University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN · Public research
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Acceptance rate
77.1%
30,645 admitted
SAT · 50th
1400
Range 1328–1460
6-yr grad
84.8%
Retention 90.9%
Undergrads
42,565
16:1 S-F
Admissions
77.1%
30,645 admitted
from 39,763 apps
Applications39,763
Overall admit rate77.1%
Enrolled6,721 · 21.9% yield
Important factorsGPA, Class rank
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1400
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1328–1460 · 8.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W640690740
Math670720760
Comp132814001460
ACT
255075
Comp272931
Cost & aid
$16,744
in-state tuition
out-of-state $40,780
Tuition (in-state)$16,744
Tuition (out-of-state)$40,780
Fees$2,418
Room & board$15,696
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$15,530
% need met77.3%
Avg debt at graduation$26,841
Academics
16 : 1
student-faculty ratio
90.9% retention
Student-faculty16 : 1
Retention90.9%
4-year graduation75.1%
6-year graduation84.8%
Enrollment
42,565
undergraduates
24.8% out-of-state · 466 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates42,565
First-year7,180
Transfer1,843
Full-time75%
Female54%
Out-of-state24.8%
International (freshmen)466
Rankings
#5
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Specialties: Management Information Systems
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Management Information Systems#526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#826
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#2626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#2826
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#3226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#3926
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#4726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceBig Ten Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingMinnesota colleges6
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$55
application fee
waivable
Regular decision01/01 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decisionoffered · binding
Early action11/01 → 01/31 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyIf applicants choose to report their scores, the writing tests are part of the academic factors for admission.
Admissions URLhttps://admissions.tc.umn.edu/apply/appl…
Admissions emailadmissions@umn.edu
Admissions phone625-2008
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Wisc…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Wisconsin WI · Public40.8%145039K
University of Michigan MI · Public16.4%147035K
University of Illinois Urbana IL · Public36.6%144236K
Iowa State University IA · Public87.9%1260
University of Iowa IA · Public79.9%123023K
Michigan State University MI · Public83.2%121041K
Purdue University IN · Public43.4%136043K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

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