Free Application Opportunities at Minnesota Colleges and Universities (2019-2020)
As Minnesota high school students think about applying to college, application fees should not be a barrier. There are many opportunities for students to apply to Minnesota institutions for free.
FREE APPLICATIONS Institutions below do not charge application fees throughout the year, unless specified.
PRIVATE COLLEGES MINNESOTA STATE Augsburg University Anoka Technical College Bethany Lutheran College Anoka-Ramsey Community College Bethel University Central Lakes College Carleton College Metropolitan State University College of Saint Benedict Northland Community & Technical College Concordia College, Moorhead Pine Technical & Community College Concordia University, St. Paul Ridgewater College The College of St. Scholastica Riverland Community College Gustavus Adolphus College Rochester Community & Technical College Hamline University Saint Paul College Macalester College [*] South Central College Saint John’s University Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota St. Catherine University St. Olaf College University of St. Thomas
* Macalester College: Online applications only. Fee waiver is granted when either Macalester’s Part 1 or the Common Application is submitted prior to November 15.
FREE APPLICATIONS DURING COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE MONTH Some institutions use promo codes, noted by [ ] below.
Free for the whole month of OCTOBER: Minnesota West Community & Technical College North Hennepin Community College PRIVATE COLLEGES Northwest Technical College Minneapolis College of Art and Design [MCW2020] Rainy River Community College [CKM2019]
St. Cloud State University MINNESOTA STATE St. Cloud Technical and Community College Alexandria Technical & Community College Southwest Minnesota State University Bemidji State University Vermilion Community College Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College [CKM2019] Winona State University Hennepin Technical College Hibbing Community College Free for the week of OCT 28 to NOV 1: Itasca Community College Lake Superior College MINNESOTA STATE Mesabi Range College Century College Minnesota State College Southeast Dakota County Technical College Minnesota State Community & Technical College [CKM2019] Inver Hills Community College Minnesota State University, Mankato Minneapolis College [CKM2019] Minnesota State University Moorhead Normandale Community College
FREE APPLICATIONS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
Application fees will be waived throughout the year for low-income students at any institutions or campuses that are part of the University of Minnesota, Minnesota State or the Minnesota Private College Council. This applies to all the institutions listed above, with the addition of the University of Minnesota campuses in the Twin Cities, Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester.
High school counselors and college admission staff can help a student make these arrangements. Eligibility information and the fee waiver form are available at http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/feewaiver