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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

General Information

Name: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Address: 100 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0213
Phone:

  • General information: (612) 625-5000
  • Financial aid office: (612) 624-1111
  • Admissions office: (612) 625-2008

Website: www1.umn.edu/twincities/index.php
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$9,173$8,622$8,230
        Out-of-state$20,803$20,252$19,860
Books and supplies$900$900$870
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,200$6,556$6,458
        Other expenses$2,124$2,120$1,776
Off-campus
        Room and board$7,200$6,978$6,948
        Other expenses$2,124$2,120$1,776
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,124$2,120$1,776

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$19,397$18,198$17,334
        Off-campus$19,397$18,620$17,824
        Off-campus with family$12,197$11,642$10,876
Out-of-state
        On-campus$31,027$29,828$28,964
        Off-campus$31,027$30,250$29,454
        Off-campus with family$23,827$23,272$22,506

Required fees include University and Student Service fees but do not include other fees that vary by program/college.

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 75%
  • Federal grants: 20%
  • State/local grants: 25%
  • Institutional grants: 28%
  • Student loans: 52%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$4727
  • State/local grants:$3081
  • Institutional grants:$5232
  • Student loans:$5296

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$45
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants24,66311,27613,387
Percent admitted57.4%54.9%59.6%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time38.3%39.6%37.2%
Part-time0.1%0.2%0.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 51175
Undergraduate enrollment: 32817
First-time student retention: 87%
Overall graduation rate: 61%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 82%
    • Part Time: 18%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 47%
    • Women: 53%

White non-hispanic: 76%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 9%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 7%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations - Bachelor
  • Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding - Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General - Bachelor
  • Agricultural Business and Management, Other - Bachelor
  • Agricultural Economics - Master, Doctor
  • Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Agriculture, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Agronomy and Crop Science - Master, Doctor
  • Animal Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production - Bachelor
  • Crop Production - Bachelor
  • Food Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Horticultural Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Plant Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General - Master, Doctor
    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master
  • Environmental Design/Architecture - Bachelor
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor
  • American Indian/Native American Studies - Bachelor
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Area Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other - Master, Doctor
  • East Asian Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • European Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor
  • Russian Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Scandinavian Studies - Master, Doctor
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Biophysics - Master, Doctor
  • Biostatistics - Master, Doctor
  • Botany/Plant Biology, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Cell Physiology - Master, Doctor
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology - Bachelor
  • Ecology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Entomology - Master, Doctor
  • Epidemiology - Master, Doctor
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology - Bachelor
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Pharmacology - Master, Doctor
  • Physiology, General - Bachelor
  • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology - Master, Doctor
  • Toxicology - Master, Doctor
  • Zoology/Animal Biology - Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Certificate
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other - Master
  • Actuarial Science - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor, Certificate
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other - Master
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other - Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Bachelor, Master, Certificate
  • Insurance - Bachelor
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor
  • Labor and Industrial Relations - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
  • Operations Management and Supervision - Bachelor
  • Retailing and Retail Operations - Bachelor
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General - Bachelor
  • Taxation - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Journalism - Bachelor
  • Journalism, Other - Master
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Master, Doctor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Master, Doctor
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor, Certificate
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications - Bachelor
    Construction Trades
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection, Other - Bachelor, Certificate
    Education
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching - Master, Certificate
  • Agricultural Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Art Teacher Education - Master
  • Business Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Chemistry Teacher Education - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  • Education, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Education, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education - Master
  • French Language Teacher Education - Master
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Master
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Master, Certificate
  • Physics Teacher Education - Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other - Master
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
  • Technical Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education - Master
  • Trade and Industrial Teacher Education - Certificate
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Industrial Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor, Certificate
  • Materials Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Systems Engineering - Master
  • Water Resources Engineering - Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Master
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Apparel and Textiles, General - Bachelor
  • Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Housing and Human Environments, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Arabic Language and Literature - Master
  • Chinese Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Comparative Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General - Bachelor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Hebrew Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Japanese Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Language Interpretation and Translation - Certificate
  • Latin Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Portuguese Language and Literature - Master
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Bachelor
  • South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth - Bachelor
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences - Doctor
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  • Communication Disorders, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist - Bachelor
  • Dentistry (DDS, DMD) - First Professional
  • Environmental Health - Master, Doctor
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management - Master
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other - Bachelor
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management - Master
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing - Master
  • Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Medicine (MD) - First Professional
  • Music Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor, Master
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor, Master
  • Ophthalmic/Optometric Support Svcs and Allied Professions, Other - Certificate
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - Bachelor, First Professional
  • Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies - Bachelor
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies - Bachelor
  • Public Health Education and Promotion - Master
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) - Master
  • Public Health, Other - Master
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling - Certificate
  • Veterinary Medicine (DVM) - First Professional
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    History
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology - Master, Doctor
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other - Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Master
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Mathematics and Computer Science - Master, Doctor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Neuroscience - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Nutrition Sciences - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Science, Technology and Society - Master
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Forestry, General - Master, Doctor
  • Forestry, Other - Bachelor
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Natural Resources Management and Policy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other - Bachelor
  • Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management - Master, Doctor
  • Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology - Bachelor, Master, Certificate
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management - Bachelor
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Bachelor
    Personal and Culinary Services
  • Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies - Bachelor
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Analytical Chemistry - Master
  • Astronomy - Bachelor
  • Astrophysics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Atomic/Molecular Physics - Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Inorganic Chemistry - Doctor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Developmental and Child Psychology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Educational Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other - Master
  • Public Policy Analysis - Master
  • Social Work - Master, Doctor
    Science Technologies/Technicians
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, Other - Master
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Applied Economics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Archeology - Master, Doctor
  • Criminology - Bachelor
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Urban Studies/Affairs - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Design and Visual Communications, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Fashion/Apparel Design - Bachelor
  • Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other - Bachelor
  • Interior Design - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor


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