Minnesota Public Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Saint Cloud State University has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 40% last year.

Metropolitan State University with 44% and Southwest Minnesota State University with 45% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Minnesota Public Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,885 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,237 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Graduation Rate Minnesota Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 84.02%, and the average SAT score is 1,277, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Minnesota Public Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
	School Name	Graduation Rate	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Total Population	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 2	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MNPublic, 4-year	40.00% 6.00%	$10,245 ($10,245)	16.56%	94.80%	1,130	10,732	18 to 1
2 1	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MNPublic, 4-year	44.00% 6.00%	$9,840 ($9,840)	33.82%	98.71%	-	6,660	15 to 1
3 1	Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MNPublic, 4-year	45.00% 1.00%	$10,361 ($10,361)	22.20%	62.18%	-	8,214	16 to 1
4 -	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MNPublic, 4-year	54.00% -	$18,942 ($9,572)	29.38%	88.44%	-	15,271	21 to 1
5 -	Winona State University Winona, MNPublic, 4-year	57.00% 3.00%	$17,308 ($10,576)	24.19%	75.49%	-	6,045	14 to 1
6 -	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MNPublic, 4-year	65.00% 1.00%	$20,134 ($14,608)	22.52%	88.75%	1,290	9,253	16 to 1
7 -	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year	85.00% 1.00%	$38,362 ($17,214)	22.34%	79.75%	1,410	56,666	17 to 1
	Average	55.71%	$17,885 ($11,774)	24.43%	84.02%	1,277	16,120	17 to 1

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