
Herzing University-Minneapolis is the Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, campus of Herzing University, a private, career-focused university founded in 1965 by Henry and Suzanne Herzing. The institution began in Milwaukee with an emphasis on computer training and later expanded into fields including nursing, health care, business, and technology.
That history helps explain the Minneapolis campus's emphasis on programs tied to specific occupations rather than a broad residential liberal-arts experience. Applicants should distinguish the university's founding date from the date a particular Minneapolis-area program began: a program's age, accreditation, and clinical arrangements may differ from those of the university as a whole.
Herzing University-Minneapolis offers career-oriented study in health care and other professional fields. University-wide academic areas include nursing, health professions, business, technology, and public safety; applicants should check the Minneapolis campus's current program directory because not every Herzing program is offered at every location or in the same format.
Nursing and dental-related study are particularly relevant to prospective Minneapolis students. University-wide offerings also span credentials at the associate, bachelor's, and graduate levels. A program's credential matters: an associate degree, bachelor's degree, and professional certificate can lead to different transfer options and licensing pathways even when their subject names sound similar. Students should confirm whether required laboratories, clinical placements, and examinations take place locally or require travel.
Herzing University-Minneapolis is in Saint Louis Park, a Minneapolis suburb, rather than in downtown Minneapolis. Its location places it within the Twin Cities metropolitan area, where students may be able to reach employers and clinical sites across multiple communities.
Because this is a nonresidential campus, travel to classes and required hands-on experiences deserves attention. A workable commute to the classroom may not be a workable commute to an assigned clinical site, especially for early or evening shifts. Prospective students should ask for the location and scheduling expectations of every in-person component. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the region's major airport, though routine transportation needs are more likely to center on local roads and transit.
Herzing University describes its educational purpose in terms of career preparation, student support, and learning that can serve changing professional needs. That is the university's stated mission, not independent evidence that any particular program produces a specific employment result.
The practical question for applicants is how that purpose appears in their chosen program: its curriculum, faculty qualifications, hands-on requirements, career services, and any licensing-exam preparation. Herzing is a private institution; students should evaluate its stated goals alongside program-level requirements and outcomes.
Name of the institution
Herzing University-MinneapolisLevel of institution
Four or more yearsControl of institution
PrivateSetting type
City: SmallInstitutional Category
Degree - granting, primarily baccalaureate or aboveInstitution size category
Under 1,000School type
Comprehensive higher education institutionMain student body
CoeducationalCalendar system
SemestersFoundation year
1961Herzing University-Minneapolis is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation confirms that the school meets quality standards and is required for students to receive federal financial aid.
Certificate of at least 1 year, but less than 2 years
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificateData last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.