online only
• Chamberlain University   online only   SARA participant
• Chicago School of Professional Psychology, The   online only
• Claremont Lincoln University
• Concordia University-Irvine   online only

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• DeVry University (Online)   online only

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• Fuller Theological Seminary in California   online only

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• Hope International University   online only

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• International Sports Science Association   online only

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• La Sierra University
• Los Angeles Film School   online only

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• National University   online only
• Northcentral University   online only

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• Pacific College of Health & Science
• Pepperdine University   online only

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• Rasmussen University (Ocala, Florida)   online only

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• San Jose State University
• South University-Online   online only
• Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology   online only

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• The University of Arizona Global Campus   online only

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• Ultimate Medical Academy   online only
• University of California- Davis   online only
• University of California, Irvine   online only
• University of California-Berkeley   online only
• University of Southern California   online only
• University of St. Augustine for Health Science   online only