Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Minnesota
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carleton College Northfield · private | $25,407 | 91.4% | $75,525 | 20.4% |
| 2 | Macalester College Saint Paul · private | $32,149 | 89.5% | $63,878 | 28.5% |
| 3 | St Olaf College Northfield · private | $23,874 | 85.1% | $65,543 | 48.3% |
| 4 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis · public | $16,778 | 82.6% | $69,020 | 79.8% |
| 5 | University of St Thomas Saint Paul · private | $29,155 | 78.0% | $73,739 | 85.4% |
| 6 | College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph · private | $26,640 | 77.7% | $63,260 | 91.5% |
| 7 | Saint Johns University Collegeville · private | $25,672 | 77.4% | $76,786 | 90.6% |
| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter · private | $22,900 | 76.9% | $65,607 | 61.0% |
| 9 | The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth · private | $27,846 | 73.9% | $65,934 | 93.0% |
| 10 | Martin Luther College New Ulm · private | $18,463 | 72.5% | $47,491 | 87.2% |
| 11 | Bethel University Saint Paul · private | $28,556 | 71.9% | $63,764 | 87.8% |
| 12 | Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead · private | $24,902 | 71.8% | $59,317 | 62.6% |
| 13 | Hamline University Saint Paul · private | $20,744 | 69.8% | $61,106 | 87.6% |
| 14 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona · private | $11,704 | 67.1% | $58,170 | 92.8% |
| 15 | Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park · private | $16,670 | 67.0% | $36,909 | 93.8% |
| 16 | University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul · private | $27,705 | 66.3% | $50,755 | 93.5% |
| 17 | Winona State University Winona · public | $17,503 | 65.1% | $58,532 | 75.5% |
| 18 | University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth · public | $18,743 | 64.8% | $62,616 | 88.8% |
| 19 | Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis · community | $26,939 | 63.9% | $61,511 | 98.9% |
| 20 | Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria · community | $13,691 | 63.8% | $49,393 | — |
| 21 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis · private | $29,926 | 63.5% | $40,873 | 48.5% |
| 22 | Augsburg University Minneapolis · private | $23,873 | 61.8% | $58,829 | 82.0% |
| 23 | Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul · private | $18,462 | 61.4% | $59,871 | 78.9% |
| 24 | St Catherine University Saint Paul · private | $19,764 | 59.9% | $59,282 | 91.8% |
| 25 | University of Minnesota-Morris Morris · public | $8,837 | 59.7% | $50,919 | 74.9% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.