CTAS - College Tuition Advisory Services

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
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

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College Retention – Minnesota colleges