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 Riverland Community College The College of St. Scholastica Rochester Community & Technical College Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Paul College Hamline University South Central College Macalester 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]
Ridgewater College MINNESOTA STATE St. Cloud State University Alexandria Technical & Community College St. Cloud Technical and Community College Bemidji State University Southwest Minnesota State University Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College [CKM2019] Vermilion Community College Hennepin Technical College Winona State University Hibbing Community College Itasca Community College Free for the week of OCT 28 to NOV 1: Lake Superior College Mesabi Range College MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State College Southeast Century College Minnesota State Community & Technical College [CKM2019] Dakota County Technical College Minnesota State University, Mankato Inver Hills Community College Minnesota State University Moorhead Minneapolis College [CKM2019] 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