Executive Summary

Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in MN with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. University of Minnesota-Rochester leads this list at $248,740 (10 Yr. ROI).

Leaders: top 3

University of Minnesota-Rochester

10 Yr. ROI $248,740

MN · Public

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

10 Yr. ROI $233,570

MN · Public

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

10 Yr. ROI $227,996

MN · Private nonprofit

Top 25 Top colleges in MN by 10-year ROI

RankInstitutionStateControlEnrollment10 Yr. ROIAlso see
1University of Minnesota-RochesterMNPublic568$248,740Grad 57.4% · Net $13,744
2University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMNPublic31,855$233,570Grad 85.3% · Net $16,778
3Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMNPrivate nonprofit1,073$227,996Grad 66.0% · Net $11,704
4University of Minnesota-CrookstonMNPublic1,729$215,674Grad 49.8% · Net $12,212
5Metropolitan State UniversityMNPublic5,616$214,656Grad 43.6% · Net $16,863
6Saint Johns UniversityMNPrivate nonprofit1,395$212,924Grad 75.4% · Net $25,672
7Carleton CollegeMNPrivate nonprofit2,086$208,676Grad 89.6% · Net $25,407
8University of St ThomasMNPrivate nonprofit6,245$200,264Grad 76.4% · Net $29,155
9University of Minnesota-DuluthMNPublic7,336$194,793Grad 64.7% · Net $18,743
10University of Minnesota-MorrisMNPublic936$193,204Grad 62.5% · Net $8,837
11Saint Cloud State UniversityMNPublic5,088$190,285Grad 40.3% · Net $13,529
12Winona State UniversityMNPublic5,144$188,139Grad 56.9% · Net $17,503
13Concordia University-Saint PaulMNPrivate nonprofit3,018$185,786Grad 45.9% · Net $18,462
14St Catherine UniversityMNPrivate nonprofit2,473$184,516Grad 61.3% · Net $19,764
15The College of Saint ScholasticaMNPrivate nonprofit1,765$182,655Grad 70.5% · Net $27,846
16Bemidji State UniversityMNPublic3,139$180,397Grad 47.9% · Net $15,261
17Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMNPrivate nonprofit1,878$175,642Grad 76.6% · Net $22,900
18Minnesota State University-MankatoMNPublic11,703$172,687Grad 53.9% · Net $19,139
19Hamline UniversityMNPrivate nonprofit1,776$169,476Grad 60.5% · Net $20,744
20St Olaf CollegeMNPrivate nonprofit3,093$165,098Grad 84.0% · Net $23,874
21College of Saint BenedictMNPrivate nonprofit1,370$163,590Grad 77.1% · Net $26,640
22Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMNPublic2,315$161,559Grad 45.1% · Net $15,291
23Bethel UniversityMNPrivate nonprofit1,871$159,448Grad 71.4% · Net $28,556
24Minnesota State University MoorheadMNPublic3,072$150,335Grad 57.3% · Net $17,997
25Augsburg UniversityMNPrivate nonprofit2,494$149,476Grad 51.7% · Net $23,873

Method notes

  • Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to IPEDS 2023 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
  • ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
  • School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.

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