Cities in Minnesota by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Edina, MN had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 103 cities in 2024, at 72.7%. Worthington, MN had the lowest, at 16.8%. The median was 38.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 39.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest72.7Edina, MN

Lowest16.8Worthington, MN

Median38.2103 cities

Minnesota39.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Edina, MN	72.7	+0.5 pts
2	Mendota Heights, MN	67.5	-0.4 pts
3	Victoria, MN	66.4	-0.8 pts
4	Plymouth, MN	65.9	+1.1 pts
5	Minnetonka, MN	65	+1.7 pts
6	Eden Prairie, MN	64.9	+0.3 pts
7	St. Louis Park, MN	64.2	+0.3 pts
8	Chanhassen, MN	64.1	-0.4 pts
9	Lake Elmo, MN	61.9	+0.3 pts
10	Woodbury, MN	61.3	-1.8 pts
11	Shoreview, MN	61.2	-1.9 pts
12	Golden Valley, MN	60	-1.7 pts
13	Maple Grove, MN	57.1	+1.2 pts
14	Minneapolis, MN	55.5	+1.1 pts
15	Rogers, MN	55.3	+0.4 pts
16	Roseville, MN	55	+0.6 pts
17	Eagan, MN	54.7	+1.3 pts
18	Savage, MN	53.7	+2.3 pts
19	Northfield, MN	53.3	+1.9 pts
20	Prior Lake, MN	52.4	+0.9 pts
21	Rosemount, MN	51.6	+1.3 pts
22	Stillwater, MN	51	+0.2 pts
23	Rochester, MN	50.9	+0.8 pts
24	Lakeville, MN	50.6	-0.3 pts
25	Waconia, MN	48.9	-0.8 pts
26	New Brighton, MN	48.2	-0.8 pts
27	Chaska, MN	46.6	-0.1 pts
28	Hugo, MN	46.5	+2.5 pts
29	Bloomington, MN	46.2	+0.9 pts
30	Vadnais Heights, MN	45.9	+2.8 pts
31	Apple Valley, MN	45.9	-0 pts
32	Hopkins, MN	45.6	-1.4 pts
33	Duluth, MN	44	+1.7 pts
34	Dayton, MN	44	+2.8 pts
35	St. Paul, MN	43.8	+0.3 pts
36	Richfield, MN	43.7	-0.6 pts
36	St. Michael, MN	43.7	-0.7 pts
38	Inver Grove Heights, MN	43.5	+0.4 pts
39	Lino Lakes, MN	43.1	-0.2 pts
40	White Bear Lake, MN	41.7	+1.6 pts
41	Moorhead, MN	41.7	-0.7 pts
42	Robbinsdale, MN	41.4	+1.1 pts
43	Sartell, MN	40.9	+0.5 pts
44	Cottage Grove, MN	40.8	+1.5 pts
45	North Mankato, MN	40.7	-2.3 pts
46	Shakopee, MN	40.4	+0.5 pts
47	Little Canada, MN	40.3	+1.2 pts
48	Otsego, MN	40	-1.8 pts
49	Hermantown, MN	39.9	+0.1 pts
50	Burnsville, MN	39.8	-0.1 pts
51	Farmington, MN	38.7	+0.6 pts
52	Andover, MN	38.2	+0.5 pts
53	Crystal, MN	37.1	+1.2 pts
54	Champlin, MN	36.9	+0.3 pts
54	Ham Lake, MN	36.9	+1 pts
56	Blaine, MN	36.9	+0.8 pts
57	Mounds View, MN	36.6	+0.5 pts
58	Winona, MN	36.3	+1.5 pts
59	New Hope, MN	36.1	-0.6 pts
60	Oakdale, MN	35.6	+2 pts
61	Marshall, MN	35.5	+4.4 pts
62	West St. Paul, MN	35.5	+0.4 pts
63	Forest Lake, MN	35.4	-0.3 pts
64	Maplewood, MN	35.3	-1 pts
65	Mankato, MN	35.1	-1.1 pts
66	St. Peter, MN	34.5	+3.2 pts
67	Ramsey, MN	34.4	+1.5 pts
68	Elk River, MN	33.8	+3 pts
69	Alexandria, MN	33.2	+1.4 pts
70	Detroit Lakes, MN	32.8	+0.4 pts
71	Brooklyn Park, MN	32.7	+1.1 pts
72	Columbia Heights, MN	32.5	-0.4 pts
73	South St. Paul, MN	32.5	+1.8 pts
74	Bemidji, MN	32.5	-0.8 pts
75	Buffalo, MN	32	+1.2 pts
76	North St. Paul, MN	31.3	+3.6 pts
77	Hastings, MN	30.9	+2 pts
78	St. Cloud, MN	30.4	+1 pts
79	Fridley, MN	30	-0.5 pts
80	Sauk Rapids, MN	29.3	+1.3 pts
81	Fergus Falls, MN	29.3	+1.4 pts
82	Owatonna, MN	29.3	-3 pts
83	Grand Rapids, MN	28.8	-1.1 pts
84	New Ulm, MN	27.9	+0.7 pts
85	Big Lake, MN	26.8	-0.1 pts
86	Anoka, MN	26.6	-0.8 pts
87	Hutchinson, MN	26.1	+0.9 pts
88	Cloquet, MN	25.8	+0.2 pts
89	Coon Rapids, MN	25.7	+1.4 pts
89	Fairmont, MN	25.7	-0.4 pts
91	Red Wing, MN	25.3	-0.9 pts
91	Willmar, MN	25.3	+0.8 pts
93	Brooklyn Center, MN	24.6	-1 pts
94	Austin, MN	23.6	+0.4 pts
95	Monticello, MN	23.5	-0 pts
96	East Bethel, MN	23.1	+0.2 pts
97	Brainerd, MN	20.3	+0.8 pts
98	Cambridge, MN	18.8	+0.2 pts
99	Hibbing, MN	18.6	-0.3 pts
100	North Branch, MN	18.5	-0.9 pts
101	Faribault, MN	17.6	+0.1 pts
102	Albert Lea, MN	17.4	+0.1 pts
103	Worthington, MN	16.8	-0 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/minnesota-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Minnesota by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024}},
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Edina, MN, with 72.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Worthington, MN, with 16.8% in 2024.

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