2026 Minnesota Economics Challenge!
- November 1 - 30, 2025: Fall Session Teacher & Team/Student Registration
- November 30, 2025: Deadline to Inform MCEE of Qualifying Round Online Testing Date for Fall Session
- December 1 - 31, 2025: Fall Qualifying Round Online Competition - Using this portal
- January 1 - February 27, 2026: Spring Session Teacher & Team/Student Registration
- February 27, 2026: Deadline to Inform MCEE of Qualifying Round Online Testing Date for Spring Session
- March 1-30, 2026: Spring Qualifying Round Online Competition - Using this portal
- TBD: MCEE notifies teachers of advancing teams
- Friday, April 10, 2026: Registration Deadline for State Competition
- Monday, April 13, 2026 : State Competition - In-Person at University of MN St. Paul Campus
- April 15, 2026: Registration Deadline for National Semi-Finals (First Place Adam Smith & David Ricardo divisions)
- April 20-24, 2026: National Semi-Finals - Virtual using this portal
- TBD: CEE notifies teachers of advancing teams
- May 27-29, 2026: National Finals - In-Person at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in Atlanta, GA
- Teachers - Register for Fall Session starting November 1, 2025, and start creating your student teams. Spring Session Registration opens January 1, 2026.
Every teacher in Minnesota is invited to have student teams compete in the Economics Challenge.
How To Guides:
- New Teacher Registration
- Creating a Team
- Student Codes
- Completing the Challenge
- Accessing Student Data
- Students - Study hard, the Economics Challenge will test your knowledge of Economics.
Good luck to all our student competitors! The Economics Challenge is a great way to flex your intellectual muscle and participate with students from across Minnesota in an exciting and fun competition.
For more information on the Challenge rules, click on "The Rules" on the lefthand taskbar.
Visit the MCEE website for more details such as sample tests, FAQs, and more!
Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the MN State Economics Challenge!
