University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public · 31,855 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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$55 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$6,642
$30,000 – $48,000	$7,283
$48,000 – $75,000	$9,931
$75,000 – $110,000	$16,415
Over $110,000	$27,008
All incomes (average)	$16,778

Sticker tuition and fees: $17,214 in-state, $38,362 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,672
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$16,020
Books and supplies	$1,000
Other expenses, on campus	$2,358
Other expenses, off campus	$2,358

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (6,705 of them) in 2022–23; 81% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	62%	$11,807
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	22%	$5,835
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	61%	$6,389
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	40%	$5,273

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1362
Median ACT: 30
Students with Pell grants: 18%
Graduation rate (6yr): 85%
Freshman retention: 91%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $69,020
Median debt at graduation: $19,500
International undergrads: 1,918 (4.8%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $55
Students per faculty member: 17 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 81%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 640–730
SAT Math: 660–770
ACT composite: 26–31

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Considered if submitted
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 39,863
Admitted: 30,705
Enrolled: 6,736

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Biology & Life Sciences12%

Business11%

Computer Science10%

Engineering10%

Social Sciences9%

Psychology9%

Education5%

Health & Nursing5%

Visual & Performing Arts4%

Communications & Media4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (89)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer Science	601	$83,653	$111,661national $107,009	$17,750
Psychology, General	559	$42,956	$58,449national $50,706	$17,462
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	406	$49,689	$60,270national $55,693	$19,668
Finance and Financial Management Services	370	$72,692	$98,279national $83,343	$18,500
Biology, General	295	$37,351	$63,132national $57,214	$20,489
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	267	$39,377	$64,629national $62,172	$19,500
Marketing	243	$67,393	$86,246national $69,303	$17,750
Economics	207	$63,012	$82,488national $82,686	$18,642
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	198	$49,804	—national $63,560	$18,000
Education, Other	192	$53,319	$67,795national $49,113	$17,625
Political Science and Government	166	$44,734	$65,487national $63,293	$16,896
Mechanical Engineering	157	$78,974	$90,061national $92,135	$19,500
Mathematics	136	$68,669	$81,864national $69,562	$17,750
Computer Systems Analysis	135	$80,694	$104,839national $78,929	$15,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	135	$77,921	$82,960national $88,910	$19,902
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	132	$36,173	$56,916national $55,012	$19,309
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	132	$47,736	$60,415national $48,471	$16,829
Design and Applied Arts	119	$49,401	$62,414national $51,490	$20,500
Accounting and Related Services	116	$70,699	$96,109national $76,194	$18,250
Chemical Engineering	108	$78,078	$92,946national $98,158	$20,000
Research and Experimental Psychology	108	$39,719	$50,098national $55,695	$17,750
Criminology	105	$45,280	$59,022national $55,556	$19,500
English Language and Literature, General	100	$36,487	$47,873national $48,590	$19,500
Architecture	97	$48,603	$62,246national $66,914	$20,500
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	96	$37,720	$67,783national $65,466	$18,751
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	93	$40,274	$59,568national $62,451	$19,250
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	89	$69,508	$97,611national $93,451	$21,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	89	$72,354	$90,284national $68,257	$13,780
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	88	$36,464	$53,276national $47,382	$18,875
History	87	$38,146	$54,659national $50,680	$17,875
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	86	$59,443	$68,903national $75,399	$19,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	82	$47,535	$60,931national $54,562	$19,500
Animal Sciences	80	$41,907	$51,271national $49,634	$18,251
Sociology	77	$45,676	$56,690national $52,657	$19,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	72	$80,773	$92,422national $98,207	$23,126
Human Resources Management and Services	71	$57,749	$74,358national $68,069	$15,000
Fine and Studio Arts	70	$25,937	$44,850national $41,367	$20,648
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	68	$44,286	$65,497national $66,697	$17,804
Chemistry	65	$51,268	$71,620national $65,120	$15,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	63	$82,973	$97,575national $100,647	$18,915
Industrial Engineering	58	$78,646	$92,241national $98,442	$20,500
Computer Engineering	57	$82,174	$119,781national $109,015	$19,854
Statistics	56	$65,237	$80,993national $92,425	$19,400
Journalism	53	$48,498	$66,799national $56,278	$17,095
Physics	51	$53,403	$80,025national $76,786	$19,730
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	50	$47,952	$74,079national $61,296	$17,750
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	46	$38,047	$53,276national $55,000	$21,875
International Relations and National Security Studies	46	$40,625	$56,257national $66,596	$21,500
Health and Medical Administrative Services	46	$52,775	$72,862national $58,716	$13,500
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	45	$38,137	$53,055national $53,262	$14,275
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	44	$74,751	$100,554national $73,587	$14,800
Agricultural Business and Management	40	$61,224	$69,498national $66,647	$17,875
Nutrition Sciences	40	$32,731	$59,054national $60,053	$19,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	38	$31,902	$43,055national $39,775	$19,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	38	$35,787	$60,312national $58,928	$18,250
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	34	$32,235	$46,081national $49,984	$19,500
Anthropology	33	$38,335	$48,010national $46,676	$19,035
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	33	$33,054	$47,707national $43,765	$20,478
Civil Engineering	31	$74,471	$82,281national $86,517	$20,500
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	30	$36,947	$42,569national $51,642	$20,056
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	30	$43,849	$68,398national $62,582	$20,500
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	29	$31,429	$50,106national $48,842	$23,534
Music	29	$31,772	$42,232national $42,892	$20,500
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	28	$48,446	$74,597national $55,384	$15,500
Construction Management	28	$81,053	$91,947national $95,124	$19,125
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	27	$62,908	$77,420national $60,056	$14,667
Philosophy	27	$40,389	$53,189national $54,455	$17,500
Astronomy and Astrophysics	26	$56,691	—national $68,333	$19,500
Materials Engineering	25	$79,158	$83,945national $91,449	—
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	25	$81,319	$76,078national $68,061	$16,250
Plant Sciences	24	$37,228	$52,707national $56,567	$20,052
Geography and Cartography	24	$42,622	$53,666national $57,853	$18,750
Agricultural Engineering	22	$76,645	$82,946national $84,624	$21,500
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	20	$33,291	$49,305national $51,710	—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	20	$78,084	$84,678national $75,975	—
Food Science and Technology	19	$54,092	$70,705national $70,873	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	19	$54,230	$60,715national $60,190	—
Urban Studies/Affairs	19	$48,776	$62,807national $62,532	$18,500
Forestry	18	$46,446	$58,651national $58,784	$16,750
International Business	18	$68,548	$108,566national $73,201	$16,450
Special Education and Teaching	16	$48,395	$58,675national $50,499	$19,250
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	13	$66,629	$74,252national $81,171	—
Dance	13	—	$48,069national $39,980	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	12	$48,459	$54,799national $51,389	—
Apparel and Textiles	9	$53,058	$59,879national $57,640	—
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	7	—	$42,989national $55,459	—
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	4	—	$103,666national $70,929	—
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	0	—	$41,934national $47,243	—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	—	—	$53,854national $50,983	—

Undergraduate certificates (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Human Resources Management and Services	31	$54,243	$72,961national $61,907	$13,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	22	$64,740	$76,515national $47,440	—
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	21	$31,924	$51,053national $43,689	$19,500

Master's degrees (41)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	299	$135,945	$162,817national $103,485	$72,655
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	181	$53,192	$58,755national $59,916	$21,400
Public Health	155	$73,411	$88,156national $82,751	$52,307
Social Work	104	$58,402	$68,679national $65,123	$53,578
Computer Science	97	$145,488	—national $145,571	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	97	$76,323	$78,778national $120,193	$47,099
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	67	$55,791	$63,013national $65,184	$52,000
Public Policy Analysis	62	$69,052	$80,100national $93,020	$41,000
Mechanical Engineering	59	$91,527	$112,217national $115,974	—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	54	$64,587	$84,522national $82,527	$49,383
Applied Mathematics	54	—	$123,369national $116,060	—
Human Resources Management and Services	54	$84,049	$121,475national $83,558	$40,388
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	50	$49,570	$63,769national $62,033	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	50	$88,560	$125,454national $89,981	$59,546
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	48	$86,544	$139,772national $110,121	—
Architectural Sciences and Technology	47	$61,024	—national $77,466	$69,234
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	47	—	$138,394national $124,807	—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	41	$66,339	$75,444national $59,571	$72,362
Research and Experimental Psychology	38	$51,705	—national $63,216	$53,332
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	37	$95,845	$112,691national $106,375	$36,574
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	35	$55,123	$68,652national $67,030	$45,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	33	$50,781	$52,392national $63,707	—
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	28	$66,870	$74,818national $79,665	$41,000
Public Administration	27	$91,772	$97,311national $81,408	—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	26	$52,953	$75,191national $75,122	—
Curriculum and Instruction	24	$66,464	$82,925national $63,399	—
Civil Engineering	20	$76,771	—national $98,323	—
Music	20	—	$47,890national $48,285	—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	19	—	$83,567national $74,607	—
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	19	$52,383	$97,787national $77,545	—
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	16	$69,867	—national $88,131	—
Computer Engineering	13	—	$161,999national $136,736	—
Special Education and Teaching	11	$57,380	$62,786national $64,397	—
Engineering, Other	11	$133,270	$141,008national $129,974	—
Biology, General	11	$82,003	—national $69,830	—
Education, Other	7	$60,719	$66,492national $65,348	—
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	7	$93,587	—national $76,062	—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	1	$62,059	$66,765national $71,416	—
Architecture	0	—	$72,487national $74,139	—
Landscape Architecture	0	$59,376	$64,090national $70,306	—
Accounting and Related Services	0	$73,092	$111,508national $95,833	—

First professional degrees (5)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	235	$65,231	$141,568national $112,460	$150,781
Law	231	$85,689	$117,872national $107,773	$104,825
Dentistry	122	$162,520	$185,225national $170,812	$305,333
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	114	$95,450	$146,303national $138,348	$167,734
Veterinary Medicine	105	$104,292	$121,905national $131,316	$187,162

Doctoral degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Chemistry	29	$99,915	—national $115,386	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	26	$93,713	$95,016national $100,573	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	5	$108,888	$128,612national $138,131	$72,069
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	4	$79,649	$84,193national $82,893	$104,569

Post-baccalaureate certificates (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	—	—	$74,722national $77,313	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	—	$95,808	—national $88,516	—
Special Education and Teaching	—	—	$73,851national $63,623	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 296 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 2 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 100 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0213
Phone: (612) 625-5000
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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