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University of Minnesota-Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota · Midsize city

#4 for grad earnings in Minnesota#5 best value in Minnesota
71.0%
Admit rate
$13,744
Avg net price
57%
Graduation rate
$69,020
Median earnings

University of Minnesota-Rochester is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Rochester, Minnesota (midsize city setting), enrolling 568 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 568 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 71% admitCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

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

Admit rate
71.0%
SAT (mid 50%)
950–1380
Avg GPA (est.)
3.41

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

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

About Rochester, Minnesota

Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The community was founded by George Head and his wife Henrietta, who built a log cabin named Head's Tavern in 1854. It was named for Head's hometown of Rochester, New York. A number of Rochester buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places, including the historic Chateau Theatre, which the city purchased in 2015 for preservation, and Avalon Music, formerly a hotel important in the local civil rights movement. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To Great Lakes shore
186 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Rochester (RST)

How University of Minnesota-Rochester compares

Selectivity71.0%

More selective than 62% · #12 most selective of 35 in Minnesota

SAT average1183

Higher than 53%

Graduation rate57%

Higher than 56% · #21 of 39 in Minnesota

First-year retention70%

Higher than 32%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$69,020

Higher than 82% · #4 of 38 in Minnesota

Average net price$13,744

Cheaper than 78% · #5 cheapest of 39 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$19,500

Lower than 78%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment568

Larger than 24%

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

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

568undergrads
  • Women31856%
  • Men25044%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White53%
  • Black18%
  • Hispanic6.7%
  • Asian14%
  • Other or multiracial8.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
568
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
19%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$76,028
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$77,283
Endowment
$1,511,123

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 163 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Minnesota79%
  • Other U.S. states18%
  • International3.1%

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

3% 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
71.0%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
950–1380
SAT average
1183
SAT reading
460–690
SAT math
490–690
ACT composite
21–29
Average GPA (estimated)
3.41

Cost

In-state tuition
$15,016
Room & board
$13,994
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$28,904
Average net price
$13,744

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)
57%
Graduated on time (4 years)
53%
First-year retention
70%
Transferred to another college
38%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$57,984
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$69,020
Median debt at graduation
$19,500
Students with federal loans
49%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
71%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
53%
Low-income (Pell)
69%
First-generation
70%

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
717
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$7,890
Meal plan (year)
$5,100
Application fee
$30

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
6.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
8
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (578 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.

3.7reported offenses a year
2.7 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.7
Fondling
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.3
Burglary
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3
Arson
0.3

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
$6,116
$30–48k
$4,256
$48–75k
$6,748
$75–110k
$14,650
$110k+
$23,769

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
$27,724

$6,748/year × about 4.1 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.

71%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,581
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 71% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,581. 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 190 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)
$69,020
Typical debt at graduation
$19,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
28%
Out-earn a HS grad
75%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
$63,858
Men
$77,271

Men out-earn women by $13,413 (21%) 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
80°F
Winter low
7°F
Annual rain
34.7″
Annual snow
53.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rochester Intl AP, MN US station (8.3 mi from campus).

What University of Minnesota-Rochester graduates study — and earn

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.