Minnesota

Where Minnesota's high school graduates go to college

85,820
Total Freshmen
1090
Destination Colleges
68%
Stay In-State
70%
Go to 4-Year

Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where Minnesota's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in-state Minnesota 8,271 9.6%
2 Minnesota State University-Mankato in-state Minnesota 3,745 4.4%
3 University of Minnesota-Duluth in-state Minnesota 2,997 3.5%
4 North Dakota State University-Main North Dakota 2,531 2.9%
5 Normandale Community College in-state Minnesota 2,389 2.8%
6 University of St Thomas in-state Minnesota 2,299 2.7%
7 Century College in-state Minnesota 1,708 2.0%
8 Winona State University in-state Minnesota 1,681 2.0%
9 Saint Cloud State University in-state Minnesota 1,677 2.0%
10 Anoka-Ramsey Community College in-state Minnesota 1,553 1.8%
11 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin 1,498 1.7%
12 University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin 1,414 1.6%
13 Rochester Community and Technical C in-state Minnesota 1,372 1.6%
14 Saint Paul College in-state Minnesota 1,341 1.6%
15 North Hennepin Community College in-state Minnesota 1,211 1.4%
16 Minneapolis Community and Technical in-state Minnesota 1,196 1.4%
17 South Dakota State University South Dakota 1,128 1.3%
18 University of Wisconsin-River Falls Wisconsin 1,123 1.3%
19 Iowa State University Iowa 1,074 1.3%
20 St Cloud Technical and Community Co in-state Minnesota 1,040 1.2%
21 University of North Dakota North Dakota 1,039 1.2%
22 Augsburg University in-state Minnesota 1,022 1.2%
23 Minnesota State Community and Techn in-state Minnesota 995 1.2%
24 Minnesota State University Moorhead in-state Minnesota 980 1.1%
25 Gustavus Adolphus College in-state Minnesota 944 1.1%
26 Lake Superior College in-state Minnesota 917 1.1%
27 University of Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin 906 1.1%
28 Ridgewater College in-state Minnesota 893 1.0%
29 Bemidji State University in-state Minnesota 846 1.0%
30 Inver Hills Community College in-state Minnesota 829 1.0%
31 Alexandria Technical & Community Co in-state Minnesota 801 0.9%
32 Riverland Community College in-state Minnesota 781 0.9%
33 Hamline University in-state Minnesota 760 0.9%
34 Dakota County Technical College in-state Minnesota 742 0.9%
35 Central Lakes College-Brainerd in-state Minnesota 717 0.8%
36 South Central College in-state Minnesota 710 0.8%
37 Bethel University in-state Minnesota 706 0.8%
38 College of Saint Benedict in-state Minnesota 678 0.8%
39 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Wisconsin 673 0.8%
40 Saint Johns University in-state Minnesota 657 0.8%
41 Concordia University-Saint Paul in-state Minnesota 654 0.8%
42 Concordia College at Moorhead in-state Minnesota 649 0.8%
43 St Olaf College in-state Minnesota 620 0.7%
44 Hennepin Technical College in-state Minnesota 610 0.7%
45 The College of Saint Scholastica in-state Minnesota 554 0.6%
46 University of Northwestern-St Paul in-state Minnesota 545 0.6%
47 Minnesota West Community and Techni in-state Minnesota 523 0.6%
48 St Catherine University in-state Minnesota 513 0.6%
49 North Dakota State College of Scien North Dakota 485 0.6%
50 Southwest Minnesota State Universit in-state Minnesota 484 0.6%