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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Minnesota

Metropolitan State University has the lowest graduation rate of 32% for academic year 2022-2023 in Minnesota. Southwest Minnesota State University is ranked second with 40% and Saint Cloud State University follows them with 44%. 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 low graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the highest graduation rates in Minnesota.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Minnesota
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Metropolitan State University
Public, four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
32%45%64%
2Southwest Minnesota State University
Public, four-yearsMarshall, MN
40%30%67%
3Saint Cloud State University
Public, four-yearsSaint Cloud, MN
44%36%69%
4Bemidji State University
Public, four-yearsBemidji, MN
49%32%71%
5Concordia University-Saint Paul
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
51%35%61%
6Crown College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Bonifacius, MN
51%29%68%
7Minnesota State University-Mankato
Public, four-yearsMankato, MN
52%31%76%
8University of Minnesota-Crookston
Public, four-yearsCrookston, MN
53%32%71%
9Augsburg University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMinneapolis, MN
55%2%70%
10Minnesota State University Moorhead
Public, four-yearsMoorhead, MN
55%24%72%
11University of Minnesota-Morris
Public, four-yearsMorris, MN
58%26%72%
12Winona State University
Public, four-yearsWinona, MN
60%30%76%
13University of Minnesota-Duluth
Public, four-yearsDuluth, MN
62%27%77%
14St Catherine University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
63%26%83%
15Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinona, MN
65%-78%
16The College of Saint Scholastica
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDuluth, MN
67%-79%
17Concordia College at Moorhead
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMoorhead, MN
69%21%84%
18Hamline University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
69%-75%
19University of Northwestern-St Paul
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
70%-81%
20Bethel University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Paul, MN
74%-83%