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#18 of 14,131 In the World
#15 of 2,597 In North America
#14 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 48 In Minnesota
#1 of 9 In Minneapolis
#2 of 2,319 For Computational Chemistry
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Acceptance rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Aid receiving
82%
Undergraduates
39,248
Graduates
15,707
Male:Female Ratio
44:56
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has an acceptance rate of 75% and is among the top 39% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 75% 72% 78%
Applicants 38,050 17,665 20,336
Admissions 28,504 12,637 15,848
Freshmen enrolled full time 6,705 2,953 3,745
Freshmen enrolled part time 32 14 16

18,483 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,978 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
521 or 8%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1290
or below

75% of them
had 1500
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are 1290-1500 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
2,610 or 39%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 27
or below

75% of them
had 32
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are 27-32 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school GPA Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 31776 (58%)
Asian 5846 (11%)
Nonresident Alien 5181 (9%)
Black or African American 3750 (7%)
Hispanic 3104 (6%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 2762 (5%)
Two or more races 2288 (4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 78 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 38 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$11,388
Students receiving aid
82%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $14,006$18,468
Tuition in-state $14,006$18,468
Tuition out-of-state $33,246$28,578
Fee in-district $1,853$1,847
Fee in-state $1,853$1,847
Fee out-of-state $1,853$1,847

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 7,558
Combined charge for room and board $12,294
Room charge $7,054
Meal charge $5,240

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities majors

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has granted 7,624 bachelor's degrees across 118 programs, 2,958 master's across 136 programs, and 1,766 doctorate degrees across 93 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 520 74 26
Psychology, General 495 8
Business Administration and Management, General 442 23
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 336 12 8
Finance, General 273
Mechanical Engineering 202 45 22
Medicine 239
Law 234
Mathematics, General 179 35 20
Education, Other 200 23
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 213
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 134 67
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 183 11
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 143 36 8
Political Science and Government, General 169 7 8
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 160 6 6
Rhetoric and Composition 164 4
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 132 17
Developmental and Child Psychology 114 30 5
Pharmacy 148
Chemistry, General 68 51 26
Nursing Administration 144
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 73 42 27
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 75 61
Neuroscience 113 1 18
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 81 33 17
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 109 7 14
Physiology, General 126
Computer Systems Analysis & Analyst 123
Chemical Engineering 86 7 28
Dentistry 120
Economics, General 118
Social Work 111 6
Animal Sciences, General 99 6 6
Criminology 111
English Language and Literature, General 97 5 7
Accounting 108
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 77 29
Veterinary Medicine 102
Journalism 101
Architecture 100
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 74 19 6
Industrial Engineering 76 17 4
History, General 85 6
Statistics, General 64 20 5
Labor and Industrial Relations 16 72
Environmental Science 85
Sociology, General 69 6 7
Educational Psychology 64 17
Biochemistry 79
Civil Engineering, General 52 11 14
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 76
Nutrition Sciences 53 14 7
Art & Art Studies, General 65 7
Operations Management and Supervision 71
Public Health, Other 71
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 63 3 2
Music, General 19 20 27
Graphic Design 65
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 45 20
Physics, General 37 4 24
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other 54 2 7
Financial Mathematics 63
Computer Engineering, General 61
Elementary Education and Teaching 61
Business Analytics 54
Physical Therapy & Therapist 54
Applied Economics 39 6 8
Epidemiology 40 13
Agricultural Business and Management, Other 52
Agricultural Engineering 42 4 6
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 46 3 3
Materials Engineering 38 7 7
International Relations and Affairs 50
Plant Sciences, General 31 11 7
Retailing and Retail Operations 49
Curriculum and Instruction 33 15
Special Education and Teaching, General 25 22
Forestry, Other 44
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 43
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 40 2
Spanish Language and Literature 42
Public Health, General 41
Accounting and Related Services, Other 40
Management Science 39
Geography 32 2 4
Anthropology, General 29 2 5
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 35
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 35
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 22 10 2
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 28 6
Environmental Health 32 2
Food Science 22 10 2
Geology & Earth Science, General 19 7 8
Interior Design 34
Philosophy 28 5 1
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 31 2
Maternal & Child Health and Neonatal Nurse & Nursing 33
Public Policy Analysis, General 33
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 32
Construction Management, General 32
Ecology 24 8
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 32
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 31
Health and Wellness, General 31
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 30
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General 29
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 19 9
Public Administration 26 2
Biostatistics 18 8
Public Health Education and Promotion 26
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 15 10
Data Science, General 1 24
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 25
Industrial and Product Design 24
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 23
Family and Consumer Sciences & Home Economics Teacher Education 23
Film & Video and Photographic Arts, Other 23
Urban Studies & Affairs 23
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other 13 8
Engineering, Other 21
Linguistics 16 4 1
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other 14 7
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology 6 15
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 20
Pharmacology 16 4
Science Technologies & Technicians, Other 20
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 19
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor 19
Astrophysics 17 1
Design and Applied Arts, Other 6 12
Mass Communication & Media Studies 8 7 3
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 18
Taxation 18
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 17
Organizational Leadership 16
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General 15
Science & Technology Management 15
Botany & Plant Biology, Other 12 2
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 11 3
Soil Science and Agronomy, General 7 7
Apparel and Textiles, General 13
Computer Software Engineering 13
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 13
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other 6 7
Bioinformatics 12
French Language and Literature 7 2 3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1 10
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature 11
Insurance 11
Robotics Technology & Technician 11
Creative Writing 10
Dance, General 10
Environmental Design & Architecture 10
Environmental Geosciences 10
Landscape Architecture 10
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 4 6
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 5 5
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other 9
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 9
Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other 9
Women's Studies 9
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 6 1 1
Dental Services and Allied Professions, Other 8
Microbiology and Immunology 8
Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics 1 7
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 3 5
American & United States Studies & Civilization 4 3
Audiology & Audiologist 7
Entomology 3 4
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 1 6
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology 5 2
Substance Abuse & Addiction Counseling 7
Agricultural Teacher Education 5 1
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 6
Intellectual Property Law 6
Microbiology, General 6
Molecular Biology 6
Music Teacher Education 6
African-American & Black Studies 5
American Indian & Native American Studies 5
Cognitive Science, General 4 1
Fine and Studio Arts Management 5
Health & Medical Physics 3 2
Animal Physiology 4
Botany & Plant Biology 4
Human Computer Interaction 4
Russian Language and Literature 4
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching 3
American Indian & Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 3
Comparative Literature 2 1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 2 1
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 2 1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 3
Horticultural Science 3
Religion & Religious Studies 3
Veterinary Sciences & Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General 3
Cell & Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other 2
Conservation Biology 2
East Asian Studies 2
Jewish & Judaic Studies 2
Mathematics and Computer Science 2
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 2
Rehabilitation Science 2
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, Other 2
Asian Studies & Civilization 1
Fine & Studio Arts, General 1
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 1
Medical Science & Scientist 1
Research and Development Management 1
Systems Engineering 1
Grand Total 7,624 2,958 1,766

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has a graduation rate of 84%, which is among the 9% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 84% 83% 86%
  • Full-time retention rate - 90%
  • Part-time retention rate - 63%

Publications & Citations

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a world-class research university with 277,036 scientific papers published and 10,308,943 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

Publications
277,036
Citations
10,308,943

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
173,479 / 7,057,958
Medicine
145,876 / 5,484,676
Chemistry
135,776 / 5,662,298
Engineering
113,691 / 4,256,880
Physics
107,947 / 4,223,718
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
107,823 / 3,914,528
Computer Science
101,599 / 3,848,942
Environmental Science
98,788 / 3,847,052
Genetics
90,752 / 3,739,847
Biochemistry
86,072 / 3,764,209
Psychology
72,120 / 2,754,873
Quantum and Particle physics
69,469 / 2,754,180
Pathology
64,484 / 2,719,690
Organic Chemistry
60,918 / 2,619,160
Mathematics
55,070 / 2,231,197
Geology
54,685 / 2,270,500
Materials Science
50,950 / 1,992,229
Political Science
48,475 / 1,619,170
Sociology
48,126 / 1,832,256
Geography and Cartography
46,949 / 1,742,106
Law
46,502 / 1,569,160
Ecology
45,111 / 1,989,852
Statistics
44,258 / 1,913,762
Philosophy
43,114 / 1,453,823
Surgery
42,624 / 1,543,237
Psychiatry
40,852 / 1,650,810
Paleontology
37,636 / 1,610,774
Business
33,947 / 1,212,376
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
31,017 / 1,120,259
Immunology
29,748 / 1,182,362
Neuroscience
28,779 / 1,175,995
Economics
28,618 / 1,066,918
History
28,579 / 1,057,057
Optical Engineering
28,228 / 1,094,824
Public Health
26,406 / 1,174,367
Archaeology
24,853 / 991,237
Botany
24,358 / 1,008,533
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
24,170 / 852,844
Demography
23,972 / 1,101,055
Linguistics
21,795 / 725,786

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 3323 45301
1992 3362 49821
1993 3436 52151
1994 3457 55737
1995 3483 59144
1996 3919 67542
1997 4003 73686
1998 3901 82214
1999 3998 89917
2000 4143 102189
2001 4172 111768
2002 5555 133469
2003 5338 145775
2004 5434 160700
2005 6084 187129
2006 6273 210091
2007 6279 231545
2008 7814 250486
2009 6976 282144
2010 7391 311013
2011 7652 345458
2012 7884 380756
2013 8485 414890
2014 8737 440854
2015 9351 463201
2016 9778 470062
2017 10089 486222
2018 10589 529535
2019 11045 576242
2020 11763 666256
2021 11466 729297
2022 10663 719280
2023 10496 701612
Academic rankings

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities alumni

  1. Brock Lesnar

    Brock Lesnar
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    mixed martial arts fighterprofessional wrestlerplayer of American football
    Biography

    Brock Edward Lesnar is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, and professional American football player. He is currently signed to WWE. In WWE, he is designated a "free agent", allowing him to appear on both the Raw and SmackDown brands. Often regarded as one of the most prolific combat sport athletes in the world, Lesnar is the only person to have won the primary heavyweight championships of WWE, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

  2. Jessica Lange

    Jessica Lange
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision actorphotographerfilm actor
    Biography

    Jessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress. She is one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having received two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, along with five Golden Globe Awards and one Screen Actors Guild Award.

  3. Ron Perlman

    Ron Perlman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Enrolled in the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
    1971-1973 graduated with master's degree
    Occupations
    comedianfilm actordub actorcharacter actorvoice actor
    Biography

    Ronald Perlman is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in Quest for Fire (1981), Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986), Vincent in the television series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, One in The City of Lost Children (1995), Johner in Alien Resurrection (1997), Koulikov in Enemy at the Gates (2001), Hellboy in both Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Clay Morrow in the television series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2013), Nino in Drive (2011) and Benedict Drask in Don't Look Up (2021). As a frequent collaborator of film director Guillermo del Toro, he has had roles in the del Toro films Cronos (1993), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004), Pacific Rim (2013), Asher (2018), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022).

  4. Ric Flair

    Ric Flair
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    writermanagerprofessional wrestleramateur wrestlerpodcaster
    Biography

    Richard Morgan Fliehr, known professionally as Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Regarded by multiple peers and journalists as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, Flair has had a career spanning over 50 years.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names U of M
Founded 1851
Motto A common bond for all the arts
Colors maroon, gold
Academic calendar September to May (September - December; January-May; May-June). Also Summer Session (June-August)
Total FTE staff 17,188
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 100 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455-0213
United States
City population 430,000
Phone 6126255000

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