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

Edina, MN had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 103 cities in 2021, at 71.9%. Worthington, MN had the lowest, at 15.6%. The median was 36.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 37.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.9Edina, MN
Lowest15.6Worthington, MN
Median36.7103 cities
Minnesota37.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Edina, MN: 71.9 %Edina, MN71.9Victoria, MN: 70.3 %Victoria, MN70.3Mendota Heights, MN: 64.7 %Mendota Heights, MN64.7Eden Prairie, MN: 64.6 %Eden Prairie, MN64.6Plymouth, MN: 63.9 %Plymouth, MN63.9Chanhassen, MN: 63.9 %Chanhassen, MN63.9Woodbury, MN: 62.3 %Woodbury, MN62.3St. Louis Park, MN: 62 %St. Louis Park, MN62Shoreview, MN: 61.8 %Shoreview, MN61.8Minnetonka, MN: 61.3 %Minnetonka, MN61.3Golden Valley, MN: 60.5 %Golden Valley, MN60.5Lake Elmo, MN: 59.3 %Lake Elmo, MN59.3Roseville, MN: 54.9 %Roseville, MN54.9Maple Grove, MN: 54.7 %Maple Grove, MN54.7Minneapolis, MN: 52.7 %Minneapolis, MN52.7Eagan, MN: 52.6 %Eagan, MN52.6Waconia, MN: 51.4 %Waconia, MN51.4Savage, MN: 51 %Savage, MN51Rosemount, MN: 50.9 %Rosemount, MN50.9Northfield, MN: 50.4 %Northfield, MN50.4Prior Lake, MN: 50.3 %Prior Lake, MN50.3Rogers, MN: 50.1 %Rogers, MN50.1Lakeville, MN: 48.7 %Lakeville, MN48.7Rochester, MN: 48.7 %Rochester, MN48.7New Brighton, MN: 47.9 %New Brighton, MN47.9Stillwater, MN: 47.6 %Stillwater, MN47.6Hopkins, MN: 47.5 %Hopkins, MN47.5St. Michael, MN: 46.7 %St. Michael, MN46.7Apple Valley, MN: 45 %Apple Valley, MN45Chaska, MN: 44.6 %Chaska, MN44.6Richfield, MN: 43.7 %Richfield, MN43.7Bloomington, MN: 43.4 %Bloomington, MN43.4Vadnais Heights, MN: 42.9 %Vadnais Heights, MN42.9Sartell, MN: 42.6 %Sartell, MN42.6Dayton, MN: 42.6 %Dayton, MN42.6Lino Lakes, MN: 42.4 %Lino Lakes, MN42.4Inver Grove Heights, MN: 42.4 %Inver Grove Heights, MN42.4St. Paul, MN: 41.9 %St. Paul, MN41.9North Mankato, MN: 41.7 %North Mankato, MN41.7Duluth, MN: 40.4 %Duluth, MN40.4Edina, MN: 71.9 %Edina, MN71.9Victoria, MN: 70.3 %Victoria, MN70.3Mendota Heights, MN: 64.7 %Mendota Heights, MN64.7Eden Prairie, MN: 64.6 %Eden Prairie, MN64.6Plymouth, MN: 63.9 %Plymouth, MN63.9Chanhassen, MN: 63.9 %Chanhassen, MN63.9Woodbury, MN: 62.3 %Woodbury, MN62.3St. Louis Park, MN: 62 %St. Louis Park, MN62Shoreview, MN: 61.8 %Shoreview, MN61.8Minnetonka, MN: 61.3 %Minnetonka, MN61.3Golden Valley, MN: 60.5 %Golden Valley, MN60.5Lake Elmo, MN: 59.3 %Lake Elmo, MN59.3Roseville, MN: 54.9 %Roseville, MN54.9Maple Grove, MN: 54.7 %Maple Grove, MN54.7Minneapolis, MN: 52.7 %Minneapolis, MN52.7Eagan, MN: 52.6 %Eagan, MN52.6Waconia, MN: 51.4 %Waconia, MN51.4Savage, MN: 51 %Savage, MN51Rosemount, MN: 50.9 %Rosemount, MN50.9Northfield, MN: 50.4 %Northfield, MN50.4Prior Lake, MN: 50.3 %Prior Lake, MN50.3Rogers, MN: 50.1 %Rogers, MN50.1Lakeville, MN: 48.7 %Lakeville, MN48.7Rochester, MN: 48.7 %Rochester, MN48.7New Brighton, MN: 47.9 %New Brighton, MN47.9Stillwater, MN: 47.6 %Stillwater, MN47.6Hopkins, MN: 47.5 %Hopkins, MN47.5St. Michael, MN: 46.7 %St. Michael, MN46.7Apple Valley, MN: 45 %Apple Valley, MN45Chaska, MN: 44.6 %Chaska, MN44.6Richfield, MN: 43.7 %Richfield, MN43.7Bloomington, MN: 43.4 %Bloomington, MN43.4Vadnais Heights, MN: 42.9 %Vadnais Heights, MN42.9Sartell, MN: 42.6 %Sartell, MN42.6Dayton, MN: 42.6 %Dayton, MN42.6Lino Lakes, MN: 42.4 %Lino Lakes, MN42.4Inver Grove Heights, MN: 42.4 %Inver Grove Heights, MN42.4St. Paul, MN: 41.9 %St. Paul, MN41.9North Mankato, MN: 41.7 %North Mankato, MN41.7Duluth, MN: 40.4 %Duluth, MN40.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Edina, MN71.9
2Victoria, MN70.3
3Mendota Heights, MN64.7
4Eden Prairie, MN64.6
5Plymouth, MN63.9
6Chanhassen, MN63.9
7Woodbury, MN62.3
8St. Louis Park, MN62
9Shoreview, MN61.8
10Minnetonka, MN61.3
11Golden Valley, MN60.5
12Lake Elmo, MN59.3
13Roseville, MN54.9
14Maple Grove, MN54.7
15Minneapolis, MN52.7
16Eagan, MN52.6
17Waconia, MN51.4
18Savage, MN51
19Rosemount, MN50.9
20Northfield, MN50.4
21Prior Lake, MN50.3
22Rogers, MN50.1
23Lakeville, MN48.7
24Rochester, MN48.7
25New Brighton, MN47.9
26Stillwater, MN47.6
27Hopkins, MN47.5
28St. Michael, MN46.7
29Apple Valley, MN45
30Chaska, MN44.6
31Richfield, MN43.7
32Bloomington, MN43.4
33Vadnais Heights, MN42.9
34Sartell, MN42.6
35Dayton, MN42.6
36Lino Lakes, MN42.4
37Inver Grove Heights, MN42.4
38St. Paul, MN41.9
39North Mankato, MN41.7
40Duluth, MN40.4
41Cottage Grove, MN39.8
42Robbinsdale, MN39.5
43Moorhead, MN39.4
44Mankato, MN38.9
44Otsego, MN38.9
46Andover, MN38.7
47Burnsville, MN38.3
48Shakopee, MN38.1
49Hugo, MN37.8
50Ham Lake, MN37.5
51Hermantown, MN37.2
52Little Canada, MN36.7
53Forest Lake, MN36.1
54White Bear Lake, MN35.9
55Champlin, MN35.2
56Blaine, MN35
56Farmington, MN35
58Crystal, MN34.7
59West St. Paul, MN34.4
60Mounds View, MN34.3
61Maplewood, MN34.2
62Winona, MN33.9
63New Hope, MN32.6
64Oakdale, MN32.1
65Ramsey, MN31.9
66Brooklyn Park, MN31.5
67St. Peter, MN30.8
68Fridley, MN30.3
69Owatonna, MN30.3
70Sauk Rapids, MN30.1
71St. Cloud, MN30
72Grand Rapids, MN29.9
73Detroit Lakes, MN29.7
74Columbia Heights, MN29.3
75Bemidji, MN28.6
76Anoka, MN28.2
77South St. Paul, MN28.1
78Marshall, MN28.1
79Buffalo, MN28
80Hastings, MN28
81Alexandria, MN27.7
82New Ulm, MN27.5
83Fergus Falls, MN27.5
84North St. Paul, MN27.2
85Red Wing, MN25.9
86Elk River, MN25.7
87Big Lake, MN24.8
88Coon Rapids, MN24.6
89Monticello, MN24.4
90Austin, MN23.7
91Hutchinson, MN23.7
92Fairmont, MN23.3
93East Bethel, MN22.9
94Hibbing, MN22.8
95Brooklyn Center, MN22.8
96Cloquet, MN22.3
97Cambridge, MN21.3
98Willmar, MN21.1
99North Branch, MN17.7
100Faribault, MN17.7
101Brainerd, MN16.5
102Albert Lea, MN16.2
103Worthington, MN15.6

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Edina, MN, with 71.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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