First-Gen Fit Rankings: Minnesota

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 46 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

✅ 2 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 30 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 14 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park	65 ✅ Good	—	56.7%	$15,304	69.6%
2	University of Minnesota-Morris Morris	64 ✅ Good	—	32.6%	$1,694	73.9%
3	University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.1%	$6,116	70.4%
4	University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.3%	$5,758	80%
5	Martin Luther College New Ulm	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.1%	$11,233	84.7%
6	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	47.6%	$15,238	67.5%
7	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	17.7%	$6,642	91.1%
8	Carleton College Northfield	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	16.5%	$7,881	96.5%
9	Bemidji State University Bemidji	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.3%	$10,073	72.7%
10	Hamline University Saint Paul	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.7%	$15,371	78.2%
11	Augsburg University Minneapolis	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	56.1%	$21,318	72.3%
12	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.8%	$7,256	81.1%
13	Winona State University Winona	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.2%	$10,224	79%
14	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	28%	$11,129	75%
15	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	21.7%	$8,909	70.7%
16	St Olaf College Northfield	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	21.2%	$10,404	92.2%
17	St Catherine University Saint Paul	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.1%	$17,890	80.3%
18	Saint Johns University Collegeville	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	18%	$10,354	85.8%
19	The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.8%	$14,433	81.8%
20	Bethany Lutheran College Mankato	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	22.5%	$12,571	72%
21	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.2%	$16,406	67.4%
22	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.7%	$12,015	88%
23	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	21%	$12,339	80.3%
24	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	19.9%	$12,981	86.3%
25	North Central University Minneapolis	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.6%	$20,450	82.2%
26	Capella University Minneapolis	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.5%	$17,485	41.7%
27	Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	47%	$17,053	45%
28	Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	12.1%	$10,559	73.7%
29	Macalester College Saint Paul	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	17.2%	$13,772	92.3%
30	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.5%	$16,182	74.6%
31	Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.1%	$23,662	74.6%
32	Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	0%	—	100%
33	Bethel University Saint Paul	38 ⚠️ Low	—	18.5%	$22,218	85.7%
34	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead	38 ⚠️ Low	—	19.1%	$20,950	83.6%
35	Crown College Saint Bonifacius	36 ⚠️ Low	—	24.4%	$24,270	69.8%
36	Walden University Minneapolis	34 ⚠️ Low	—	55.2%	$32,652	0%
37	Bethany Global University Bloomington	33 ⚠️ Low	—	59.3%	$37,327	21.7%
38	University of St Thomas Saint Paul	32 ⚠️ Low	—	21.8%	$28,131	88.5%
39	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul	31 ⚠️ Low	—	15.7%	$26,696	82.9%
40	Academy College Bloomington	26 ⚠️ Low	—	25.7%	—	0%
41	Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School Center City	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
42	Luther Seminary Saint Paul	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
43	United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities St. Paul	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
44	Mitchell Hamline School of Law Saint Paul	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
45	Adler Graduate School Minnetonka	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
46	American Academy of Health and Wellness Roseville	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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