Best Private Schools in Minnesota – 2024

College Admissions Highlights: Colleges and universities where graduates from Saint John’s have attended in the last 5 years include: BU, Brown, Bucknell, Cornell, Colorado School of Mines, Drake, Duke, George Washington, Georgetown, Macalester, NYU, Northwestern, Oberlin, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UF, UMinnesota, Notre Dame, Penn, UWisconsin, and WashingtonU.

Academic Highlights:  25% international students from 14 countries. 11:1 student to faculty ratio with an average class size of 18. ~34% boarding students with a 5 or 7 day option. 11 AP & 3 upper level honors classes. 100% of upper school students participate in at least one activity.  12 athletic teams and 15+ clubs & activities. 4 student abroad programs for global and cultural studies.

College Admissions Highlights: SABIS 2021 college & university acceptances include these:  University of Melbourne, University of Alberta (Canada), Cologne Business School (Germany), Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), Universidad de Barcelona (Spain), University of Aberdeen (UK), BU, Brown, Columbia, Emory, Harvard, NYU, UMighigan, UVA, and WashingtonU. Graduates from  ISM in 2023 are going to: GaTech, Hamline, UMinnesota, and Northeastern.

Academic Highlights:  The International School is part of the SABIS – a global education network. 30 nationalities represented. 81% of students are from Minnesota. 17% international. 18 AP courses, 100% of seniors scored a 3 or higher on at least 1 AP exam. 28% AP scholars with distinction.  35 clubs & activities. Music & performing arts are an integral part of student experience.

College Admissions Highlights: From 2020-2023, students from St Paul have gone onto enroll in these institutions:  American, BC, Bryn Mawr, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Kenyon, MIT, NYU, Northeastern, Pepperdine, Princeton, Stanford, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UChicago, UMichigan, Notre Dame, USC, UWisconsin, Vanderbilt, WashingtonU, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  7:1 student to faculty ratio, with an average class size of 13. 39% identify as students of color. 80% of teachers have advanced degrees.  17 varsity sports + JV levels in which 77% of students participate. 25 NCAA recruited athletes from 2020-23. 10+ affinity and 30+ clubs & special interest groups. 70% participate in performing arts at St Paul. Quiz Bowl was 5th at Nationals in 2023.

College Admissions Highlights: From 2019-2023, 5 or more graduates from The Blake School matriculated into these colleges & universities:  BC, BU, Brown, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon, UChicago, Colby, Cornell, Duke, IndianaU, Macalester, Middlebury, UMinnesota, NYU, Northeastern, Northwestern, Penn, Pitzer, Rice, Tufts, Wake Forest, WashingtonU, Wellesley, UWisconsin, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  Average class size is 16, with a 9:1 student to teacher ratio. 37% students who identify with a community of color.  74% faculty with advanced degrees. 25% average National Merit per class. 4 average for-credit global immersion experiences annually. 100+ student clubs & co-curricular groups. 77 athletic teams total, 33 varsity which 80%of upper school student participate. 45+ arts & debate events each year.

College Admissions Highlights: From 2019-2023, students were admitted to these prestigious institutions: American, Bard, Barnard, Brandeis, CalPoly, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Columbia, Cornell, Drexel, Emory, Georgetown, Harvard, Hofstra, UMinnesota, NYU, Northeastern, Northwestern, Penn, Pomona, USC, US Air Force Acad, Vanderbilt, VaTech, WashingtonU, UWisconsin, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  Average class size of 16, with a 7:1 student to teacher ratio. Upper school is a member of the Malone Schools Online Network for more course options. 9 AP courses. 6 national merit finalists in the 2024 class.  35+ clubs to choose from. No cut athletic teams with 19 sports for students to join. Students can graduate with a certificate of distinction in fine art, global, STEM, or literary arts.

College Admissions Highlights: The class of 2023 from Minnehaha Academy were accepted to these colleges and universities: American, Baylor, BU, UCLA, Cornell, Denison, Drake, Emory, George Washington, Hamilton, Loyola, Marist, UMichigan, UMinnesota, NYU, Northeastern, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oberlin, Purdue, Santa Clara, USC, UVA, Tufts, Wheaton, UWisconsin, and Villanova.

Academic Highlights:  38% student of color.  ~90% of upper school faculty hold advanced degrees. 17 AP & 3 dual enrollment courses. 70% of AP exam takers scored a 3 or higher. 1 national merit semifinalist and 2 commended. 30 fine arts performing groups PreK-12. Science department has an experiment on the International Space Station. 83% of students play at least one of the 27 varsity sports.

College Admissions Highlights: The class of 2023 from Breck School were accepted to these colleges and universities: American, Babson, BC, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Davidson, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Loyola, Northwestern, Oberlin, Pepperdine, Pomona, Santa Clara, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UMichigan, Notre Dame, UWisconsin, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  37% self-identifying student of color.  18 AP & 22 advanced level courses. 89% of AP exam takers scored a 3 or higher. 20,000 service hours with weekly trips to serve at over 40 community partners. Advanced Research Opportunities give students the chance to explore in depth study post AP.  Students can serve in one of six student leadership councils and participate in over 120 clubs. Breck offers 27 different athletic programs.

College Admissions Highlights: Graduates from the class of 2023 matriculated to these prestigious and universities: Belmont, BC, BU, Cal Poly, UColorado at Boulder, Denison, UF, Iowa State, Johns Hopkins, Lake Forest, Loyola, Marquette, UMass, Michigan State, UMinnesota, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Tufts, US Air Force Academy, UWisconsin, VaTech, and Wellesley.

Academic Highlights:  The average class size is 19 with a 11:1 student to teacher ratio. 27% student of color.  17 AP & 10 dual enrollment courses are offered. 66% of 2023 AP exams scored a 3 or higher. 4 national merit commended and 1 semi finalist in the class of 2024.  27 varsity sports plus intramurals.  57 activities and clubs. Arts offer Band including Pit Orchestra, choir, theater, and 16 studio art courses.

College Admissions Highlights: 2022-2023 classes from Shattuck-St Mary’s have gone onto to study at these fine colleges and universities: Queen’s University, Pomona, UC Berkeley, UCLA, American, Georgetown, DePaul, Purdue, Notre Dame, BC, Harvard, Northeastern, Tufts, UMass, Colby, Wake Forest, NYU, Bryn Mawr, Villanova, UVA, UWashington, UWisconsin, and UMinnesota.

Academic Highlights:  80% are boarding students. 17 countries are represented & 42 states. Average class size is 10 with a 9:1 student to teacher ratio. 70% of faculty have advanced degrees.  17 AP courses.  An honors program offers juniors & seniors an opportunity to pursue an independent academic project. The athletic program is internationally known with elite level training in hocky, soccer, golf, and figure skating.

College Admissions Highlights: Schools most recently chosen by graduates for continuing education include: Babson, Baylor, BC, Claremont McKenna, Columbia, Creighton, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Indiana University, Loyola, Northeastern, Princeton, Purdue, Stanford, Tennessee, US Military Acad, UCLA, UChicago, UMichigan, Notre Dame, USC, Vanderbilt, WashingtonU, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  Saint Thomas Academy is an all boys institution. 15 is the average class size with a 10:1  student to faculty ratio. 85% of faculty have advanced degrees.  25,000 average hours of community service each year.  13 AP & dual enrollment courses are available.  50+ co-curricular activities. 99 spotlight theater awards won by Vista Productions. 40+ state athletic championships in history.