- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MNCity: largeZIP 55455Founded 1851
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1851
- Motto
- Commune vinculum omnibus artibus
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- twin-cities.umn.edu
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is a public university in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 31,855 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants, graduates 85% within six years and costs $17,330 a year after aid.
85%graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention91%
4-year graduation74%
Pell Grant share22%
Federal loans28%
$17,330net price / year
80%admission rate
1362average SAT
85%graduate in 6 years
$74,314median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,350median debt
#287 of 1,704 for earnings#662 of 1,739 for lowest net price#123 of 1,738 for graduation rate#860 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $32,137tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,482
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,368
- Average net price
- $17,330national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,885
$30,001–48,000$7,188
$48,001–75,000$9,031
$75,001–110,000$16,210
$110,001+$29,424
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1362
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 640–730
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 660–770
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college91%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college85%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college22%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 85%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 83%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,634
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,314middle 50%: $51,821–$105,824
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,350
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$105,824
Median, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities$74,314
Lower quarter$51,821
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 31,855
- Part-time
- 6.4%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 22%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 81%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,662 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,312
- Endowment, end of year
- $5,512,426,113
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic6.5%
Black9.9%
Asian13%
Two or more races5.1%
U.S. nonresident6.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Unknown1.6%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Business & management11%
Computer & information sciences10%
Engineering9.7%
Social sciences9.1%
Psychology8.5%
Education5.4%
Health professions5.1%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Minnesota
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN | $19,702 | 56% | $61,916 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN | $17,395 | 64% | $67,944 |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN | $26,556 | 46% | $66,336 |
| Winona State University Winona, MN | $17,413 | 59% | $63,354 |
| Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN | $16,062 | 44% | $59,509 |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN | $16,327 | 51% | $58,173 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | $17,269 | 87% | $67,080 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $16,486 | 85% | $77,810 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $16,807 | 84% | $82,568 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $16,600 | 90% | $80,330 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | $16,754 | 91% | $93,897 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | $18,554 | 89% | $81,694 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 174066. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q238101.