Minnesota 'above average' on college graduation

Twenty-two years ago, then Gov. Rudy Perpich caught heaps of flack for referring to Minnesota as the "Brainpower State." He may have been onto something. New Census data shows that Minnesota ranks fourth in college completion rates among adults 25-54 with 49.8 of folks in that bracket having completed college. Our neighbors to the northwest, North Dakota came in a slot ahead of us at #3 with 50.8 percent of their adult population donning college graduation caps.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Publish date:: Jul 28, 2012
Updated on: Mar 8, 2018

Apparently, we're as smart as we think we are. Consistently ranked among the healthiest and best-read states in the nation, new Census data shows that we may also be among the smartest. Minnesota ranks fourth in college completion rates among adults 25-54 with 49.8 of folks in that bracket having completed college. Our neighbors to the northwest, North Dakota came in a slot ahead of us at #3 with 50.8 percent of their adult population donning college graduation caps.

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