Another record-breaking year at University of Minnesota Crookston

CROOKSTON, Minn. — Online learning programs are drawing students to the University of Minnesota Crookston, helping the school break another enrollment record. According to Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause, online enrollment has been particularly strong in recent years. The school began offering online degrees limited to five or six credits a semester, but found students want to take on more. The average semester load for online students is now around 11 credits. A student walks across the Univesity of Minnesota Crookston campus on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald What that tells us is our students are very focused, they re very disciplined. They re going on and they're doing their classes and they want to accelerate that degree as much as possible, she said. That s been an interesting change from students over the last 10 to 15 years. UMN Crookston has announced a second consecutive year of record enrollment in degree-seeking students.