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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.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walden University | Minneapolis | For-profit, 4-year | 4,132 |
| 2 | Rasmussen University | St. Cloud | For-profit, 4-year | 452 |
| 3 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | Public, 4-year | 383 |
| 4 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 313 |
| 5 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 281 |
| 6 | St Catherine University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 219 |
| 7 | Winona State University | Winona | Public, 4-year | 213 |
| 8 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Public, 4-year | 196 |
| 9 | Herzing University | St. Louis Park | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 135 |
| 10 | Bemidji State University | Bemidji | Public, 4-year | 131 |
| 11 | Lake Superior College | Duluth | Public, 2-year | 113 |
| 12 | Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | Public, 2-year | 109 |
| 13 | Century College | White Bear Lake | Public, 2-year | 104 |
| 14 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Moorhead | Public, 4-year | 103 |
| 15 | Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | Public, 4-year | 99 |
| 16 | Northwest Technical College | Bemidji | Public, 2-year | 94 |
| 17 | Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids | Public, 2-year | 91 |
| 18 | Bethel University | Saint Paul | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 89 |
| 19 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | Minneapolis | Public, 2-year | 83 |
| 20 | Central Lakes College-Brainerd | Brainerd | Public, 2-year | 82 |
| 21 | Normandale Community College | Bloomington | Public, 2-year | 76 |
| 22 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | Public, 4-year | 76 |
| 23 | Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public, 2-year | 76 |
| 24 | Inver Hills Community College | Inver Grove Heights | Public, 2-year | 72 |
| 25 | Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Public, 2-year | 71 |
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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