University of Minnesota - Crookston Overview

University of Minnesota - Crookston is a public institution situated in Crookston, Minnesota. Crookston is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is University of Minnesota - Crookston Known For?

• The highest award offered at UMN Crookston is the bachelor's degree.
• In 2019-2020, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UMN Crookston makes roughly $47,869 a year. This is 17% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average UMN Crookston student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

University of Minnesota - Crookston Rankings

UMN Crookston is ranked #221 out of 2,018 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMN Crookston.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Other Business & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Other Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#105	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#160	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UMN Crookston has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Horse Husbandry/Equine Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#12	Best General Health & Wellness Schools	College Factual
#43	Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Schools	College Factual
#44	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#50	Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	College Factual
#137	Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Minnesota - Crookston?

Contact details for UMN Crookston are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2900 University Ave, Crookston, MN 56716-5001
Phone:	800-862-6466
Website:	https://www.crk.umn.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Minnesota-Crookston-Online/34567839073
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/umncrookston

How Do I Get Into UMN Crookston?

You can apply to UMN Crookston online at: https://www.crk.umn.edu/admissions/application

Admission Requirements for UMN Crookston

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMN Crookston?

UMN Crookston has an acceptance rate of 72%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Can I Afford University of Minnesota - Crookston?

The overall average net price of UMN Crookston is $20,765. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UMN Crookston, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,729 a year. That adds up to $26,916 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMN Crookston is 5.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Minnesota - Crookston Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,530 undergraduate students at UMN Crookston, with 1,128 being full-time and 1,402 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,128 full-time undergraduates at UMN Crookston, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Minnesota - Crookston students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	33
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	825
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	105

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at University of Minnesota - Crookston. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 140 countries are represented at UMN Crookston. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Minnesota - Crookston

In 2019-2020, 1,362 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMN Crookston has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of UMN Crookston

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Minnesota - Crookston was $12,014 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how UMN Crookston is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Entrepreneurial Studies	#12	#6
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#18	#4
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	#22	#7
Agricultural Economics & Business	#25	#7
Health & Physical Education	#25	#7
International Business	#31	#22
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#40	#10
Management Information Systems	#46	#7
Finance & Financial Management	#68	#35
General English Literature	#70	#10
Communication & Media Studies	#75	#9

Online Growth Rankings of UMN Crookston

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Minnesota - Crookston was 3.4%. This is the #1,594 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMN Crookston regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UMN Crookston majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing	3%
Engineering Technologies	33%
Health & Medical Administrative Services	18%
Health Professions	9%
Industrial Production Technology	33%

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Minnesota - Crookston Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	75	75
Accounting	0	46	46
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2	38	40
Finance & Financial Management	0	32	32
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	28	28
Marketing	0	25	25
Communication & Media Studies	0	24	24
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	20	20
Animal Science	0	19	19
Natural Resources Conservation	0	17	17
Health & Physical Education	0	17	17
Health Sciences & Services	0	15	15
Agricultural Economics & Business	1	11	12
Plant Sciences	0	12	12
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	12	12
Computer Engineering	0	11	11
General English Literature	0	11	11
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	10	10
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	9	9
Agricultural Production	0	8	8
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	6	6
Agricultural Mechanization	0	5	5
Taxation	4	0	4
General Biology	0	3	3
International Business	0	3	3
Industrial Production Technology	3	0	3
Agricultural Public Services	0	0	0
Horticulture	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0
Air Transportation	0	0	0
TOTAL	10	457	467

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.