Federal data

Largest registered nursing programs in Minnesota

Minnesota registered nursing 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.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1Walden UniversityMinneapolisFor-profit, 4-year4,132
2Rasmussen UniversitySt. CloudFor-profit, 4-year452
3Minnesota State University-MankatoMankatoPublic, 4-year383
4Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint PaulPrivate nonprofit, 4-year313
5The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluthPrivate nonprofit, 4-year281
6St Catherine UniversitySaint PaulPrivate nonprofit, 4-year219
7Winona State UniversityWinonaPublic, 4-year213
8University of MinnesotaMinneapolisPublic, 4-year196
9Herzing UniversitySt. Louis ParkPrivate nonprofit, 4-year135
10Bemidji State UniversityBemidjiPublic, 4-year131
11Lake Superior CollegeDuluthPublic, 2-year113
12Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochesterPublic, 2-year109
13Century CollegeWhite Bear LakePublic, 2-year104
14Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorheadPublic, 4-year103
15Metropolitan State UniversitySaint PaulPublic, 4-year99
16Northwest Technical CollegeBemidjiPublic, 2-year94
17Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon RapidsPublic, 2-year91
18Bethel UniversitySaint PaulPrivate nonprofit, 4-year89
19Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolisPublic, 2-year83
20Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerdPublic, 2-year82
21Normandale Community CollegeBloomingtonPublic, 2-year76
22Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint CloudPublic, 4-year76
23Ridgewater CollegeWillmarPublic, 2-year76
24Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove HeightsPublic, 2-year72
25Minnesota North CollegeHibbingPublic, 2-year71

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.