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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·twin-cities.umn.edu
6-yr Graduation
85%
+10.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
56,666
peer median 30,580
Avg net price
$17,139
-$656 vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
41,496
41,496 candidates competed
Admitted
33,091
79.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
7,391
22.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
85%+10.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
75%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
85%
Full-time retention
91%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
77%
Non-Pell
83%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 375 Title IV programs, 132 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 242 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
375
Passing
132
35.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.3%
-0.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

375programs
  • Passing132 · 35.2%
  • No Data242 · 64.5%
  • Failing1 · 0.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
11
Safe
119
No data
242

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

133
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-0.9%
$47,890 vs $48,304
Landscape Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+3.6%
$64,090 vs $61,854
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+7.9%
$66,765 vs $61,854
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.0%
$68,652 vs $61,854
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+12.9%
$52,392 vs $46,391
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+14.9%
$41,934 vs $36,491
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+15.7%
$42,232 vs $36,491
East Asian Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+16.7%
$42,569 vs $36,491

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-0.9%
$414
Landscape Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+3.6%
+$2,236

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

121
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
138%
$255,450 debt · $185,225 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
104%
$152,421 debt · $146,303 earn
Landscape Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
104%
$66,430 debt · $64,090 earn
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
98%
$139,035 debt · $141,568 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
91%
$106,628 debt · $117,872 earn
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
89%
$42,700 debt · $47,890 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
72%
$56,449 debt · $78,778 earn
Ecology Evolution Systematics and Population Biology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
64%
$54,235 debt · $84,522 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913Next review Aug 2036

Programmatic accreditations · 45

Action history · 75

  1. Feb 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  2. Jan 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  4. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
  5. Apr 2025Deny Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,262
$30–48k$7,634
$48–75k$10,861
$75–110k$17,909
$110k+$26,623

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,139
-$655vs R1 Research median $17,795
Federal loans
29.1%
In-state tuition
$16,488
Out-of-state
$36,402

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 9,768 students received $57.8M in Pell grants, alongside $270.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
9,768
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$57.8M
$57,807,770 total
Direct Loans
$270.5M
24,889 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
7k
21
7k
22
7k
23
10k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$28.7M
7,067 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$42.4M
9,872 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$109.0M
4,180 loan awards
Parent PLUS$26.9M
1,258 loan awards
Grad PLUS$63.5M
2,512 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 8,112 borrowers who entered repayment, 49 (0.6%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.6%
-1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
8,112
Defaulted
49
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.2%
2017
2.2%
2018
1.7%
2019
0.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UMN

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs276
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

9,505 total completions
01Business
1,53816.2%
02Health Professions
1,49815.8%
03Biological Sciences
1,19212.5%
04Engineering
1,11011.7%
05Computer Sciences
9009.5%
06Psychology
8218.6%
07Social Sciences
7888.3%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
6717.1%
09Education
6146.5%
10Visual/Performing Arts
3733.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
56,666
12-mo unduplicated
59,339
Undergraduate
42,832
Graduate
16,507

Gender split

Men
44%26,305
Women
56%33,034

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.2%
Asian
13.1%
Black
8.9%
Hispanic
6.0%
Non-resident
5.9%
Two or more
5.0%
Unknown
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
615
305 M · 310 W
Women athletes
50.4%
Athletic aid
$17.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$138.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$9.3M
$8.4M
Recruiting expense
$2.6M
$576K
Head-coach salaries
$1.1M
$220K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
54 M · 126 W
$4.7M
Football
116 M ·
$45.2M
Rowing
· 68 W
$2.4M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
32 M · 29 W
$3.2M
Ice Hockey
26 M · 26 W
$9.6M
Basketball
15 M · 33 W
$15.1M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.24
233 offenses · 54,955 students

3-year trend

3.922 yrs ago4.121 yr ago4.24Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
653
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
250
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
8
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
112
Burglary
36
Fondling
30
Rape
28
Aggravated assault
17
Robbery
9
Arson
1

By location

233total
  • On campus169
  • Non-campus30
  • Public property34

Includes 42 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

18
Domestic violence
11
Dating violence
54
Stalking
83 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion2
  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons80
Drugs2911
Liquor20158

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 8 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
3,833

UMN vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UMN selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities
85%56,666$17,139R1 Research
University of Missouri-Columbia
75%78.5%31,543$19,889R1 Research
University of Iowa
75%83.6%30,779$21,398R1 Research
Iowa State University
75%88.7%30,380$18,165R1 Research
University of Kansas
69%93.5%29,792$17,365R1 Research
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
67%87.5%24,393$17,424R1 Research
Peer group median75%87.5%30,580$17,795

Frequently asked questions about University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UMN.

What is the graduation rate at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities reports a 6-year graduation rate of 85% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities reports a total enrollment of 56,666 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?

The average net price at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is $17,139 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's yield rate is 22.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Minnesota-Twin Cities located?

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0213.

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