University of Minnesota-Duluth

In the latest year of federal data, University of Minnesota-Duluth graduated 35 social work students, placing it #192 of 587 BSW programs nationally. Cohorts of this size typically mean seminar-scale classes in the practice sequence rather than lecture halls.

52.3% of students complete their degree, close to the 50.4% median across BSW colleges nationally. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Unusually, part-time students complete at a higher rate here (56.8%) than full-time students (45.2%) — often a sign of a program built around people already working in the field. First-time entrants complete at 64.0% against 54.0% for transfers — worth checking how transfer credits map onto the practice sequence.

The average student pays $20,128 a year after grants and scholarships — about the same as the $20,918 median across the 17 BSW colleges in Minnesota. 22.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.