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 2023, at 72.2%. Worthington, MN had the lowest, at 16.8%. The median was 37.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 38.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest72.2Edina, MN

Lowest16.8Worthington, MN

Median37.7103 cities

Minnesota38.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Edina, MN	72.2	+1.1 pts
2	Mendota Heights, MN	67.9	+0.8 pts
3	Victoria, MN	67.3	-0.4 pts
4	Plymouth, MN	64.8	+0.3 pts
5	Eden Prairie, MN	64.7	+0.1 pts
6	Chanhassen, MN	64.4	-0.1 pts
7	St. Louis Park, MN	63.9	+1.1 pts
8	Minnetonka, MN	63.3	+0.4 pts
9	Woodbury, MN	63.2	-0.4 pts
10	Shoreview, MN	63.1	+0.9 pts
11	Golden Valley, MN	61.7	+1.7 pts
12	Lake Elmo, MN	61.7	+0.9 pts
13	Maple Grove, MN	55.9	+1.4 pts
14	Rogers, MN	54.9	+2.7 pts
15	Minneapolis, MN	54.5	+1 pts
16	Roseville, MN	54.4	+0.1 pts
17	Eagan, MN	53.4	+0.3 pts
18	Prior Lake, MN	51.5	-0.2 pts
19	Northfield, MN	51.5	-1 pts
19	Savage, MN	51.5	-0.7 pts
21	Lakeville, MN	51	+1 pts
22	Stillwater, MN	50.9	+1.7 pts
23	Rosemount, MN	50.3	-0.4 pts
24	Rochester, MN	50.1	+1 pts
25	Waconia, MN	49.8	+0.7 pts
26	New Brighton, MN	49	+0.2 pts
27	Hopkins, MN	47	+1.3 pts
28	Chaska, MN	46.7	+1.9 pts
29	Apple Valley, MN	45.9	+0.1 pts
30	Bloomington, MN	45.3	+0.5 pts
31	St. Michael, MN	44.3	-2.7 pts
32	Richfield, MN	44.3	0 pts
33	Hugo, MN	44	+5.4 pts
34	St. Paul, MN	43.5	+0.7 pts
35	Lino Lakes, MN	43.3	+0.5 pts
36	Vadnais Heights, MN	43.1	-0.9 pts
37	Inver Grove Heights, MN	43.1	+0.7 pts
37	North Mankato, MN	43.1	-0.3 pts
39	Moorhead, MN	42.3	+2.7 pts
40	Duluth, MN	42.3	+1.4 pts
41	Otsego, MN	41.8	+0.3 pts
42	Dayton, MN	41.2	-2.4 pts
43	Sartell, MN	40.4	+2.8 pts
44	Robbinsdale, MN	40.2	-0.5 pts
45	White Bear Lake, MN	40.1	+3.2 pts
46	Burnsville, MN	39.9	-0 pts
47	Shakopee, MN	39.9	+1.5 pts
48	Hermantown, MN	39.8	+0.8 pts
49	Cottage Grove, MN	39.3	+0.6 pts
50	Little Canada, MN	39.1	-0.4 pts
51	Farmington, MN	38.1	+0.6 pts
52	Andover, MN	37.7	+1.2 pts
53	New Hope, MN	36.7	+1.8 pts
54	Champlin, MN	36.6	+0.3 pts
55	Maplewood, MN	36.3	+1.1 pts
56	Mankato, MN	36.2	-1.5 pts
57	Mounds View, MN	36.2	-0.1 pts
58	Blaine, MN	36.1	+0.5 pts
59	Ham Lake, MN	35.9	-0.9 pts
60	Crystal, MN	35.9	+0.2 pts
61	Forest Lake, MN	35.7	-1.2 pts
62	West St. Paul, MN	35	-0.4 pts
63	Winona, MN	34.8	+0.7 pts
64	Oakdale, MN	33.6	+2 pts
65	Bemidji, MN	33.3	+0.5 pts
66	Columbia Heights, MN	32.9	+2.2 pts
67	Ramsey, MN	32.9	+0.2 pts
68	Detroit Lakes, MN	32.4	+0.3 pts
69	Owatonna, MN	32.3	+1.5 pts
70	Alexandria, MN	31.8	+1.6 pts
71	Brooklyn Park, MN	31.7	+0.1 pts
72	St. Peter, MN	31.3	+1.9 pts
73	Marshall, MN	31.1	+1.5 pts
74	Elk River, MN	30.8	+2.5 pts
75	Buffalo, MN	30.8	+0.8 pts
76	South St. Paul, MN	30.7	+0.7 pts
77	Fridley, MN	30.6	-0.7 pts
78	Grand Rapids, MN	30	+1.8 pts
79	St. Cloud, MN	29.4	-0.5 pts
80	Hastings, MN	28.9	+1.7 pts
81	Sauk Rapids, MN	28	-0.5 pts
82	Fergus Falls, MN	27.9	+1.5 pts
83	North St. Paul, MN	27.7	-0.7 pts
84	Anoka, MN	27.4	+0.5 pts
85	New Ulm, MN	27.2	-0.6 pts
86	Big Lake, MN	26.9	+3.7 pts
87	Red Wing, MN	26.2	-1.2 pts
88	Fairmont, MN	26.1	+1.1 pts
89	Cloquet, MN	25.6	+1.3 pts
90	Brooklyn Center, MN	25.6	+1.4 pts
91	Hutchinson, MN	25.2	+2.1 pts
92	Willmar, MN	24.5	+3.8 pts
93	Coon Rapids, MN	24.3	-0.4 pts
94	Monticello, MN	23.5	-0.2 pts
95	Austin, MN	23.2	-0.9 pts
96	East Bethel, MN	22.9	-1.2 pts
97	Brainerd, MN	19.5	+0.9 pts
98	North Branch, MN	19.4	-0.2 pts
99	Hibbing, MN	18.9	-1.3 pts
100	Cambridge, MN	18.5	-0.3 pts
101	Faribault, MN	17.5	-0.3 pts
102	Albert Lea, MN	17.3	+1.4 pts
103	Worthington, MN	16.8	+1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/minnesota-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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Edina, MN, with 72.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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