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 2022, at 71.1%. Worthington, MN had the lowest, at 15.8%. The median was 36.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 38.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest71.1Edina, MN

Lowest15.8Worthington, MN

Median36.9103 cities

Minnesota38.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Edina, MN	71.1	-0.8 pts
2	Victoria, MN	67.7	-2.6 pts
3	Mendota Heights, MN	67.1	+2.4 pts
4	Plymouth, MN	64.6	+0.7 pts
5	Eden Prairie, MN	64.6	-0 pts
6	Chanhassen, MN	64.5	+0.6 pts
7	Woodbury, MN	63.6	+1.3 pts
8	Minnetonka, MN	62.9	+1.5 pts
9	St. Louis Park, MN	62.8	+0.8 pts
10	Shoreview, MN	62.2	+0.4 pts
11	Lake Elmo, MN	60.7	+1.5 pts
12	Golden Valley, MN	60	-0.6 pts
13	Maple Grove, MN	54.5	-0.2 pts
14	Roseville, MN	54.3	-0.6 pts
15	Minneapolis, MN	53.5	+0.9 pts
16	Eagan, MN	53.1	+0.5 pts
17	Northfield, MN	52.5	+2 pts
18	Rogers, MN	52.3	+2.1 pts
19	Savage, MN	52.2	+1.2 pts
20	Prior Lake, MN	51.7	+1.4 pts
21	Rosemount, MN	50.7	-0.2 pts
22	Lakeville, MN	50	+1.3 pts
23	Stillwater, MN	49.2	+1.6 pts
24	Rochester, MN	49.1	+0.5 pts
25	Waconia, MN	49	-2.4 pts
26	New Brighton, MN	48.8	+0.8 pts
27	St. Michael, MN	47	+0.2 pts
28	Apple Valley, MN	45.9	+0.8 pts
29	Hopkins, MN	45.7	-1.8 pts
30	Bloomington, MN	44.9	+1.5 pts
31	Chaska, MN	44.8	+0.2 pts
32	Richfield, MN	44.2	+0.5 pts
33	Vadnais Heights, MN	44	+1.1 pts
34	Dayton, MN	43.6	+1 pts
35	North Mankato, MN	43.3	+1.6 pts
36	Lino Lakes, MN	42.8	+0.4 pts
37	St. Paul, MN	42.8	+0.9 pts
38	Inver Grove Heights, MN	42.3	-0.1 pts
39	Otsego, MN	41.5	+2.6 pts
40	Duluth, MN	40.9	+0.5 pts
41	Robbinsdale, MN	40.7	+1.2 pts
42	Burnsville, MN	39.9	+1.6 pts
43	Moorhead, MN	39.7	+0.3 pts
44	Little Canada, MN	39.5	+2.8 pts
45	Hermantown, MN	38.9	+1.7 pts
46	Cottage Grove, MN	38.7	-1.1 pts
47	Hugo, MN	38.6	+0.8 pts
48	Shakopee, MN	38.4	+0.3 pts
49	Mankato, MN	37.6	-1.2 pts
50	Sartell, MN	37.6	-5.1 pts
51	Farmington, MN	37.5	+2.5 pts
52	Forest Lake, MN	36.9	+0.8 pts
53	White Bear Lake, MN	36.9	+0.9 pts
54	Ham Lake, MN	36.8	-0.7 pts
55	Andover, MN	36.5	-2.2 pts
56	Champlin, MN	36.4	+1.2 pts
57	Mounds View, MN	36.2	+2 pts
58	Crystal, MN	35.7	+1 pts
59	Blaine, MN	35.6	+0.6 pts
60	West St. Paul, MN	35.4	+1 pts
61	Maplewood, MN	35.2	+1 pts
62	New Hope, MN	34.8	+2.3 pts
63	Winona, MN	34.1	+0.2 pts
64	Bemidji, MN	32.8	+4.2 pts
65	Ramsey, MN	32.7	+0.8 pts
66	Detroit Lakes, MN	32.2	+2.4 pts
67	Brooklyn Park, MN	31.6	+0.1 pts
68	Oakdale, MN	31.6	-0.5 pts
69	Fridley, MN	31.3	+1 pts
70	Owatonna, MN	30.8	+0.5 pts
71	Columbia Heights, MN	30.7	+1.4 pts
72	Alexandria, MN	30.2	+2.4 pts
73	Buffalo, MN	30	+2 pts
74	South St. Paul, MN	30	+1.8 pts
75	St. Cloud, MN	29.8	-0.2 pts
76	Marshall, MN	29.6	+1.5 pts
77	St. Peter, MN	29.4	-1.4 pts
78	Sauk Rapids, MN	28.5	-1.5 pts
79	North St. Paul, MN	28.4	+1.2 pts
80	Elk River, MN	28.3	+2.6 pts
81	Grand Rapids, MN	28.2	-1.7 pts
82	New Ulm, MN	27.9	+0.3 pts
83	Red Wing, MN	27.4	+1.5 pts
84	Hastings, MN	27.2	-0.7 pts
85	Anoka, MN	26.9	-1.3 pts
86	Fergus Falls, MN	26.4	-1.1 pts
87	Fairmont, MN	25	+1.8 pts
88	Coon Rapids, MN	24.7	+0.1 pts
89	Cloquet, MN	24.3	+2 pts
90	Brooklyn Center, MN	24.2	+1.5 pts
91	East Bethel, MN	24.1	+1.1 pts
92	Austin, MN	24.1	+0.3 pts
93	Monticello, MN	23.8	-0.6 pts
94	Big Lake, MN	23.3	-1.5 pts
95	Hutchinson, MN	23.1	-0.6 pts
96	Willmar, MN	20.6	-0.4 pts
97	Hibbing, MN	20.2	-2.6 pts
98	North Branch, MN	19.5	+1.8 pts
99	Cambridge, MN	18.8	-2.5 pts
100	Brainerd, MN	18.7	+2.1 pts
101	Faribault, MN	17.7	0 pts
102	Albert Lea, MN	15.9	-0.3 pts
103	Worthington, MN	15.8	+0.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/minnesota-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, 2022}},
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Edina, MN, with 71.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Worthington, MN, with 15.8% in 2022.

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