This report shows retention (% of students who return to a college to begin their 2nd year after entering the year prior) for individual colleges. Tables are sorted by 2019 retention. Please use the searchable blocks to find specific colleges. Tables include the average retention for 2010-2014, 2015-2018 and then for 2019 (the most recent data provided by the Department of Education).
College | City | Avg Retention Percentage 2010 to 2014 | Avg Retention Percentage 2015 to 2018 | Retention Percentage 2019 |
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Alexandria Tech & CC | Alexandria | 69 | 67 | 70 |
Anoka-Ramsey CC | Coon Rapids | 49 | 50 | 51 |
Augsburg | Minneapolis | 78 | 75 | 72 |
Bemidji State | Bemidji | 67 | 69 | 71 |
Bethel | Saint Paul | 83 | 85 | 82 |
Central Lakes-Brainerd | Brainerd | 51 | 55 | 57 |
Carleton | Northfield | 96 | 96 | 94 |
Concordia Moorhead | Moorhead | 83 | 83 | 80 |
Concordia-St Paul | Saint Paul | 69 | 70 | 63 |
Dakota County Tech | Rosemount | 55 | 62 | 66 |
Lake Superior | Duluth | 50 | 53 | 58 |
Minnesota State Tech | Fergus Falls | 53 | 58 | 59 |
Minnesota West Tech | Granite Falls | 58 | 59 | 56 |
Gustavus Adolphus | Saint Peter | 91 | 88 | 88 |
Hamline | Saint Paul | 81 | 79 | 77 |
Hennepin Tech | Brooklyn Park | 55 | 56 | 58 |
Inver Hills CC | Inver Grove Heights | 50 | 50 | 53 |
Macalester | Saint Paul | 94 | 94 | 93 |
South Central | North Mankato | 56 | 55 | 60 |
Minnesota State-Mankato | Mankato | 73 | 73 | 77 |
Metropolitan State | Saint Paul | 61 | 64 | 72 |
Minnesota | Minneapolis | 90 | 92 | 93 |
Minnesota-Crookston | Crookston | 69 | 68 | 71 |
Minneapolis Tech | Minneapolis | 45 | 47 | 53 |
Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | 76 | 77 | 79 |
Minnesota-Morris | Morris | 81 | 77 | 78 |
Minnesota State Moorhead | Moorhead | 68 | 73 | 75 |
North Hennepin CC | Brooklyn Park | 51 | 52 | 52 |
Normandale CC | Bloomington | 52 | 55 | 56 |
Northland Tech | Thief River Falls | 51 | 55 | 54 |
U of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | 79 | 80 | 82 |
Rochester Tech | Rochester | 51 | 51 | 51 |
St Benedict | Saint Joseph | 89 | 87 | 85 |
St Cloud Tech and CC | Saint Cloud | 49 | 50 | 50 |
St Cloud State | Saint Cloud | 69 | 69 | 66 |
St Johns | Collegeville | 87 | 87 | 85 |
St Mary's of Minnesota | Winona | 77 | 77 | 83 |
St Olaf | Northfield | 93 | 92 | 90 |
St Scholastica | Duluth | 81 | 81 | 80 |
St Thomas | Saint Paul | 87 | 87 | 87 |
St Catherine | Saint Paul | 80 | 81 | 79 |
Rasmussen-Minnesota | St. Cloud | 46 | 54 | 0 |
St Paul | Saint Paul | 42 | 52 | 53 |
SW Minnesota State | Marshall | 68 | 65 | 66 |
Dunwoody Tech | Minneapolis | 72 | 77 | 90 |
Ridgewater | Willmar | 59 | 58 | 63 |
Winona State | Winona | 77 | 78 | 76 |
Century | White Bear Lake | 48 | 52 | 53 |
Capella | Minneapolis | 20 | 29 | 41 |