Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minnesota 1919 Public 5,000 1932 Concordia University Saint Paul, Minnesota 1893 Private/Lutheran 2,000 1999 University of Mary Bismarck, North Dakota 1959 Private/Catholic 2,758 2006 University of Minnesota Crookston Crookston, Minnesota 1906 Public 2,775 1999 Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota 1888 Public 7,638 1932 Northern State University Aberdeen, South Dakota 1901 Public 2,200 1978 Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, Minnesota 1967 Public 7,003 1969 Upper Iowa University Fayette, Iowa 1857 Private/Non-sectarian 3,600 2006 Wayne State College Wayne, Nebraska 1910 Public 3,300 1998 Winona State University Winona, Minnesota 1858 Public 8,000 1932