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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public national university located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $61,201 10 years after enrolling, 5th in Minnesota, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities bachelor students earn 9% more than the national average. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is ranked 1st in Minnesota.
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities’s median net annual cost of $17,878 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Computer Science, Economics, Biology, Physiology & Pathology, Finance - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$17,878
Average years to graduate
4.3
Mathematics
Rank: #29
Economic score: 1.46
Mechanical Engineering
Rank: #105
Economic score: 1.49
Marketing
Rank: #16
Economic score: 1.5
Registered Nursing
Rank: #202
Economic score: 1.87
Education, Other
Rank: #1
Economic score: 2.76
Journalism
Rank: #23
Economic score: 3.28
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #97
Economic score: 3.28
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #9
Economic score: 3.35
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Rank: #33
Economic score: 3.52
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #63
Economic score: 4.51
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities - Business Administration, Education, Public Health, Social Work, Registered Nursing, HR Management - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Rank: #8
Economic score: 0.35
Mechanical Engineering
Rank: #52
Economic score: 0.41
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #69
Economic score: 0.51
Public Policy Analysis
Rank: #10
Economic score: 0.56
Mental & Social Health Services
Rank: #16
Economic score: 0.65
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #208
Economic score: 0.78
Curriculum and Instruction
Rank: #129
Economic score: 0.82
Urban/community planning
Rank: #27
Economic score: 0.83
Clinical / Counseling Psych
Rank: #107
Economic score: 0.91
Ecology & Evolution
Rank: #17
Economic score: 1.1
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 82% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is 18% higher than the state average, and 15% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Pell Grant recipients represent 16% of the measured graduating class, 19% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities graduates within 4.4 years.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities’s economic mobility score of 14.38 is calculated by adjusting the 1.17 economic score of lower-income students by the 16% pell grant recipients within the student body. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities’s EMS of 14.38 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities pays $17,878 a year, $10,949 less than the $28,827 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $17,878
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 65% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $17,878 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 38% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,804. This is 16% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,188
Pell grants
$4,939
State grants
$6,184
Institutional grants
$6,404
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities offers 8 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level University of Minnesota-Twin Cities offers 12 programs, one of which is held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
20
Hybrid programs
19
Percentage of programs online
6%
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 73% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 35,905 applicants, of which 26,295 were admitted and 6,883 enrolled. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
98%
83%
Female
56%
59%
First time
62%
59%
In-state
70%
68%
1st generation
19%
35%
White
64%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
11%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
13%
12%