What is the #1 most educated cities in minnesota?

#	City	Population	Bachelor's+
1	Wayzata	4,363	58.6%
2	Deephaven	3,835	56.6%
3	Tonka Bay	1,361	52.8%
4	Edina	53,125	51.8%
5	Shorewood	7,679	51.4%
6	Lauderdale	2,386	50.8%
7	North Oaks	5,175	48.8%
8	Falcon Heights	5,145	48.8%
9	Mendota Heights	11,644	48.5%
10	St. Louis Park	49,541	48.0%
11	Orono	8,205	47.8%
12	Golden Valley	21,927	47.2%
13	Minnetonka	53,256	46.9%
14	Dellwood	1,145	46.3%
15	Plymouth	79,526	46.0%
16	Afton	2,944	45.5%
17	Victoria	10,972	45.3%
18	Eden Prairie	63,249	45.3%
19	Shoreview	26,724	45.2%
20	Minnetrista	8,509	44.7%
21	Medina	6,858	44.5%
22	Independence	3,695	44.0%
23	St. Anthony	9,516	43.8%
24	Chanhassen	26,001	43.2%
25	Mahtomedi	8,108	42.3%
26	Woodbury	76,945	41.4%
27	Lake Elmo	12,504	41.3%
28	Excelsior	2,359	40.3%
29	Nisswa	1,744	40.2%
30	Maple Grove	70,539	39.4%
31	Carver	5,935	39.1%
32	Roseville	35,905	38.7%
33	East Gull Lake	1,173	38.5%
34	Grant	3,959	37.8%
35	Long Lake	1,710	37.5%
36	Eagan	68,158	37.4%
37	Corcoran	6,854	37.3%
38	Arden Hills	9,737	37.3%
39	Minneapolis	426,845	36.9%
40	Stillwater	19,323	35.9%
41	Hopkins	18,696	35.6%
42	Lakeland	1,510	35.0%
43	Greenfield	2,897	34.8%
44	Oronoco	1,665	34.7%
45	Savage	32,706	34.7%
46	Lake St. Croix Beach	1,106	34.1%
47	New Brighton	22,900	34.0%
48	Rochester	121,638	34.0%
49	Rogers	13,405	34.0%
50	Prior Lake	27,832	33.9%
51	Waconia	13,223	33.3%
52	Centerville	3,915	33.3%
53	Grand Marais	1,700	33.1%
54	Lakeville	72,480	33.0%
55	Richfield	36,725	32.9%
56	Bloomington	88,838	32.8%
57	Rosemount	26,509	32.8%
58	Mound	9,176	32.1%
59	Lake Shore	1,117	32.0%
60	Credit River	5,531	31.7%
61	Byron	6,510	31.4%
62	Vadnais Heights	12,789	31.1%
63	Inver Grove Heights	35,772	31.0%
64	Esko	2,063	30.8%
65	Lino Lakes	21,847	30.8%
66	Apple Valley	55,696	30.7%
67	Chaska	28,146	30.5%
68	Rockford	4,521	30.1%
69	Hugo	16,076	30.0%
70	Hanover	3,495	29.7%
71	Oak Park Heights	4,782	29.5%
72	Robbinsdale	14,318	29.4%
73	Scandia	3,966	29.2%
74	Circle Pines	4,980	29.1%
75	North Mankato	14,212	28.8%
76	St. Michael	19,267	28.8%
77	Dayton	8,381	28.7%
78	Cologne	2,146	28.7%
79	St. Paul	307,762	28.6%
80	Delano	6,712	28.5%
81	White Bear Lake	24,026	28.2%
82	Crosslake	2,648	28.1%
83	Little Canada	10,546	27.9%
84	Spring Park	1,869	27.3%
85	Burnsville	64,295	27.2%
86	Duluth	86,863	27.1%
87	St. Bonifacius	1,982	27.0%
88	Northfield	20,678	26.9%
89	Elko New Market	4,915	26.8%
90	Maple Plain	1,889	26.7%
91	New Hope	21,402	26.7%
92	Albertville	8,066	26.6%
93	Otsego	21,358	26.4%
94	Baxter	8,804	26.3%
95	Nowthen	4,539	26.2%
96	Dilworth	4,664	26.2%
97	Dundas	1,882	26.2%
98	La Crescent	5,266	26.2%
99	Champlin	23,450	26.0%
100	Ely	3,239	25.9%
101	Cottage Grove	40,124	25.9%
102	Shakopee	45,002	25.7%
103	Hermantown	10,192	25.6%
104	Mantorville	1,003	25.5%
105	Maplewood	40,981	25.4%
106	West St. Paul	21,076	25.2%
107	Crystal	22,685	25.1%
108	New London	1,156	25.1%
109	Andover	32,825	25.1%
110	Zumbrota	3,843	25.1%
111	Ham Lake	16,575	24.9%
112	Madison Lake	1,178	24.9%
113	Goodview	4,104	24.7%
114	Moorhead	44,706	24.7%
115	Mounds View	12,992	24.6%
116	Mayer	2,501	24.6%
117	Pine Island	3,693	24.5%
118	Forest Lake	20,678	24.5%
119	Kasson	6,964	24.3%
120	Sartell	19,620	24.2%
121	Farmington	23,675	24.1%
122	Baudette	1,117	24.1%
123	Eagle Lake	3,268	23.8%
124	Lake City	5,021	23.8%
125	St. Charles	4,021	23.8%
126	Cohasset	2,700	23.7%
127	Blaine	71,261	23.6%
128	Crookston	7,388	23.5%
129	Oakdale	28,109	23.5%
130	Columbia Heights	22,016	23.3%
131	Breezy Point	2,647	23.3%
132	Osseo	2,601	23.0%
133	Pequot Lakes	2,236	22.7%
134	Detroit Lakes	10,002	22.5%
135	Hawley	2,086	22.4%
136	Grand Rapids	11,186	22.4%
137	Owatonna	26,462	22.0%
138	Alexandria	14,579	21.9%
139	Ramsey	28,070	21.9%
140	Wyoming	8,063	21.9%
141	St. Augusta	3,576	21.6%
142	Columbus	4,211	21.4%
143	Chatfield	2,693	21.4%
144	Morris	5,092	21.3%
145	Elk River	26,367	21.3%
146	Slayton	2,089	21.2%
147	South St. Paul	20,633	20.9%
148	Fridley	29,944	20.8%
149	Buffalo	16,388	20.8%
150	Luverne	4,907	20.6%
151	Rockville	2,521	20.6%
152	Bayport	3,948	20.5%
153	Brooklyn Park	84,349	20.5%
154	Avon	1,493	20.4%
155	Winona	25,998	20.4%
156	Rushford	1,790	20.2%
157	Stewartville	6,754	20.2%
158	Hastings	22,050	20.2%
159	Edgerton	1,207	20.1%
160	Ada	1,834	20.1%
161	Anoka	17,941	20.0%
162	Rice	1,998	20.0%
163	New Prague	8,195	19.9%
164	Benson	3,449	19.8%
165	Lewiston	1,680	19.7%
166	Jackson	3,298	19.6%
167	Preston	1,315	19.6%
168	Fergus Falls	14,138	19.6%
169	Marshall	13,880	19.5%
170	Chisago City	5,629	19.4%
171	Cold Spring	4,201	19.4%
172	Paynesville	2,476	19.3%
173	Mankato	44,882	19.3%
174	Proctor	3,102	19.3%
175	Wabasha	2,569	19.2%
176	Tyler	1,019	19.2%
177	Fairmont	10,348	19.1%
178	St. Peter	12,085	19.1%
179	Barnesville	2,757	19.0%
180	Blue Earth	3,170	19.0%
181	Red Wing	16,660	18.7%
182	Park Rapids	4,226	18.6%
183	Bemidji	15,490	18.5%
184	New Ulm	14,066	18.3%
185	Cottonwood	1,120	18.3%
186	Sauk Rapids	13,851	18.3%
187	Perham	3,577	18.2%
188	Mountain Iron	2,865	18.1%
189	Spring Lake Park	6,997	18.1%
190	Oak Grove	9,031	18.1%
191	North St. Paul	12,511	18.0%
192	Norwood Young America	3,866	18.0%
193	Springfield	2,209	17.9%
194	Belle Plaine	7,401	17.9%
195	Spicer	1,222	17.9%
196	Blooming Prairie	1,977	17.9%
197	East Grand Forks	9,067	17.8%
198	Hutchinson	14,629	17.8%
199	Glenwood	2,648	17.6%
200	Mapleton	1,745	17.5%
201	St. Cloud	69,926	17.5%
202	Montrose	3,840	17.4%
203	Menahga	1,292	17.3%
204	Clearwater	1,904	17.2%
205	Coon Rapids	63,348	17.2%
206	Cannon Falls	4,216	17.0%
207	Coleraine	1,888	16.8%
208	Cloquet	12,582	16.7%
209	Little Falls	9,094	16.7%
210	Granite Falls	2,612	16.7%
211	St. Paul Park	5,464	16.6%
212	Annandale	3,365	16.6%
213	Plainview	3,501	16.6%
214	Fosston	1,283	16.6%
215	Newport	4,460	16.6%
216	Howard Lake	1,864	16.5%
217	Windom	4,786	16.5%
218	Le Sueur	4,204	16.4%
219	Wanamingo	1,185	16.4%
220	Lindstrom	4,933	16.3%
221	East Bethel	11,995	16.3%
222	Pipestone	4,165	16.2%
223	Harmony	1,089	16.2%
224	Brooklyn Center	32,811	16.1%
225	Ortonville	1,968	16.1%
226	Eyota	2,090	16.1%
227	Dassel	1,332	16.0%
228	Willmar	21,136	16.0%
229	Janesville	2,449	15.8%
230	Redwood Falls	5,075	15.6%
231	Glyndon	1,286	15.5%
232	Lake Crystal	2,530	15.4%
233	Roseau	2,728	15.1%
234	Two Harbors	3,598	14.9%
235	St. Joseph	7,024	14.9%
236	Austin	26,167	14.8%
237	Minneota	1,531	14.8%
238	Waverly	1,947	14.7%
239	Spring Grove	1,223	14.7%
240	Olivia	2,243	14.7%
241	Silver Bay	1,790	14.7%
242	Wheaton	1,334	14.7%
243	Madison	1,507	14.7%
244	Monticello	14,607	14.7%
245	International Falls	5,728	14.6%
246	Staples	2,359	14.6%
247	Virginia	8,362	14.5%
248	Albany	2,800	14.5%
249	Elgin	1,147	14.5%
250	Adrian	1,288	14.4%
251	Babbitt	1,420	14.4%
252	Scanlon	1,087	14.4%
253	Sleepy Eye	3,438	14.4%
254	Starbuck	1,307	14.3%
255	Aitkin	2,217	14.3%
256	Litchfield	6,599	14.3%
257	Lexington	2,616	14.3%
258	Breckenridge	3,369	14.3%
259	Watertown	4,747	14.2%
260	Winthrop	1,275	14.1%
261	Taylors Falls	1,208	14.1%
262	Wells	2,317	13.9%
263	Medford	1,194	13.9%
264	Sauk Centre	4,589	13.9%
265	Montgomery	3,366	13.8%
266	Jordan	6,704	13.8%
267	Lonsdale	4,789	13.8%
268	Crosby	2,253	13.6%
269	Zimmerman	6,410	13.6%
270	Thief River Falls	8,841	13.6%
271	Osakis	1,667	13.6%
272	Hibbing	16,100	13.6%
273	Montevideo	5,303	13.5%
274	Eveleth	3,470	13.5%
275	North Branch	11,182	13.4%
276	Dawson	1,441	13.3%
277	Brainerd	14,474	13.3%
278	Caledonia	2,825	13.3%
279	Becker	4,958	13.3%
280	Milaca	3,033	13.0%
281	Warroad	2,067	13.0%
282	Aurora	1,897	13.0%
283	Mora	3,708	12.9%
284	Warren	1,637	12.9%
285	Mountain Lake	1,833	12.9%
286	Appleton	1,360	12.9%
287	Cambridge	9,992	12.9%
288	Pierz	1,581	12.8%
289	Gilbert	1,693	12.8%
290	Waterville	1,778	12.7%
291	Melrose	3,608	12.6%
292	Isanti	7,023	12.6%
293	Albert Lea	18,379	12.4%
294	Madelia	2,380	12.3%
295	Truman	1,223	12.3%
296	Fulda	1,348	12.3%
297	Pelican Rapids	2,589	12.2%
298	Lakefield	1,652	12.2%
299	Arlington	2,298	12.2%
300	Hoyt Lakes	2,074	12.2%
301	Faribault	24,458	12.0%
302	Rock Creek	1,711	12.0%
303	Canby	1,563	12.0%
304	Pine City	3,339	11.8%
305	Hayfield	1,382	11.7%
306	Red Lake Falls	1,267	11.6%
307	Richmond	1,336	11.5%
308	New York Mills	1,319	11.5%
309	Waseca	9,209	11.5%
310	Waite Park	8,341	11.5%
311	Buhl	1,013	11.4%
312	Foley	2,685	11.3%
313	Renville	1,397	11.2%
314	St. James	4,740	11.0%
315	Kenyon	1,811	10.8%
316	Tracy	1,869	10.8%
317	Dodge Center	2,864	10.7%
318	Chisholm	4,731	10.7%
319	Spring Valley	2,357	10.7%
320	Shafer	1,151	10.5%
321	Royalton	1,092	10.3%
322	St. John's University	1,615	10.2%
323	Atwater	1,217	10.2%
324	Goodhue	1,261	10.2%
325	New Richland	1,068	10.1%
326	Worthington	13,792	10.1%
327	Winsted	2,023	9.9%
328	Bagley	1,218	9.9%
329	Sandstone	2,538	9.8%
330	Lester Prairie	1,848	9.8%
331	Hector	1,111	9.7%
332	Maple Lake	2,104	9.7%
333	St. Francis	8,279	9.7%
334	Moose Lake	3,297	9.4%
335	Cokato	2,780	9.3%
336	Martin Lake	1,203	9.2%
337	Princeton	4,988	9.1%
338	Le Center	2,514	9.0%
339	Clara City	1,497	8.9%
340	Wadena	4,361	8.6%
341	Gaylord	2,074	8.6%
342	Winnebago	1,247	8.6%
343	Hinckley	1,665	8.3%
344	Stacy	1,992	8.1%
345	Braham	1,674	7.9%
346	Keewatin	1,229	7.7%
347	Parkers Prairie	1,089	7.6%
348	Long Prairie	3,683	7.6%
349	Hilltop	1,056	7.2%
350	Mahnomen	1,116	7.1%
351	Glencoe	5,702	6.7%
352	Rush City	3,262	6.6%
353	Nashwauk	1,035	6.5%
354	Fairfax	1,134	6.3%
355	Frazee	1,595	6.0%
356	Red Lake	1,506	5.5%
357	Eden Valley	1,077	5.4%
358	Little Rock	1,075	3.4%
359	Redby	1,175	2.1%

Methodology

Cities in Minnesota are ranked by bachelor's+. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most educated cities in minnesota?: Wayzata ranks #1 with 58.6% (bachelor's+).
What are the top 5 most educated cities in minnesota?: 1. Wayzata (58.6%), 2. Deephaven (56.6%), 3. Tonka Bay (52.8%), 4. Edina (51.8%), 5. Shorewood (51.4%)
How many cities in Minnesota are ranked?: This ranking includes 359 cities in Minnesota with available data.

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