University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities sits in Minneapolis proper — a public campus woven into the city rather than walled off from it. It carries a land-grant charter — the 1862 mandate that ties it to agricultural and practical education.

Its highest-earning path is Computer Engineering, where graduates median $119,781 four years out. Faculty pay averages $163,944 a year here — a rough proxy for what the school spends on the teaching itself. Most of its 31,855 undergraduates commute — campus empties by evening — yet 91.1% of first-years return, which says something about what daytime here is worth.

Submitters admitted here typically landed between 1310 and 1480 — above the MN middle for four-year schools. Put your own practice estimate on University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Admissions

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is test-optional: scores are considered when submitted but not required. The 1310–1480 range below describes admitted students who chose to submit — typically University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's stronger testers — so treat it as the higher end of what gets in.

Percentiles are among students who submitted scores (Fall 2023 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2023 cycle, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities received 39,863 applications and admitted 30,705 (77%), with 6,736 enrolling.

How University of Minnesota-Twin Cities compares

Ten years after enrolling, the median University of Minnesota-Twin Cities student earns $69,020 — 18% above the Minnesota median of $58,351 for college-goers.

Cost, size & completion

As a public university, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities prices by residency: $17,214 in-state versus $38,362 out-of-state — a $21,148 gap that makes state lines part of the decision.

31,855 undergraduates make University of Minnesota-Twin Cities a large campus: broad course catalogs and big intro lectures come as a package.

85.3% of University of Minnesota-Twin Cities students finish a bachelor's within six years — 30.4 points above the national 54.9% — and the single best predictor that the $17,214 price above buys a degree, not just enrollment.

Top majors by earnings at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Median earnings for these 92 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities programs come from a different federal cohort than the campus-wide $69,020 above — compare rows to each other, not to that 10-year figure. 28 additional University of Minnesota-Twin Cities programs have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

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Similar colleges in Minnesota

• University of Minnesota-Morris — 74.9% admitted
• Gustavus Adolphus College — 61% admitted
• Concordia University-Saint Paul — 78.9% admitted
• Concordia College at Moorhead — 62.6% admitted

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