University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

79.8%

Acceptance rate

1,359

SAT Average

$17,139

Avg net price

30,469

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,359

SAT Reading/Writing640–730

SAT Math660–770

ACT Composite26–31

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 7,547Master’s 2,785Doctoral 1,721	7,547	2,785	1,721
Bachelor’s 897Master’s 158Doctoral 122	897	158	122
Bachelor’s 814Master’s 465Doctoral 30	814	465	30
Bachelor’s 799Master’s 106Doctoral 20	799	106	20
Bachelor’s 749Master’s 312Doctoral 131	749	312	131
Bachelor’s 699Master’s 53Doctoral 42	699	53	42
Bachelor’s 650Master’s 99Doctoral 42	650	99	42
Bachelor’s 380Master’s 497Doctoral 702	380	497	702
Bachelor’s 368Master’s 257Doctoral 45	368	257	45
Bachelor’s 322Master’s 44Doctoral 37	322	44	37
Bachelor’s 273Master’s 15Doctoral 9	273	15	9
Bachelor’s 221Master’s 141Doctoral 31	221	141	31
Bachelor’s 212Master’s 22Doctoral 9	212	22	9
Bachelor’s 207Master’s 86Doctoral 17	207	86	17
Bachelor’s 197Master’s 34Doctoral 143	197	34	143
Bachelor’s 189Master’s 10Doctoral 12	189	10	12
Bachelor’s 111Master’s 101Doctoral 62	111	101	62
Bachelor’s 104Master’s 73Doctoral None reported	104	73	None reported
Bachelor’s 82Master’s 17Doctoral 10	82	17	10
Bachelor’s 79Master’s 30Doctoral None reported	79	30	None reported
Bachelor’s 59Master’s 4Doctoral 7	59	4	7
Bachelor’s 57Master’s 3Doctoral 11	57	3	11
Bachelor’s 37Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	37	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 23Master’s 3Doctoral 5	23	3	5
Bachelor’s 18Master’s 8Doctoral 5	18	8	5
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 42Doctoral 224	None reported	42	224
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 164Doctoral 5	None reported	164	5
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 22Doctoral None reported	None reported	22	None reported
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 19Doctoral None reported	None reported	19	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Big Ten Conference

Projected sponsored sports22

BaseballFootball — Bowl SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Ice HockeyMen's Swimming & DivingMen's Track, Outdoor

Athletic participation

607 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Action I

*November 1 is also the deadline by which freshman School of Nursing applicants must submit their application

Nov 1, 2026

Early Action II

Dec 1, 2026

Regular Deadline

Jan 1, 2027

· Apply with Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $15,148
Required fees: $2,066
Food and housing: $13,856
Books and supplies: $1,000
Other expenses: $2,350
Total: $34,420

Total by year

$28,8192019–2019–20
$28,8272020–2120–21
$29,4162021–2221–22
$31,0992022–2322–23
$32,8662023–2423–24
$34,4202024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $17,139 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 48%
Average share of need met: 69%
Average need-based grant: $17,637
Required forms: FAFSA and Institution's own form

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation74%

6-year graduation85%

Retention rate91%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$69,020

Median debt$19,500

Campus

Enrollment30,469

Student-faculty ratio16:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.

Early Action nonbindingApply by Nov 1 · decision Jan 31

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 1 · priority date Nov 1

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities admits in-state applicants at 63.6%, out-of-state applicants at 85.3%, and international applicants at 76.4%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

7,180 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈1,934In-state (domestic)≈4,755International≈491

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 31. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 41% in 2021–22.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

7.3% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

33.6% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 39.9% who submitted class rank.

High-school class rank

Among the 39.9% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Class rank: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Considered
Application essay: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
Character / personal qualities: Considered
First generation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $17,139 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 3,433 of 7,124 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSAInstitution's own form

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

90.9% of University of Minnesota-Twin Cities’s first-years return for a second year and 84.8% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03