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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Minnesota

Carleton College has the highest graduation rate of 90% for academic year 2022-2023 in Minnesota. Macalester College is ranked second with 87% and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities follows them with 84%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Minnesota.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Minnesota
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Carleton College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorthfield, MN
90%-95%
2Macalester College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
87%4%91%
3University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Public, four-yearsMinneapolis, MN
84%9%90%
4St Olaf College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorthfield, MN
84%11%90%
5University of St Thomas
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
79%13%86%
6College of Saint Benedict
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Joseph, MN
78%10%89%
7Gustavus Adolphus College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Peter, MN
75%14%86%
8Saint Johns University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCollegeville, MN
75%8%86%
9Bethel University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
74%-83%
10University of Northwestern-St Paul
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
70%-81%
11Concordia College at Moorhead
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMoorhead, MN
69%21%84%
12Hamline University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
69%-75%
13The College of Saint Scholastica
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDuluth, MN
67%-79%
14Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinona, MN
65%-78%
15St Catherine University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
63%26%83%
16University of Minnesota-Duluth
Public, four-yearsDuluth, MN
62%27%77%
17Winona State University
Public, four-yearsWinona, MN
60%30%76%
18University of Minnesota-Morris
Public, four-yearsMorris, MN
58%26%72%
19Augsburg University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMinneapolis, MN
55%2%70%
20Minnesota State University Moorhead
Public, four-yearsMoorhead, MN
55%24%72%