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Largest biology sciences programs in Minnesota
Minnesota biology sciences programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Public, 4-year | 313 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | Public, 4-year | 123 |
| 3 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public, 4-year | 91 |
| 4 | University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 89 |
| 5 | St Olaf College | Northfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 81 |
| 6 | Winona State University | Winona | Public, 4-year | 67 |
| 7 | Bemidji State University | Bemidji | Public, 4-year | 49 |
| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 49 |
| 9 | Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 48 |
| 10 | Augsburg University | Minneapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 44 |
| 11 | Macalester College | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 43 |
| 12 | Carleton College | Northfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 39 |
| 13 | Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | Public, 4-year | 35 |
| 14 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 32 |
| 15 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 32 |
| 16 | University of Minnesota-Morris | Morris | Public, 4-year | 30 |
| 17 | Bethel University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 26 |
| 18 | Saint Johns University | Collegeville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 26 |
| 19 | Hamline University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 23 |
| 20 | St Catherine University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 22 |
| 21 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 20 |
| 22 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 18 |
| 23 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 24 | Normandale Community College | Bloomington | Public, 2-year | 14 |
| 25 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public, 4-year | 13 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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