Match #1
Carolinas College of Health Sciences
Charlotte, NC
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate60%
- 533 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Enrollment 533 students, close to 568
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to University of Minnesota-Rochester are Carolinas College of Health Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. University of Minnesota-Rochester admits 71% of applicants and has an average net price of $13,319 a year; 0 of its 7 alternatives cost less and 0 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with University of Minnesota-Rochester. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 7 alternatives to University of Minnesota-Rochester
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Profile closeness52/100
Admit rate—
- 334 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #3
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate—
- 862 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Same control type (public)
Match #4
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness48/100
Admit rate—
- 293 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Same control type (public)
Match #5
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso
El Paso, TX
Profile closeness45/100
Admit rate—
- 242 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Same control type (public)
Match #6
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY
Profile closeness40/100
Admit rate—
- 159 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
Profile closeness31/100
Admit rate—
- 21 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Same control type (public)
Questions about University of Minnesota-Rochester alternatives
What colleges are similar to University of Minnesota-Rochester?
The closest matches to University of Minnesota-Rochester are Carolinas College of Health Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is University of Minnesota-Rochester hard to get into?
University of Minnesota-Rochester admitted 71% of its 1,123 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 0 of its 7 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
