Direct Admission Minnesota

EVERY Student Can Go to College:

What is Direct Admissions?

Direct Admissions is a program through the Minnesota Office of Higher Education designed to make sure all high school students know that they have options for education and training after high school through Minnesota’s colleges. This program aims to reduce anxiety by telling students which colleges they have already met the admissions standards for, waiving all application fees, and streamlining the admissions process. Whether students want to attend a 4-year university, 2-year community college, trade school or technical college, ALL students can take the next step and earn a crednetial that results in career success. Below you will find Tiers 1-6, basic on your GPA certain colleges will give student direct admission to the college or university. Students are still responsible to submitting a college application. Any questions, please email your Counselor.

How Does DA Work:

GPA Tiers

Direct Admissions means a student has guaranteed admittance to one of the colleges or universities they've applied to. The DA program assures students are committed to admitting them, but students still must apply to the colleges they're interested in their Senior Year to secure their spot for the Fall!

But how do students know what colleges they can apply to? A number of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities as well as Minnesota Private Colleges are partnered with the Office of Higher Education for Direct Admit. Students are accepted to colleges and universities based on their current GPA and the courses they have completed by the end of their Junior year.

Check out the Tier lists below for an overview of the GPA threshholds, and which colleges students at those threshholds are eligible for by clicking the dropdowns.

Tier 1 Colleges & Universities -- Require a GPA between 0 - 2.49

Alexandria Community & Technical College
Anoka Technical College
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Central Lakes College
Century College
Dakota COunty Technical College
Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College
Hennepin Technical College
Inver Hills Community College
Lake Superior College
Minneapolis College
Minnesota State College Southeast
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Normandale College
North Hennepin Community College
Northwestern Health Sciences UNiversity
Northland Community & Technical College
Pine Technical & Community College
Ridgewater College
Riverland Community College
Rochester Community & Technical College
Saint Paul College
South Central College
Red Lake Nation Tribal College
White Earth Tribal and Community College

Tier 2 Colleges & Universities -- Require a GPA between 2.5 - 2.74

^ All Tier 1 Colleges, plus ... ^

Bethel University Online
Dunwoody College of Technology
The College of St. Scholastica
St. Cloud St. University

Tier 3 Colleges & Universities -- Require a GPA between 2.75 - 2.99

^^ All Tier 1 and Tier 2 Colleges plus ... ^^

Bemidji State University
Concordia University --St. Paul
Metropolitan State University
Southwest Minnesota State University

Tier 4 Colleges & Universities -- Require a GPA between 2.75 - 2.99*

(and C average Math, Science, & English in grades 10 & 11)

^^^ All Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Colleges plus ... ^^^

Minnesota State University -- Moorhead
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota -- Crookston

Tier 5 Colleges & Universities -- Require a GPA between 3.0 - 3.49

^^^^ All Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 Colleges plus ... ^^^^

Augsburg University
Bethel University
Bethany Lutheran College
College of Saint Benedict
Concordia College
Hamline University
Minnesota State University -- Mankato
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Saint John's University
St. Catherine's University
University of Minnesota -- Duluth
University of Minnesota -- Morris
Winona State University

Tier 6 Colleges & Universities -- Require a 3.5+ GPA*

(and C average Math, Science, & English in grades 10 & 11)

^^^^^ All Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 and Tier 5 Colleges, plus ... ^^^^^

Gustavus Adolphus College
University of Minnesota - Rochester
University of Saint Thomas

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