Best Private Schools in Minnesota – 2025

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 college & university acceptances recently 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, Michigan, UVA, and Washington U. Graduates from ISM 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: Four year college enrollment for students from St. Paul include:  American, BC, Brown, Bryn Mawr, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon, William & Mary, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Emory, Georgetown, Hamilton, Kenyon, Loyola, Marquette, NYU, Northeastern, Penn State, Pepperdine, Rice, Stanford, Ohio State, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UChicago, Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, UT Austin, Vanderbilt, Villanova, VaTech, Wake Forest, WashingtonU, Wesleyan, Williams, 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. 10+ affinity and 30+ clubs & special interest groups. 88% participate in the arts at St Paul.

College Admissions Highlights: Over the last five years, graduates from The Blake School matriculated into these colleges & universities:  BC, BU, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Colby, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Grinnell, Harvard, Hofstra, Indiana, Johns Hopkins, Macalester, Middlebury, NYU, Northeastern, Northwestern, Ohio State, Pitzer, Princeton, Rice, SMU, Stanford, Tufts, UCLA, U Chicago, UMass, Michigan, Penn, Vanderbilt, VaTech, Wake Forest, WashingtonU, Williams, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  Average class size is 16, with a 9:1 student to teacher ratio. 38% students who identify with a community of color.  74% faculty with advanced degrees. 20% on average National Merit per class. 100+ student clubs & co-curricular groups. 77 athletic teams total, 32 varsity which 80%of upper school student participate. 45+ arts & debate events each year.

College Admissions Highlights: Over a recent five year period, students were admitted to these prestigious institutions: American, Bard, Barnard, BC, Brown, Bucknell, CalPoly, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Drexel, Emory, Georgetown, Harvard, Hofstra, Johns Hopkins, MIT, NYU, Northeastern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn, Princeton, Rice, USC, Stanford, US Air Force Acad, Vanderbilt, VaTech, WashingtonU, Wesleyan, 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 and advanced topic courses. 35+ clubs to choose from. 60% of upper school students participate in sports. 70% belong to one or more music ensembles.

College Admissions Highlights: The two most recent classes from Minnehaha Academy were accepted to these colleges and universities: American, Baylor, BU, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Cornell, Drake, Drexel, Emory, George Washington, Hamilton, Howard, Loyola, Marist, Middlebury, NYU, Northwestern, Ohio State, Pepperdine, Purdue, Stanford, Tufts, US Military Acad, U Michigan, U Minnesota, USC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, Wheaton, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  38% student of color.  ~90% of upper school faculty hold advanced degrees. 16 AP & 8 dual enrollment courses. 74% of AP exam takers scored a 3 or higher. 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: Over the last 2 years, Breck School graduates were accepted to these colleges and universities: American, BC, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Loyola, Middlebury, Northeastern, Northwestern, Pepperdine, Pomona, Princeton, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UMichigan, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, WashingtonU, 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 last two years matriculated to these prestigious and universities: Belmont, BC, BU, Cal Poly, Drake, Denison, Howard, Iowa State, Johns Hopkins, Lake Forest, Loyola, Marquette, NYU, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, UT Austin, Notre Dame, 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:  The last two years have seen graduates from Shattuck-St Mary’s accepted at these fine institutions: American, BC, BU, Brown, Case Western, Colby, Dartmouth, Duquesne, Georgetown, Ga Tech, Harvard, Indiana, NYU, Ohio State, Penn State, Princeton, RPI, Syracuse, George Washington, UT Austin, Trinity, U Mass, Mizzou, UNC Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, Penn, UVA, Villanova, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  80% are boarding students. 21 countries are represented & 40 states. Average class size is 10 with a 7:1 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, DePaul, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Indiana, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, Loyola, Marquette, Northeastern, Pratt, Princeton, Purdue, RPI, Rice, St John’s, Stanford, Tennessee, US Military Acad, UCLA, UChicago, U Michigan, Mizzou, Minnesota, Notre Dame, USC, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Villanova,  Wake Forest, Washington U, Wesleyan, 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.