Minnesota Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate

Metropolitan 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 32% last year.

Southwest Minnesota State University with 40% and Saint Cloud State University with 44% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Minnesota Colleges having Lowest Graduation Rate. Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

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

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Minnesota Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate

Metropolitan State University has the lowest graduation rate of 32% and Southwest Minnesota State University has the second lowest graduation rate of 40%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,193 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,241 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 79.41% and the average SAT score is 1,240 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 9 Minnesota Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. Minnesota Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
	School Name	Graduation Rate	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Total Population	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN Public, four-years	32.00% 6.00%	$9,780 ($9,684)	26.20%	81.70%	-	6,294	14 to 1
2 1	Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN Public, four-years	40.00% 8.00%	$10,304 ($10,122)	22.85%	91.59%	-	6,930	15 to 1
3 1	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN Public, four-years	44.00% 3.00%	$10,117 ($10,117)	16.82%	95.28%	1,135	10,420	16 to 1
4 2	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN Private, four-years	51.00% 2.00%	$25,000	17.24%	69.09%	-	5,544	13 to 1
5 -	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN Public, four-years	52.00% -	$18,860 ($9,490)	29.27%	70.68%	-	14,590	21 to 1
6 1	Winona State University Winona, MN Public, four-years	60.00% 3.00%	$17,230 ($10,498)	29.69%	73.75%	1,160	6,154	16 to 1
7 1	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN Public, four-years	62.00% 3.00%	$19,762 ($14,318)	25.76%	80.70%	1,230	9,675	16 to 1
8 1	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN Private, four-years	79.00% 1.00%	$52,284	21.55%	77.00%	1,295	9,025	13 to 1
9 1	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public, four-years	84.00% -	$36,402 ($16,488)	23.64%	74.91%	1,378	54,955	16 to 1
	Average	56.00%	$22,193 ($11,531)	23.67%	79.41%	1,240	13,732	16 to 1

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