College ROI Rankings: Minnesota

Sorted by break-even years · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

# College ROI Score Break-Even 10-yr Salary Grad Rate
1 Carleton College
Northfield
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.5 yrs $75,525 89.6%
2 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.6 yrs $69,020 85.3%
3 University of Minnesota-Rochester
Rochester
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.6 yrs $69,020 57.4%
4 Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.7 yrs $64,705 43.6%
5 Saint Johns University
Collegeville
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.7 yrs $76,786 75.4%
6 The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.7 yrs $65,934 70.5%
7 University of St Thomas
Saint Paul
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.7 yrs $73,739 76.4%
8 Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.8 yrs $59,871 45.9%
9 Bethel University
Saint Paul
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.9 yrs $63,764 71.4%
10 Macalester College
Saint Paul
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.9 yrs $63,878 87.1%
11 University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.9 yrs $62,616 64.7%
12 Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter
🟢 Excellent ROI 1 yrs $65,607 76.7%
13 St Olaf College
Northfield
🟢 Excellent ROI 1 yrs $65,543 84%
14 Hamline University
Saint Paul
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.1 yrs $61,106 60.5%
15 University of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.1 yrs $58,056 49.8%
16 College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.1 yrs $63,260 77.1%
17 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.1 yrs $58,170 66%
18 Winona State University
Winona
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.1 yrs $58,532 56.9%
19 Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.2 yrs $56,922 54%
20 Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.2 yrs $55,813 40.3%
21 St Catherine University
Saint Paul
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.2 yrs $59,282 61.3%
22 Augsburg University
Minneapolis
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.3 yrs $58,829 51.7%
23 Bemidji State University
Bemidji
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.3 yrs $53,755 47.9%
24 Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.3 yrs $59,317 61.1%
25 University of Minnesota-Morris
Morris
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.6 yrs $50,919 62.5%
26 Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.6 yrs $51,342 45.1%
27 Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.7 yrs $50,527 57.3%
28 University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.8 yrs $50,755 68.1%
29 Martin Luther College
New Ulm
🟢 Excellent ROI 2.3 yrs $47,491 71.5%
30 Crown College
Saint Bonifacius
🟢 Excellent ROI 2.4 yrs $48,057 45.4%
31 Academy College
Bloomington
🔵 Good ROI 3.1 yrs $48,300 36%
32 Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato
🔵 Good ROI 3.1 yrs $46,110 54.9%
33 North Central University
Minneapolis
🔵 Good ROI 3.7 yrs $45,064 66.3%
34 Capella University
Minneapolis
🔵 Good ROI 4.4 yrs $42,189 20%
35 Walden University
Minneapolis
🔵 Good ROI 5.2 yrs $42,810 —
36 Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis
🔴 Slow ROI 13 yrs $40,873 51.2%
37 Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School
Center City
⚪ Limited Data — — —
38 Luther Seminary
Saint Paul
⚪ Limited Data — — —
39 Herzing University-Minneapolis
St. Louis Park
⚪ Limited Data — $36,909 46.7%
40 Oak Hills Christian College
Bemidji
⚪ Limited Data — $35,983 22.7%
41 United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
St. Paul
⚪ Limited Data — — —
42 Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Saint Paul
⚪ Limited Data — — —
43 Adler Graduate School
Minnetonka
⚪ Limited Data — — —
44 American Academy of Health and Wellness
Roseville
⚪ Limited Data — — —
45 Bethlehem College & Seminary
Minneapolis
⚪ Limited Data — — 69.6%
46 Bethany Global University
Bloomington
⚪ Limited Data — — 56.3%