This fall, 245 high schools from across the state will participate in the Minnesota Office of Higher Education’s (OHE) Direct Admissions Minnesota Program. This represents an increase of over 60 schools from the 2024-25 school year.

Since the program was established by the Minnesota Legislature in 2021, Direct Admissions has continued to grow each year. The first year had 31 participating high schools and 11,931 eligible students. During 2025-26 academic year, which is the fourth year of the program, there will be 245 participating high schools and over 37,000 eligible students. Participating schools are located all over the state, with an almost fifty percent representation for both metro and Greater Minnesota.

On June 16th, the Office of Higher Education website will have a new look and feel. This new look and feel aims to better meet the needs of users whether on a desktop or mobile device. While the launch is happening in the middle of June, work will continue throughout the summer to modernize content.