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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota · Large city

#3 graduation rate in Minnesota#4 for grad earnings in Minnesota
79.8%
Admit rate
$16,778
Avg net price
85%
Graduation rate
$69,020
Median earnings

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota (large city setting), enrolling 31,855 undergraduates.

PublicLarge · 31,855 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 80% admitNCAA Division I-FBS · Big Ten ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

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

Admit rate
79.8%
SAT (mid 50%)
1300–1500
Avg GPA (est.)
3.73

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

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

About Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. Two Indigenous nations inhabited the area now called Minneapolis. Archaeologists have evidence that since 1000 AD, they were the Dakota (one half of the Sioux nation), and, after the 1700s, the Ojibwe (also known as Chippewa, members of the Anishinaabe nations). During the Gilded Age, the Walker Art Center began as a private art collection in the home of lumberman T. B. Walker, who extended free admission to the public. Around 1940, the center's focus shifted to modern and contemporary art. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
134 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) · major hub

How University of Minnesota-Twin Cities compares

Selectivity79.8%

More selective than 45% · #16 most selective of 35 in Minnesota

SAT average1362

Higher than 86%

Graduation rate85%

Higher than 93% · #3 of 39 in Minnesota

First-year retention91%

Higher than 88%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$69,020

Higher than 82% · #4 of 38 in Minnesota

Average net price$16,778

Cheaper than 65% · #9 cheapest of 39 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$19,500

Lower than 78%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment31,855

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 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

47,218students
  • Undergraduate31,85567%
  • Graduate15,36333%

Undergraduates by gender

31,855undergrads
  • Women17,82056%
  • Men14,03544%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White57%
  • Black9.9%
  • Hispanic6.5%
  • Asian13%
  • Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
31,855
Graduate enrollment
15,363
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
18%
First-generation students
19%
Students over 25
5%
Median family income
$76,028
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$122,958
Endowment
$5,512,426,113

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 6,740 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Minnesota66%
  • Other U.S. states27%
  • International7.2%

A regional draw: about 66% of first-years come from Minnesota, the rest from elsewhere.

7% 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
79.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1300–1500
SAT average
1362
SAT reading
640–730
SAT math
660–770
ACT composite
26–31
Average GPA (estimated)
3.73

Cost

In-state tuition
$17,214
Out-of-state tuition
$38,362
Room & board
$13,856
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$30,061
Average net price
$16,778

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)
85%
Graduated on time (4 years)
75%
First-year retention
91%
Transferred to another college
9%
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
28%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
71%

About 10% 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
75%
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
7,558
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
24%
Housing charge (year)
$7,478
Meal plan (year)
$5,700
Application fee
$55
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FBS
Football conference
Big Ten Conference
Varsity athletes
700 (322 men · 378 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 (14)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)185
Football117
Rowing64
Swimming and Diving (combined)62
Ice Hockey52
Baseball38
Basketball37
Soccer29
Wrestling29
Gymnastics22
Softball20
Golf18
Volleyball17
Tennis10

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
185
Property offenses (2022–2024)
267

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (56,666 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.

151reported offenses a year
62 violent a year89 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
55
Burglary
33
Rape
24
Fondling
22
Aggravated assault
11
Robbery
4.7
Arson
1.0

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
$6,642
$30–48k
$7,283
$48–75k
$9,931
$75–110k
$16,415
$110k+
$27,008

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
$41,499

$9,931/year × about 4.2 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.

61%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,389
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 61% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,389. 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 6,705 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
83°F
Winter low
8°F
Annual rain
34.4″
Annual snow
40.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lower ST Anthony Falls, MN US station (0.7 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.