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2015 List of Postsecondary Institutions: Application Fee Information
As Minnesota high school students think about applying to college, application fees should not be a barrier. Some Minnesota colleges do not charge application fees or they don’t charge fees at a certain time. And for students from lower-income families, all colleges offer a fee waiver.
For students from low-income families
Every day of the year, students from families with modest incomes can apply at no charge using a NACAC fee waiver at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the nonprofit colleges that are members of the Minnesota Private College Council. High school counselors and college admission staff can help a student make these arrangements. Eligibility information and the fee waiver form is available at
http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/feewaiver.
For all students
There are many opportunities for students to apply at no charge at some institutions.
Some colleges never require an application fee; sometimes this offer is limited to applications submitted online.
Some colleges waive the application fee for the month of October.
Some colleges waive the application fee for one week in late October.
Refer to the list below and on the following pages for the ways students can apply without a fee at Minnesota’s postsecondary institutions.
Schools that are accepting the NACAC Fee Waiver - FREE to QUALIFIED STUDENTS ALL YEAR
Private Colleges
AUGSBURG COLLEGE
BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE
BETHEL UNIVERSITY
CARLETON COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT
THE COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA
CONCORDIA COLLEGE
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, ST. PAUL
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
MACALESTER COLLEGE
MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY
SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY
SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
ST. OLAF COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
Schools that are accepting the NACAC Fee Waiver - FREE to QUALIFIED STUDENTS ALL YEAR
University of Minnesota Campuses
CROOKSTON
DULUTH
MORRIS
ROCHESTER
TWIN CITIES
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MnSCU)
ALEXANDRIA TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY
CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE
CENTURY COLLEGE
DAKOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
HIBBING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ITASCA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE
MESABI RANGE COLLEGE
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY
MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE-SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL
MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MOORHEAD
MINNESOTA WEST COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY
NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE
PINE TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE
RAINY RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE
RIVERLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
SOUTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERISTY-MARSHALL
ST. CLOUD TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SAINT PAUL COLLEGE
VERMILLION COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Schools that never charge a fee – FREE TO ALL STUDENTS ALL YEAR
Private Colleges
BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE
BETHEL UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT
THE COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY
ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
Schools that never charge a fee for ONLINE applications – FREE TO ALL STUDENTS ALL YEAR
Private Colleges
AUGSBURG COLLEGE
CARLETON COLLEGE
CONCORDIA COLLEGE
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, ST. PAUL
SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
ST. OLAF COLLEGE
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MnSCU)
ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE s
ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE
HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ITASCA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY
MESABI RANGE COLLEGE
PINE TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE
RAINY RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE s
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
SAINT PAUL COLLEGE
Schools that will not charge a fee for ONLINE applications submitted by Nov. 15 – FREE TO ALL
STUDENTS
Private Colleges
MACALESTER COLLEGE
(Fee waiver is granted when either Macalester’s Part 1 or the Common Application is submitted prior to November 15.)
Schools that will not charge a fee during CKM – FREE TO ALL STUDENTS IN OCTOBER 2015
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MnSCU)
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
ST. CLOUD TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Schools that will not charge a fee during last week of CKM – FREE TO ALL STUDENTS OCTOBER 26-30, 2015
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MnSCU)
ALEXANDRIA TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY
CENTURY COLLEGE
DAKOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
FOND DU LAC TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HIBBING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE
MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE-SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MOORHEAD
MINNESOTA WEST COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE
NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY
NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (seniors only)
NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE
RIVERLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SOUTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERISTY-MARSHALL
VERMILLION COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY