Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Minnesota (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 37.57%. Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Edina city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (71.89%), followed by Victoria city (70.31%), and Mendota Heights city (64.68%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Minnesota cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Victoria city
Mendota Heights city
Eden Prairie city
Plymouth city
Chanhassen city
Woodbury city
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Shoreview city
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Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Edina city 71.89
2 Victoria city 70.31
3 Mendota Heights city 64.68
4 Eden Prairie city 64.60
5 Plymouth city 63.87
6 Chanhassen city 63.86
7 Woodbury city 62.31
8 St. Louis Park city 61.99
9 Shoreview city 61.81
10 Minnetonka city 61.34
11 Golden Valley city 60.53
12 Lake Elmo city 59.26
13 Roseville city 54.88
14 Maple Grove city 54.70
15 Minneapolis city 52.65
16 Eagan city 52.62
17 Waconia city 51.43
18 Savage city 51.04
19 Rosemount city 50.90
20 Northfield city 50.44
21 Prior Lake city 50.34
22 Rogers city 50.13
23 Lakeville city 48.73
24 Rochester city 48.66
25 New Brighton city 47.93
26 Stillwater city 47.57
27 Hopkins city 47.51
28 St. Michael city 46.74
29 Apple Valley city 45.02
30 Chaska city 44.62
31 Richfield city 43.71
32 Bloomington city 43.39
33 Vadnais Heights city 42.87
34 Sartell city 42.64
35 Lino Lakes city 42.43
36 Inver Grove Heights city 42.42
37 St. Paul city 41.91
38 North Mankato city 41.73
39 Duluth city 40.42
40 Cottage Grove city 39.76
41 Robbinsdale city 39.52
42 Moorhead city 39.40
43 Mankato city 38.86
43 Otsego city 38.86
44 Andover city 38.70
45 Burnsville city 38.33
46 Shakopee city 38.09
47 Hugo city 37.78
48 Ham Lake city 37.49
49 Hermantown city 37.23
50 Little Canada city 36.74
51 Forest Lake city 36.07
52 White Bear Lake city 35.92
53 Champlin city 35.20
54 Blaine city 35.00
54 Farmington city 35.00
55 Crystal city 34.70
56 West St. Paul city 34.36
57 Mounds View city 34.27
58 Maplewood city 34.18
59 Winona city 33.89
60 New Hope city 32.59
61 Oakdale city 32.08
62 Ramsey city 31.89
63 Brooklyn Park city 31.52
64 St. Peter city 30.79
65 Fridley city 30.29
66 Owatonna city 30.27
67 Sauk Rapids city 30.08
68 St. Cloud city 30.03
69 Grand Rapids city 29.87
70 Columbia Heights city 29.32
71 Bemidji city 28.62
72 Anoka city 28.17
73 South St. Paul city 28.14
74 Marshall city 28.11
75 Buffalo city 27.97
75 Hastings city 27.97
76 Alexandria city 27.73
77 New Ulm city 27.53
78 Fergus Falls city 27.51
79 North St. Paul city 27.19
80 Red Wing city 25.87
81 Elk River city 25.65
82 Big Lake city 24.79
83 Coon Rapids city 24.63
84 Monticello city 24.37
85 Austin city 23.71
86 Hutchinson city 23.68
87 Fairmont city 23.26
88 East Bethel city 22.93
89 Hibbing city 22.80
90 Brooklyn Center city 22.76
91 Cloquet city 22.26
92 Willmar city 21.05
93 North Branch city 17.74
94 Faribault city 17.68
95 Brainerd city 16.52
96 Albert Lea city 16.15
97 Worthington city 15.56