University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Public
- City
- 31,855 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 80%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $17,330per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 85%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $74,31410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Minnesota residents with family income under $80,000 get tuition covered through the state's North Star Promise, and new students from 11 Tribal nations with family income up to $125,000 get full tuition through the Native American Promise Tuition Program (which has its own application). For most other programs you just apply for admission and file the FAFSA.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 80%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1300–1500Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 26–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 79%34,648 admitted of 43,929 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1310–14607% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 26–3234% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 38%71% were in the top quarter. Based on the 40% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Class rank
Considered
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $17,330full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $32,137sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $18,482Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $41,368Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 85%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 91%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $74,31410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,350federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 31,855Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 22%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 19%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX — admits 80%
- University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR — admits 74%
- Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN — admits 78%
- The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL — admits 77%
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA — admits 73%
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC — admits 80%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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