The University of Minnesota (UM) traces its roots to a college preparatory school established in the city of Minneapolis seven years before Minnesota entered the Union in 1858. This school closed its doors during the Civil War, but reopened in 1867.
In 1869, the prep school was reconfigured as an institution of higher learning. Today, that modest college has grown into one of the largest universities in the country, with a student population of around 52,000.
During the 1880s, UM expanded to another campus located in St. Paul, the state capital and the city immediately adjacent to Minneapolis to the east. However, the Minneapolis campus remains by far the larger of the two, sprawling nowadays astride both banks of the Mississippi River as it flows through the heart of the city.
Due to its physical bi-location, albeit under a single administration, the school is now officially known as “University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.” It has become the flagship of a far-flung University of Minnesota System, which also includes colleges located in Crookston, Rochester, Duluth, and Morris.
Some 26 Minnesota-connected people have won the Nobel Prize, including the:
Other famous Minnesota alumni and faculty include:
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Twin Cities campus comprises locations in Minneapolis and Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul, approximately apart. The Twin Cities campus is the oldest and largest in the University of Minnesota system and has the ninth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 51,327 students in 2019–20. It is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System, and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units.
Source: WikipediaWhat does this school look for?
Annual Applications
38,237
Acceptance
70%
Graduation Rate
84%
Median SAT Score
1370
Median ACT Score
28
How much does it cost to attend?
Tuition (in-state)
$13,318
Fees (in-state)
$1,709
Averages for 10 years after enrolling
Avg Earnings
$61,200
Employed
92%
What's it like to attend this school?
Full time on-campus stats
Student Body
44K
Under-Grads
35K
Graduates
9K
Where will you be attending?
Location
100 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455-0213
City Crime Rates
Property Crime
42 per 100K
Violent Crime
11 per 100K
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Who are University of Minnesota's Most influential alumni?
University of Minnesota 's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Nursing, Medical, and Psychology
Aviation and space pioneer
American politician
American educator
American botanist
American businessman
Professor of speech and hearing sciences
Professor of speech and hearing sciences
American mathematician
American internet pioneer
Belgian philosopher
American educator and psychologist
Chairman and chief executive officer of ExxonMobil
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