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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Minnesota for Students from Turkey

6 Colleges
$33,727 Avg Tuition & Fees*
52% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Value Colleges for Turkish Students in Minnesota ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for Turkish students in Minnesota. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall value.

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Top Value Colleges in Minnesota for Students from Turkey

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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

Of the total number of students at the school, 10.0% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UMN Twin Cities are 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. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $29,262 per year.

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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Turkish students in Minnesota. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, the fairly large public school awarded 1,859 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 8.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Nepal, India, and China come to St. Cloud State University to study. International students at St. Cloud State University can expect to pay, on average, about $18,010 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $13,412 a year in average tuition and fees.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,524 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 7.9% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Nepal, India, and Saudi Arabia come to Minnesota State Mankato to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Minnesota State Mankato runs, on average, about $18,200. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $9,308 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Duluth helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Turkish students in Minnesota. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 2,288 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.8% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UMN Duluth come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea. International students at UMN Duluth can expect to pay, on average, about $19,148 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $29,060 a year in average tuition and fees.

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St Olaf College
Northfield, MN

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the #5 spot on the list. 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. The top three countries sending students to study at St. Olaf are China, Vietnam, and India. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at St. Olaf is about $52,670 a year, on average.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN

Macalester College did quite well in the 2021 Best Value Colleges for Turkish Students in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #6. Macalester College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 585 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 14.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Macalester come from such countries as China, India, and Vietnam. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Macalester is about $60,518 a year, on average.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 schools only.

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