Minnesota Measures

Minnesota Measures: A Report on Higher Education Performance examines higher education outcomes in Minnesota through an equity lens, looking at how different types of students access and pay for a postsecondary education, disparities in credentials earned by race and ethnicity, and challenges students face along the way. Data is displayed in a series of interactive dashboards that allow the user to explore trends in higher education over time and across institution types.

View/Download the 2017 Report

• Access to College (release date: March 2021)
• Educational Attainment (release date: March 2021)
• Financial Aid (release date: March 2021)
• College Affordability (release date: March 2021)
• Student Health and Safety (release date: March 2021)

Past Reports

• Minnesota Measures: 2017 Report on Higher Education Performance [68 pgs; release date: February 2017]
• Minnesota Measures: 2016 Report on Higher Education Performance infographic
  [68 pgs; release date: March 2016]
• Minnesota Measures: 2015 Report on Higher Education Performance infographic
  [84 pgs; release date: February 2015]
• Minnesota Measures: 2014 Report on Higher Education Performance infographic
  [102 pgs; release date: January 2014]
• Minnesota Measures: 2012 Report on Higher Education Performance
  [74 pgs; release date: January 2013]
• Minnesota Measures: 2011 Report on Higher Education Performance
  [96 pgs; release date: January 2012]
• Minnesota Measures: 2009 Report on Higher Education Performance
  [76 pgs; release date: May 2009]
• Minnesota Measures: 2008 Report on Higher Education Performance
  [72 pgs; release date: April 2008 - updated edition]
• Minnesota Measures: 2007 Report on Higher Education Performance
  [52 pgs; release date: February 2007]

College Scorecard

The College Scorecard, prepared by the U.S. Department of Education, is a tool that students and families can use to compare college costs, retention and graduation, average student loan debt, admissions requirements and employment outcomes across institutions and fields of study.