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 Public Colleges having Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

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

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Minnesota Public 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 $17,494 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,090 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 81.23% and the average SAT score is 1,226 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 53.43% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 7 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 7 Minnesota Public Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. Minnesota Public Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-
Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MNPublic, 4-year 32.00%
6.00%
$9,780
($9,684)
26.20%81.70%-6,29414 to 1
2
1
Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MNPublic, 4-year 40.00%
8.00%
$10,304
($10,122)
22.85%91.59%-6,93015 to 1
3
1
Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MNPublic, 4-year 44.00%
3.00%
$10,117
($10,117)
16.82%95.28%1,13510,42016 to 1
4
-
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MNPublic, 4-year 52.00%
-
$18,860
($9,490)
29.27%70.68%-14,59021 to 1
5
-
Winona State University Winona, MNPublic, 4-year 60.00%
3.00%
$17,230
($10,498)
29.69%73.75%1,1606,15416 to 1
6
-
University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MNPublic, 4-year 62.00%
3.00%
$19,762
($14,318)
25.76%80.70%1,2309,67516 to 1
7
-
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, 4-year 84.00%
-
$36,402
($16,488)
23.64%74.91%1,37854,95516 to 1
Average53.43%$17,494
($11,531)
24.89%81.23%1,22615,57416 to 1