College Rankings - Friendliest Townies/Locals in Minnesota

Sometimes, "townies," or residents who live in a college town, get a bad rap. But these colleges and universities have affable townsfolk who embrace students for their youth, willingness to learn, and—more importantly—their business.

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1
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
$35,500
9.45 / 10
2
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN
$31,760
9.32 / 10
3
Concordia College - Minnesota
Moorhead, MN
$25,760
9.31 / 10
4
Bethel University - Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
$30,700
9.16 / 10
5
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
$38,174
9.16 / 10
6
Southwest Minnesota State
Marshall, MN
$7,244
9.12 / 10
7
College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN
$30,186
9.12 / 10
8
St. Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN
$31,640
9.11 / 10
9
Minnesota State - Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
$6,898
8.99 / 10
10
University of Minnesota - Morris
Morris, MN
$10,716
8.93 / 10
11
UMN
Minneapolis, MN
$15,466
8.89 / 10
12
Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, MN
$21,470
8.89 / 10
13
Augsburg College
Minneapolis, MN
$30,418
8.88 / 10
14
Carleton College
Northfield, MN
$39,777
8.86 / 10
15
Northwestern College - Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
$23,180
8.84 / 10
16
The College of St. Scholastica
Duluth, MN
$31,416
8.79 / 10
17
Minnesota State University
Mankato, MN
$12,861
8.78 / 10
18
Winona State University
Winona, MN
$13,660
8.76 / 10
19
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
$7,858
8.69 / 10
20
Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN
$22,410
8.68 / 10
21
Saint Mary's Minnesota
Winona, MN
$27,250
8.63 / 10
22
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN
$12,612
8.60 / 10
23
Concordia University - Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
$28,500
8.58 / 10
24
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Minneapolis, MN
$30,586
8.56 / 10
25
North Central University
Minneapolis, MN
$17,400
8.55 / 10