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Best ROI colleges in Minnesota

Ten years of reported earnings premium, measured against four years of net price plus earnings forgone while studying.

38eligible colleges$45kcomparison earnings
LOWER10-YEAR ROIHIGHER
1
Capella UniversityMinneapolis, MN · Private for-profit
+19%+$48,956
2
University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit
+9%+$26,250
3
Walden UniversityMinneapolis, MN · Private for-profit
+5%+$14,552
4
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN · Private nonprofit
+1%+$1,394
5
University of Minnesota-RochesterRochester, MN · Public
−0%−$426
6
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN · Public
−5%−$12,562
7
The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, MN · Private nonprofit
−6%−$18,144
8
Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, MN · Private nonprofit
−6%−$17,908
9
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN · Private nonprofit
−11%−$29,708
10
St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit
−16%−$42,686
11
Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit
−19%−$53,716
12
University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN · Public
−23%−$57,632
13
Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Public
−24%−$60,062
14
Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit
−27%−$67,388
15
University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, MN · Public
−31%−$70,448
16
Winona State UniversityWinona, MN · Public
−32%−$80,852
17
Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit
−33%−$97,524
18
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN · Private nonprofit
−38%−$102,490
19
Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN · Public
−38%−$97,146
20
Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN · Public
−42%−$98,366
21
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit
−43%−$118,852
22
College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, MN · Private nonprofit
−48%−$136,560
23
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN · Private nonprofit
−49%−$135,206
24
University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, MN · Public
−50%−$106,668
25
Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, MN · Public
−55%−$132,974
26
Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit
−57%−$148,826
27
Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MN · Private nonprofit
−63%−$176,248
28
Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit
−63%−$195,746
29
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN · Public
−66%−$167,128
30
Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, MN · Public
−70%−$167,904
31
Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, MN · Private for-profit
−74%−$185,248
32
Herzing University-MinneapolisSt. Louis Park, MN · Private nonprofit
−85%−$210,080
33
University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit
−86%−$251,410
34
Martin Luther CollegeNew Ulm, MN · Private nonprofit
−96%−$242,562
35
Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, MN · Private nonprofit
−96%−$275,398
36
Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, MN · Private nonprofit
−97%−$254,072
37
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit
−100%−$300,574
38
North Central UniversityMinneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit
−101%−$284,718

Eligibility requires a currently operating college, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and annual average net price of at least $1,000. State rank is relative only to eligible institutions in Minnesota.

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