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University of Minnesota-Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota · Small city

88.8%
Admit rate
$18,743
Avg net price
65%
Graduation rate
$62,616
Median earnings

University of Minnesota-Duluth is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Duluth, Minnesota (small city setting), enrolling 7,336 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 7,336 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 89% admitNCAA Division II with football · Northern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against University of Minnesota-Duluth's admitted students.

Admit rate
88.8%
SAT (mid 50%)
1180–1350
Avg GPA (est.)
3.51

Enter a test score to see where you land against University of Minnesota-Duluth's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of Minnesota-Duluth's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. For both the Ojibwe and the Dakota, interaction with Europeans during the contact period revolved around the fur trade and related activities. Duluth hosts a variety of museums and cultural institutions. It is the starting point of the North Shore of Lake Superior scenic route that runs from Duluth, at the southwestern end of the lake, to Thunder Bay and Nipigon in the north and Sault Ste. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
2 miles to Duluth, MN
To Great Lakes shore
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
6 miles to Duluth (DLH)

How University of Minnesota-Duluth compares

Selectivity88.8%

More selective than 27% · #24 most selective of 35 in Minnesota

SAT average1251

Higher than 71%

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 68% · #16 of 39 in Minnesota

First-year retention81%

Higher than 65%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$62,616

Higher than 72% · #13 of 38 in Minnesota

Average net price$18,743

Cheaper than 56% · #16 cheapest of 39 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$22,024

Lower than 59%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 28%

Undergraduate enrollment7,336

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare University of Minnesota-Duluth with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

8,163students
  • Undergraduate7,33690%
  • Graduate82710%

Undergraduates by gender

7,336undergrads
  • Women3,58149%
  • Men3,75551%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White83%
  • Black2.2%
  • Hispanic4.4%
  • Asian2.6%
  • Other or multiracial7.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
7,336
Graduate enrollment
827
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
19%
First-generation students
18%
Students over 25
3%
Median family income
$83,308
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$83,403
Endowment
$293,463,445

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,821 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Minnesota85%
  • Other U.S. states14%
  • International1.3%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Minnesota-Duluth draws overwhelmingly from Minnesota.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
88.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1180–1350
SAT average
1251
SAT reading
590–675
SAT math
590–675
ACT composite
23–28
Average GPA (estimated)
3.51

Cost

In-state tuition
$14,610
Out-of-state tuition
$20,130
Room & board
$11,110
Books & supplies
$760
Total cost of attendance
$27,680
Average net price
$18,743

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
65%
Graduated on time (4 years)
47%
First-year retention
81%
Transferred to another college
25%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,840
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,616
Median debt at graduation
$22,024
Students with federal loans
44%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
71%

About 17% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
47%
Low-income (Pell)
55%
First-generation
55%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
2,970
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
40%
Application fee
$40
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Varsity athletes
528 (269 men · 259 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)229
Football101
Ice Hockey50
Baseball37
Basketball31
Soccer31
Softball20
Volleyball18
Tennis11

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
23
Property offenses (2022–2024)
14

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (9,253 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

12reported offenses a year
7.7 violent a year4.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
3.7
Fondling
3.3
Burglary
3.3
Arson
1.3
Aggravated assault
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$7,256
$30–48k
$8,145
$48–75k
$11,965
$75–110k
$17,056
$110k+
$24,453

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$52,707

$11,965/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

89%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,381
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 89% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,381. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,956 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$62,616
Typical debt at graduation
$22,024
Debt vs. one year's pay
35%
Out-earn a HS grad
74%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$57,656
Men
$67,827

Men out-earn women by $10,171 (18%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
75°F
Winter low
4°F
Annual rain
31.2″
Annual snow
90.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°40°80°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Duluth Harbor Stn, MN US station (3.4 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.