University of Minnesota – Twin Cities: Statistics
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| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 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 |
| # 3 of 14,131 | For Computational Chemistry |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
80%
Enrollment
15,019
Average SAT
1,400
Average ACT
29
Aid receiving
81%
Undergraduates
41,303
Graduates
15,363
Male:Female Ratio
44:56
Type
Public
not-for-profit
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities has an acceptance rate of 80% and is among the top 1% 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 | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| Applicants | 41,496 | 20,012 | 21,345 |
| Admissions | 33,091 | 15,827 | 17,170 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 7,343 | 3,399 | 3,912 |
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
| â– White | 55% |
|---|---|
| â– Nonresident Alien | 10% |
| â– Asian | 12% |
| â– Hispanic | 7% |
| â– Black or African American | 8% |
| â– Two or more races | 5% |
| â– Unknown | 5% |
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities majors
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities has granted 7,215 bachelor's degrees across 119 programs, 2,721 master's across 135 programs, and 1,779 doctorate degrees across 97 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 593 | 97 | 23 |
| Psychology, General | 537 | 10 | - |
| Finance, General | 330 | - | - |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 294 | 11 | 8 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | - | 268 | 42 |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 225 | 35 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | 157 | 59 | 22 |
| Medicine | - | - | 235 |
| Law | - | - | 231 |
| Education, Other | 191 | 7 | - |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 135 | 61 | - |
| Communication Management and Strategic Communications | 184 | 1 | - |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 168 | 3 | 10 |
| Mathematics, General | 125 | 33 | 16 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 63 | 73 | 31 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 148 | 5 | 9 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | - | 162 | - |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 108 | 38 | 12 |
| Chemical Engineering | 108 | 13 | 24 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 89 | 37 | 17 |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 107 | 26 | 5 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 71 | 27 | 33 |
| Chemistry, General | 65 | 32 | 29 |
| Nursing Administration | - | - | 124 |
| Dentistry | - | - | 122 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 69 | 48 | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 112 | - | 4 |
| Computer Systems Analysis & Analyst | 114 | - | - |
| Pharmacy | - | - | 114 |
| Social Work | - | 104 | 3 |
| Veterinary Medicine | - | - | 105 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 92 | 7 | 4 |
| Economics, General | 102 | - | - |
| Neuroscience | 93 | 1 | 5 |
| Physiology, General | 99 | - | - |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 72 | 15 | 11 |
| Architecture | 97 | - | - |
| Biochemistry | 95 | - | - |
| Criminology | 94 | - | - |
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 46 | 47 | - |
| Accounting | 92 | - | - |
| Animal Sciences, General | 78 | 6 | 4 |
| Industrial Engineering | 58 | 22 | 7 |
| Sociology, General | 72 | 4 | 8 |
| Environmental Science | 82 | - | - |
| Public Health, Other | - | 81 | - |
| Business Analytics | - | 78 | - |
| Graphic Design | 78 | - | - |
| Educational Psychology | - | 67 | 10 |
| History, General | 69 | 2 | 5 |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 75 | - | - |
| Statistics, General | 53 | 18 | 4 |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 30 | 44 | - |
| Physics, General | 51 | 6 | 17 |
| Music, General | 29 | 20 | 24 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 72 | - | - |
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology | 67 | - | - |
| Art & Art Studies, General | 58 | 5 | - |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | - | 62 | - |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 50 | 8 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 31 | 20 | 7 |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | - | - | 58 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 57 | - | - |
| Epidemiology | - | 49 | 6 |
| Financial Mathematics | - | 54 | - |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other | 45 | 3 | 5 |
| Data Science, General | 26 | 26 | - |
| Journalism | 52 | - | - |
| Health and Wellness, General | 50 | - | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | 24 | 24 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | - | 47 | - |
| Management Science | - | 47 | - |
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 36 | 10 | - |
| Nutrition Sciences | 39 | 5 | 2 |
| Materials Engineering | 25 | 9 | 11 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 44 | - | - |
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | - | - | 44 |
| Anthropology, General | 30 | 5 | 4 |
| Ecology | 28 | 2 | 9 |
| Mental Health Counseling & Counselor | - | 39 | - |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | - | 35 | 3 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 38 | - | - |
| Retailing and Retail Operations | 38 | - | - |
| Agricultural Business and Management, Other | 36 | - | - |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 36 | - | - |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 33 | - | 3 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Maternal & Child Health and Neonatal Nurse & Nursing | - | 36 | - |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | 35 | - | - |
| Environmental Health | - | 25 | 9 |
| Public Administration | - | 27 | 5 |
| Astrophysics | 26 | 2 | 3 |
| Biostatistics | - | 22 | 9 |
| Organizational Leadership | - | 31 | - |
| Agricultural Engineering | 22 | 4 | 4 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | - | 14 | 16 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| Food Science | 19 | 6 | 5 |
| Plant Sciences, General | 23 | 3 | 4 |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | - | 28 | - |
| Construction Management, General | 28 | - | - |
| Geography | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| Linguistics | 23 | 5 | - |
| Philosophy | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 16 | 11 | - |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General | 27 | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 27 | - | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 16 | 11 | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | - | 26 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 26 | - | - |
| Dental Hygiene & Hygienist | 25 | - | - |
| Film & Video and Photographic Arts, Other | 25 | - | - |
| Public Health, General | - | 25 | - |
| Robotics Technology & Technician | - | 25 | - |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | - | 2 | 22 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist | 20 | 4 | - |
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | - | 19 | 4 |
| Taxation | - | 23 | - |
| Applied Economics | 22 | - | - |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other | - | 22 | - |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | - | 22 | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | - | 21 | - |
| Industrial and Product Design | 21 | - | - |
| Botany & Plant Biology, Other | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Interior Design | 20 | - | - |
| Forestry, Other | 18 | - | - |
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | - | 14 | 4 |
| Environmental Geosciences | 17 | - | - |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Home Economics Teacher Education | - | 17 | - |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | - | - | 17 |
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 17 | - | - |
| Insurance | 16 | - | - |
| Science Technologies & Technicians, Other | - | 16 | - |
| Bioinformatics | - | 12 | 3 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, Other | 13 | 2 | - |
| Computer Software Engineering | - | 13 | - |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | - | 13 | - |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 13 | - | - |
| Microbiology and Immunology | - | 1 | 12 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other | - | 11 | 2 |
| Sustainability Studies | - | 13 | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | - | 3 | 9 |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | - | 5 | 7 |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | - | 12 | - |
| Dance, General | 11 | - | - |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | - | 11 | - |
| Engineering, Other | - | 11 | - |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | - | 11 | - |
| Molecular Pharmacology | - | 11 | - |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | - | - | 10 |
| Pharmacology | - | - | 10 |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 9 | - | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 8 | - | 1 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Other | - | 3 | 6 |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | - | 9 | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other | 9 | - | - |
| Molecular Biology | - | - | 9 |
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | - | 4 | 5 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 5 | 3 | - |
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature | 8 | - | - |
| Horticultural Science | - | 8 | - |
| Landscape Architecture | 8 | - | - |
| Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | - | 2 | 6 |
| Women's Studies | 8 | - | - |
| Dental Services and Allied Professions, Other | - | 7 | - |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 7 | - | - |
| French Language and Literature | 4 | - | 3 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other | - | 7 | - |
| Audiology & Audiologist | - | - | 6 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Entomology | - | 4 | 2 |
| Music Teacher Education | 6 | - | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | - | 3 | 3 |
| Creative Writing | - | 5 | - |
| Geological & Geophysical Engineering | 5 | - | - |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 5 | - | - |
| Health & Medical Physics | - | 2 | 3 |
| Human Computer Interaction | - | 5 | - |
| Kindergarten & Preschool Education and Teaching | - | 5 | - |
| Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics | - | 1 | 4 |
| Rehabilitation Science | - | 1 | 4 |
| American Indian & Native American Studies | 4 | - | - |
| Cognitive Science, General | - | 1 | 3 |
| Intellectual Property Law | - | 4 | - |
| Plant Pathology & Phytopathology | - | - | 4 |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | - | 4 | - |
| Veterinary Sciences & Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General | 4 | - | - |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | - | 3 | - |
| Animal Physiology | - | - | 3 |
| Atomic & Molecular Physics | - | 2 | 1 |
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other | - | 3 | - |
| Dietetics & Dietitian | - | 3 | - |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | - | 3 | - |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies | 3 | - | - |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | - | 3 | - |
| African-American & Black Studies | 2 | - | - |
| Comparative Literature | - | - | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | - | 1 | 1 |
| Microbiology, General | - | 2 | - |
| Religion & Religious Studies | 2 | - | - |
| Substance Abuse & Addiction Counseling | - | 2 | - |
| American Indian & Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | - | - |
| Asian Studies & Civilization | - | 1 | - |
| Conservation Biology | - | - | 1 |
| East Asian Studies | - | 1 | - |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | 1 | - | - |
| Jewish & Judaic Studies | 1 | - | - |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | - | - | 1 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | - | - | 1 |
| Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | - | - | 1 |
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | - | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | - | 1 | - |
| Grand Total | 7,215 | 2,721 | 1,779 |
Publications & Citations
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a world-class research university with 322,903 scientific papers published and 14,516,159 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Biology |
198,582
/ 9,567,592
|
|---|---|
| Medicine |
169,707
/ 7,566,402
|
| Chemistry |
153,126
/ 7,480,465
|
| Engineering |
127,528
/ 5,806,676
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
124,790
/ 5,668,239
|
| Physics |
122,209
/ 5,730,576
|
| Computer Science |
115,575
/ 5,460,253
|
| Environmental Science |
112,128
/ 5,292,429
|
| Genetics |
103,679
/ 5,001,104
|
| Biochemistry |
97,061
/ 4,914,876
|
| Psychology |
82,999
/ 3,909,878
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
78,125
/ 3,732,482
|
| Pathology |
73,254
/ 3,673,042
|
| Organic chemistry |
67,636
/ 3,315,386
|
| Geology |
61,044
/ 3,046,271
|
| Mathematics |
60,187
/ 2,996,613
|
| Political Science |
57,086
/ 2,499,679
|
| Materials Science |
56,693
/ 2,578,489
|
| Sociology |
54,581
/ 2,557,288
|
| Law |
54,565
/ 2,418,481
|
| Geography and Cartography |
53,793
/ 2,430,193
|
| Ecology |
50,392
/ 2,734,693
|
| Philosophy |
50,025
/ 2,138,395
|
| Surgery |
48,282
/ 2,045,542
|
| Statistics |
47,956
/ 2,511,990
|
| Psychiatry |
46,724
/ 2,270,878
|
| Paleontology |
41,657
/ 2,142,069
|
| Business |
38,132
/ 1,846,151
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
34,333
/ 1,533,602
|
| Immunology |
34,059
/ 1,567,634
|
| History |
32,894
/ 1,485,703
|
| Economics |
32,769
/ 1,594,566
|
| Neuroscience |
32,556
/ 1,617,041
|
| Optics |
30,984
/ 1,445,540
|
| Public Health |
29,310
/ 1,567,775
|
| Archaeology |
28,045
/ 1,390,189
|
| Botany |
27,332
/ 1,338,049
|
| Radiology |
27,043
/ 1,115,386
|
| Demography |
25,869
/ 1,436,200
|
| Linguistics |
25,222
/ 1,050,452
|
Annual publication & citation counts
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1986-. (aged 40)
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1968-. (aged 58)
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1995-2019 (aged 24)
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General Info & Contacts
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 staff
18,446
Classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Address
100 Church Street SE Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455-0213 United States
City Population
430,000
Phone
6126255000
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