10-yr median earnings
$39,080
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · St. Cloud, Minnesota
Rasmussen University-Minnesota
Rasmussen University-Minnesota is a private for-profit institution in St. Cloud, Minnesota. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 53.3%
- 150%-time completion
- $17,962
- Avg net price / yr
- $39,080
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Rasmussen University-Minnesota posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 44th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 53.3%
- 150%-time completion
- -6%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Bacc/Assoc's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Rasmussen University-Minnesota profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
47/100
Rasmussen University-Minnesota
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings D
$39,080
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$17,962
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
53.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$20,899
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
47.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A+
100.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$17,962
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
53.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 53.3%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Rasmussen University-Minnesota vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Rasmussen University-Minnesota ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Rasmussen University-Minnesota: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$39,080 44th percentile higher than 44% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Rasmussen University-Minnesota | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,080 | #2846 of 5103 | 44th |
| Average net price | $17,962 | #2674 of 5020 | 47th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 53.3% | #2721 of 4858 | 44th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 8,617 | #421 of 5462 | 92nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
8,617
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
53.3%
150%-time completion
$39,080
10-yr median earnings
100.0%
First-year retention
How Rasmussen University-Minnesota ranks in Minnesota
State rank among 96 reporting Minnesota colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Rasmussen University-Minnesota | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,080 | #83 of 96 | 14th |
| Average net price | $17,962 | #47 of 82 | 43rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 53.3% | #42 of 80 | 48th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 8,617 | #5 of 85 | 94th |
Highest former-student earnings in Minnesota
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | $79,652 | - |
| 2 | Saint Johns University | $76,786 | $25,672 |
| 3 | Carleton College | $75,525 | $25,407 |
| 4 | University of St Thomas | $73,739 | $29,155 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $69,020 | $16,778 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota-Rochester | $69,020 | $13,744 |
| 7 | The College of Saint Scholastica | $65,934 | $27,846 |
| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus College | $65,607 | $22,900 |
| 9 | St Olaf College | $65,543 | $23,874 |
| 10 | Metropolitan State University | $64,705 | $16,863 |
| 11 | Macalester College | $63,878 | $32,149 |
| 12 | Bethel University | $63,764 | $28,556 |
| 79 | Rasmussen University-MinnesotaThis school | $39,080 | $17,962 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Rasmussen University-Minnesota
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$17,104 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$17,088 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$19,170 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$20,667 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Rasmussen University-Minnesota - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $11,490 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,490 |
| Average Net Price | $17,962 |
59.6%
Pell Grant Rate
69.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$20,899
Median Debt
$222/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Rasmussen University-Minnesota swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $16,527 to $20,689 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -7.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$16,527
Highest year
$20,689
Most recent (2023)
$19,071
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $20,6892023 · $19,071
Over the same years, enrollment went +69.4% (4,742 → 8,033 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
81.4%
Female
47.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
100.0%
Retention Rate
$41,436
Median Earnings (6yr)
55.3%
Earning Over $25K
47.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 53.3% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 100.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $41,436 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $39,080 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 55.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 47.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $20,899 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $222/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 19 | 1,289 | $52,712 | $79,954 | $20,896 |
| Bachelor's | 18 | 136 | $62,042 | $87,330 | $26,677 |
| Certificate | 9 | 548 | $50,166 | $79,160 | $10,468 |
| Master's | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
Top programs at Rasmussen University-Minnesota by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$87,330 median earnings
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$84,899 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$79,954 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$79,160 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$76,176 median earnings
- Computer/Information Techn…
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
$73,554 median earnings
- Finance and Financial Mana…
Finance and Financial Management Services
$70,838 median earnings
- Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering
$69,873 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Rasmussen University-Minnesota? ▼
Rasmussen University-Minnesota is a private for-profit institution in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Undergraduate enrollment is 8,617 students.
How much do Rasmussen University-Minnesota former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Rasmussen University-Minnesota who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $39,080 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $41,436.
How much does Rasmussen University-Minnesota cost? ▼
The average net price at Rasmussen University-Minnesota is $17,962. In-state tuition is $11,490 and out-of-state tuition is $11,490. Median student debt at graduation is $20,899.
What is the graduation rate at Rasmussen University-Minnesota? ▼
Rasmussen University-Minnesota has a 53.3% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 100.0%.
Is Rasmussen University-Minnesota worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Rasmussen University-Minnesota is $20,899, while former students earn a median of $39,080 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 53% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 47.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $222.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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