Public · Community college

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Coon Rapids, Minnesota · Large suburb

36%
Transfer rate
$16,434
Avg net price
30%
Grad / completion
$48,342
Median earnings

Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Coon Rapids, Minnesota (large suburb setting), enrolling 4,201 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 4,201 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowy

About Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis, and the second-largest city by population in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. Settlers were first attracted to the area by Coon Creek, named for the many raccoons hunted in the 19th century at the mouth of the creek. Coon Rapids is home to the headquarters of medical device manufacturer RMS Company; healthcare and housing provider Mary T, Inc.; furniture retailer HOM Furniture; and printers/publishers John Roberts Company and ECM Publishers. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
124 miles
Nearest airport
21 miles to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) · major hub

How Anoka-Ramsey Community College compares

Graduation rate30%

Higher than 12% · #33 of 42 in Minnesota

First-year retention58%

Higher than 20%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,342

Higher than 89% · #10 of 40 in Minnesota

Average net price$16,434

Cheaper than 46% · #31 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$13,500

Lower than 19%

Student–faculty ratio26 : 1

Lower than 9%

Undergraduate enrollment4,201

Larger than 89%

Percentiles compare Anoka-Ramsey Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

4,201undergrads
  • Women2,60662%
  • Men1,59538%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White60%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic7.7%
  • Asian6.8%
  • Other or multiracial9.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,201
Student–faculty ratio
26 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
20%
First-generation students
34%
Students over 25
14%
Median family income
$38,207
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$85,239
Endowment
$1,729,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,682
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$21,068
Average net price
$16,434

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
30%
First-year retention
58%
Transferred to another college
36%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,217
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,342
Median debt at graduation
$13,500
Students with federal loans
14%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
43%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
30%
Low-income (Pell)
12%
First-generation
12%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
107 (71 men · 36 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (5)

Soccer36
Baseball29
Basketball25
Other Sports9
Volleyball8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (8,486 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$13,788
$30–48k
$14,347
$48–75k
$16,181
$75–110k
$18,527
$110k+
$20,510

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

7%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$647
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $647. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 592 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$48,342
Typical debt at graduation
$13,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
28%
Out-earn a HS grad
60%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$44,820
Men
$54,902

Men out-earn women by $10,082 (22%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
2°F
Annual rain
28.8″
Annual snow
44.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
-10°40°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Andover 1N, MN US station (6.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.