Minnesota College Graduation Rates — All Colleges Ranked

✅ 5 Excellent (80%+) 🔵 27 Good (60–79%) ⚠️ 34 Moderate (40–59%) ⚪ 45 No data

#	College	Grad Rate	Rating	Retention	Enrollment	Type	In-State Tuition
🥇	Carleton College Northfield	90%	🟢 Excellent	96%	2,086	Private Non-profit	$68,892
🥈	Macalester College Saint Paul	87%	🟢 Excellent	92%	2,131	Private Non-profit	$68,104
🥉	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	85%	🟢 Excellent	91%	31,855	Public	$17,214
4	St Olaf College Northfield	84%	🟢 Excellent	92%	3,093	Private Non-profit	$59,760
5	Avalon School of Cosmetology Worthington	83%	🟢 Excellent	0%	15	Private For-profit	N/A
6	Empire Beauty School-Bloomington Bloomington	78%	🔵 Good	72%	128	Private For-profit	N/A
7	College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph	77%	🔵 Good	86%	1,370	Private Non-profit	$55,756
8	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter	77%	🔵 Good	88%	1,878	Private Non-profit	$56,076
9	Nova Academy of Cosmetology Rochester	77%	🔵 Good	83%	205	Private For-profit	N/A
10	University of St Thomas Saint Paul	76%	🔵 Good	88%	6,245	Private Non-profit	$54,398
11	Saint Johns University Collegeville	75%	🔵 Good	86%	1,395	Private Non-profit	$55,816
12	PCI Academy-Plymouth Plymouth	72%	🔵 Good	81%	165	Private For-profit	N/A
13	Martin Luther College New Ulm	72%	🔵 Good	85%	725	Private Non-profit	$18,120
14	Bethel University Saint Paul	71%	🔵 Good	86%	1,871	Private Non-profit	$44,226
15	The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth	71%	🔵 Good	82%	1,765	Private Non-profit	$41,778
16	Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis	70%	🔵 Good	100%	117	Private Non-profit	$8,200
17	Hastings Beauty School Hastings	69%	🔵 Good	100%	22	Private For-profit	N/A
18	University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul	68%	🔵 Good	83%	1,442	Private Non-profit	$37,920
19	Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Minneapolis	68%	🔵 Good	85%	623	Private For-profit	N/A
20	Anoka Technical College Anoka	66%	🔵 Good	62%	1,684	Public	$6,267
21	North Central University Minneapolis	66%	🔵 Good	82%	709	Private Non-profit	$32,220
22	Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis	66%	🔵 Good	76%	1,533	Private Non-profit	$27,836
23	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona	66%	🔵 Good	75%	1,073	Private Non-profit	$45,080
24	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth	65%	🔵 Good	81%	7,336	Public	$14,610
25	Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury WOODBURY	64%	🔵 Good	76%	122	Private For-profit	N/A
26	Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center Minneapolis	64%	🔵 Good	N/A	360	Private Non-profit	N/A
27	University of Minnesota-Morris Morris	63%	🔵 Good	74%	936	Public	$14,526
28	Model College of Hair Design Saint Cloud	61%	🔵 Good	89%	199	Private For-profit	N/A
29	St Catherine University Saint Paul	61%	🔵 Good	80%	2,473	Private Non-profit	$51,454
30	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead	61%	🔵 Good	84%	1,829	Private Non-profit	$31,170
31	Hamline University Saint Paul	60%	🔵 Good	78%	1,776	Private Non-profit	$50,004
32	Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria	60%	🔵 Good	77%	1,533	Public	$6,236
33	Dakota County Technical College Rosemount	58%	🟡 Moderate	74%	2,168	Public	$6,679
34	University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester	57%	🟡 Moderate	70%	568	Public	$15,016
35	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead	57%	🟡 Moderate	75%	3,072	Public	$10,428
36	Winona State University Winona	57%	🟡 Moderate	79%	5,144	Public	$10,576
37	Bethany Global University Bloomington	56%	🟡 Moderate	22%	81	Private Non-profit	$11,000
38	Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls	56%	🟡 Moderate	70%	1,554	Public	$6,289
39	Bethany Lutheran College Mankato	55%	🟡 Moderate	72%	669	Private Non-profit	$31,360
40	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato	54%	🟡 Moderate	80%	11,703	Public	$9,572
41	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud	53%	🟡 Moderate	100%	8,617	Private For-profit	$11,490
42	Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd	53%	🟡 Moderate	69%	1,614	Public	$6,249
43	Riverland Community College Austin	52%	🟡 Moderate	75%	2,003	Public	$6,298
44	Augsburg University Minneapolis	52%	🟡 Moderate	72%	2,494	Private Non-profit	$45,452
45	Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park	52%	🟡 Moderate	57%	95	Private For-profit	N/A
46	Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls	52%	🟡 Moderate	68%	1,762	Public	$6,491
47	Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis	51%	🟡 Moderate	75%	705	Private Non-profit	$45,484
48	Ridgewater College Willmar	50%	🟡 Moderate	70%	2,162	Public	$6,121
49	Northwest Technical College Bemidji	50%	🟡 Moderate	74%	751	Public	$6,254
50	University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston	50%	🟡 Moderate	80%	1,729	Public	$13,288
51	Bemidji State University Bemidji	48%	🟡 Moderate	73%	3,139	Public	$10,237
52	Minnesota State College Southeast Winona	47%	🟡 Moderate	63%	1,388	Public	$6,432
53	Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park	47%	🟡 Moderate	70%	740	Private Non-profit	$13,450
54	Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls	47%	🟡 Moderate	69%	2,942	Public	$5,908
55	Red Lake Nation College Red Lake	46%	🟡 Moderate	58%	332	Public	$6,640
56	Diverse Media Institute St. Paul	46%	🟡 Moderate	83%	8	Private Non-profit	N/A
57	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul	46%	🟡 Moderate	67%	3,018	Private Non-profit	$25,600
58	Crown College Saint Bonifacius	45%	🟡 Moderate	70%	796	Private Non-profit	$31,410
59	Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall	45%	🟡 Moderate	74%	2,315	Public	$10,361
60	St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud	45%	🟡 Moderate	65%	3,113	Public	$6,124
61	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul	44%	🟡 Moderate	68%	5,616	Public	$9,840
62	Lake Superior College Duluth	42%	🟡 Moderate	61%	2,471	Public	$5,785
63	Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park	42%	🟡 Moderate	73%	3,157	Public	$5,940
64	Minnesota North College Hibbing	42%	🟡 Moderate	62%	2,013	Public	$6,022
65	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud	40%	🟡 Moderate	71%	5,088	Public	$10,245
66	Saint Paul College Saint Paul	40%	🟡 Moderate	60%	3,813	Public	$6,326
67	South Central College North Mankato	39%	🔴 Below average	59%	1,946	Public	$6,146
68	Academy College Bloomington	36%	🔴 Below average	0%	56	Private For-profit	$18,680
69	Pine Technical & Community College Pine City	36%	🔴 Below average	52%	574	Public	$4,738
70	Century College White Bear Lake	31%	🔴 Below average	58%	6,280	Public	$6,214
71	Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids	30%	🔴 Below average	58%	4,201	Public	$5,682
72	Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester	29%	🔴 Below average	58%	3,365	Public	$6,389
73	Normandale Community College Bloomington	27%	🔴 Below average	62%	7,044	Public	$6,329
74	Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet	26%	🔴 Below average	44%	557	Public	$6,006
75	Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights	24%	🔴 Below average	56%	2,193	Public	$6,146
76	Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji	23%	🔴 Below average	45%	75	Private Non-profit	$19,440
77	North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park	22%	🔴 Below average	60%	3,451	Public	$5,061
78	Capella University Minneapolis	20%	🔴 Below average	42%	18,364	Private For-profit	$14,400
79	Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis	20%	🔴 Below average	56%	5,268	Public	$6,161
80	Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake	19%	🔴 Below average	51%	197	Public	$4,850
81	White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen	10%	🔴 Below average	50%	110	Private Non-profit	$5,490
82	Walden University Minneapolis	0%	🔴 Below average	0%	9,136	Private For-profit	$12,762
83	Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington	0%	🔴 Below average	N/A	271	Private Non-profit	$12,015
84	Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School Center City	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
85	Luther Seminary Saint Paul	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
86	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester	—	⚪ No data	N/A	309	Private Non-profit	$3,257
87	United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities St. Paul	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
88	Mitchell Hamline School of Law Saint Paul	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
89	Adler Graduate School Minnetonka	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
90	American Academy of Health and Wellness Roseville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A
91	The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood Maplewood	—	⚪ No data	96%	85	Private For-profit	N/A
92	Townsend Barber Institute Roseville	—	⚪ No data	88%	32	Private For-profit	$14,497
93	Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Cambridge Campus Cambridge	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$5,682
94	Central Lakes College-Staples Campus Staples	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,249
95	M State - Detroit Lakes Campus Detroit Lakes	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$5,825
96	M State - Moorhead Campus Moorhead	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,026
97	M State - Wadena Campus Wadena	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$5,855
98	Minnesota North College - Itasca Grand Rapids	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,022
99	Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range Virginia Virginia	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,022
100	Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range Eveleth Eveleth	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,022
101	Minnesota North College - Rainy River International Falls	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,022
102	Minnesota North College - Vermilion Ely	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,022
103	South Central College-Faribault Faribault	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,146
104	Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand Forks East Grand Forks	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,289
105	Northland Community and Technical College - Aerospace Thief River Falls	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,289
106	Rasmussen University-Bloomington Bloomington	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	$11,490
107	Rasmussen University-Eagan Eagan	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	$11,490
108	Rasmussen University-Mankato Mankato	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	$11,490
109	Rasmussen University-Hennepin/Anoka Brooklyn Park	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	$11,490
110	Minnesota State CollegeSoutheast-Red Wing Campus Red Wing	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$6,432
111	Lynnes Welding Training - Ramsey Ramsey	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A

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Data source: Graduation rates from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Rates reflect students completing within 150% of normal time. Calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.