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University of Minnesota Twin Cities

College Overview

Admission Office
240 Williamson Hall, 231 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0115
(612) 625-2008
(800) 752-1000
Fax: (612) 626-1693
Contact: Wayne Sigler
Director of Admissions

Main Address
100 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0213
(612) 625-5000
www.umn.edu/tc

Size
Total undergrads: 32,557
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 5,106
Degree-seeking undergrads: 28,505
Graduate enrollment: 14,918

Setting
Urban setting
Very large city (over 500,000)
Residential campus

Degrees offered:

Bachelor's

Master's

Doctoral

First Professional

Tuition & Fees

Estimated Expenses for Academic Year	'07-2008	'08-2009	'09-2010	'10-2011	% change 2009-'11
Tuition and fees	$9,598	$10,756	$11,466	$12,288	+7.17%
Books and Supplies	$976	$976	$1,000	$1,000	0.00%
Living Arrangement - On Campus
Room and Board	$7,456	$7,280	$7,392	$7,576	+2.49%
Other	$2,128	$2,132	$2,194	$2,194	0.00%
Living Arrangement - Off Campus
Room and Board	$7,456	$7,280	$7,392	$7,576	+2.49%
Other	$2,128	$2,132	$2,194	$2,194	0.00%
Total Expenses	'07-2008	'08-2009	'09-2010	'10-2011	% change 2009-'11
In-state On Campus	$20,158	$21,144	$22,052	$23,058	+4.56%
In-state Off Campus	$20,158	$21,144	$22,052	$23,058	+4.56%
In-state with Family	$10,574	$11,732	$12,466	$13,288	+6.59%

Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
Tuition for In-state Students	$12,044
In-state Student Fees	$2,300
Tuition for Out-of-state Students	$19,142
Out-of-state Fees	$2,300

Financial Aid

Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
Type of Aid	Students	Percent	Amount	Average Per Student
All students financial aid	4,241	83%
Grant or scholarship aid	3,838	75%	$21,215,153	$5,528
� Federal grants	954	19%	$4,561,097	$4,781
� Pell grants	952	19%	$3,330,820	$3,499
� Other federal grants	808	16%	$1,230,277	$1,523
State/local government grant or scholarships	1,304	26%	$4,787,682	$3,672
Institutional grants or scholarships	3,792	74%	$11,866,374	$3,129
Student loan aid	2,523	50%	$20,574,956	$8,155
� Federal student loans	2,452	48%	$12,202,859	$4,977
� Other student loans	1,266	25%	$8,372,097	$6,613

All Majors and Programs

Program Completions for Most Recent Year	BA/BS	MA/MS	PhD	AA/AS	CERT
Total of All Education Programs	7505	3399	1614	–	470
Agriculture, General	164	25	12	–	–
Agricultural Business and Management, General	–	–	–	–	–
Agricultural Business and Management, Other	28	–	–	–	–
Agricultural Economics	–	–	3	–	–
Animal Sciences, General	90	2	2	–	–
Animal/livestock Husbandry and Production	–	–	–	–	–
Crop Production	–	–	–	–	–
Food Science	19	8	1	–	–
Horticultural Science	22	–	–	–	–
Plant Sciences, General	5	13	5	–	–
Soil Science and Agronomy, General	–	2	1	–	–
Architecture and Related Services	168	162	–	–	7
Architecture	130	76	–	–	–
Architecture and Related Services, Other	–	–	–	–	7
City/urban, Community and Regional Planning	–	67	–	–	–
Environmental Design/architecture	38	–	–	–	–
Landscape Architecture	–	19	–	–	–
Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies	43	3	6	–	–
African-american/black Studies	4	–	–	–	–
American Indian/native American Studies	7	–	–	–	–
American/united States Studies/civilization	15	1	5	–	–
Area Studies, Other	–	–	–	–	–
East Asian Studies	–	–	–	–	–
Ethnic Studies	–	2	1	–	–
European Studies/civilization	–	–	–	–	–
Hispanic-american, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-american/chicano Studies	2	–	–	–	–
Latin American Studies	–	–	–	–	–
Russian Studies	–	–	–	–	–
Women's Studies	15	–	–	–	–
Biology and Biomedical Sciences	663	115	91	–	–
Biochemistry	86	–	–	–	–
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	–	3	13	–	–
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	37	26	–	–	–
Biology and Biological Sciences, General	268	–	–	–	–
Biophysics	–	2	–	–	–
Biostatistics	–	19	1	–	–
Botany/plant Biology	–	–	5	–	–
Botany/plant Biology, Other	2	–	–	–	–
Cell Physiology	–	4	1	–	–
Cell/cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other	–	8	13	–	–
Cell/cellular Biology and Histology	109	–	–	–	–
Ecology	23	2	7	–	–
Entomology	–	–	2	–	–
Epidemiology	–	39	8	–	–
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	51	–	–	–	–
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other	–	1	12	–	–
Microbiology, General	–	5	–	–	–
Neuroscience	35	1	12	–	–
Pharmacology	–	2	14	–	–
Physiology, General	52	–	–	–	–
Plant Pathology/phytopathology	–	3	2	–	–
Toxicology	–	–	1	–	–
Business, Administration, Marketing, Management, and Related Services	803	923	13	–	106
Accounting	144	–	–	–	13
Accounting and Related Services, Other	–	33	–	–	–
Actuarial Science	–	–	–	–	–
Business Administration and Management, General	20	681	9	–	4
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	–	29	–	–	–
Finance, General	173	–	–	–	–
Human Resources Management/personnel Administration, General	44	32	–	–	89
Insurance	7	–	–	–	–
International Business/trade/commerce	24	–	–	–	–
Labor and Industrial Relations	34	110	4	–	–
Management Information Systems, General	32	–	–	–	–
Marketing, Other	–	–	–	–	–
Marketing/marketing Management, General	175	–	–	–	–
Non-profit/public/organizational Management	4	–	–	–	–
Operations Management and Supervision	15	–	–	–	–
Retailing and Retail Operations	46	–	–	–	–
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General	85	–	–	–	–
Taxation	–	38	–	–	–
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	380	54	11	–	7
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	10	29	7	–	6
Journalism	370	–	–	–	–
Journalism, Other	–	11	–	–	–
Mass Communication/media Studies	–	14	4	–	–
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	–	–	–	–	1
Computing and Information Sciences	133	91	19	–	–
Computer and Information Sciences, General	–	–	–	–	–
Computer Science	129	91	19	–	–
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	4	–	–	–	–
Construction Trades, General	36	–	–	–	9
Building/construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection, Other	36	–	–	–	9
Education	287	523	76	–	108
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	–	6	–	–	18
Agricultural Teacher Education	15	4	–	–	–
Art Teacher Education	–	–	–	–	–
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	–	–	–	–	–
Business Teacher Education	5	13	–	–	–
Curriculum and Instruction	–	43	21	–	–
Education, General	–	1	13	–	–
Education, Other	100	8	–	–	3
Education/teaching Of Individuals With Autism	–	–	–	–	7
Education/teaching Of The Gifted and Talented	–	–	–	–	4
Educational Evaluation and Research	–	–	–	–	3
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	–	21	28	–	6
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	–	–	–	–	5
Educational/instructional Technology	–	–	–	–	4
Elementary Education and Teaching	130	–	–	–	–
Family and Consumer Sciences/home Economics Teacher Education	–	16	–	–	–
Kindergarten/preschool Education and Teaching	17	16	–	–	–
Mathematics Teacher Education	–	–	–	–	–
Music Teacher Education	17	1	–	–	–
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	–	38	–	–	17
Special Education and Teaching, General	–	32	–	–	14
Special Education and Teaching, Other	–	–	–	–	1
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other	–	319	–	–	–
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	–	3	14	–	–
Teaching English As A Second or Foreign Language/esl Language Instructor	–	2	–	–	23
Technical Teacher Education	3	–	–	–	–
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	–	–	–	–	3
Engineering	741	269	103	–	5
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/space Engineering	84	17	7	–	–
Agricultural Engineering	12	3	1	–	–
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	72	12	10	–	–
Chemical Engineering	100	3	23	–	–
Civil Engineering, General	100	39	10	–	–
Computer Engineering, General	33	23	–	–	–
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	123	90	28	–	–
Engineering, Other	–	–	–	–	–
Geological/geophysical Engineering	6	2	–	–	–
Industrial Engineering	3	15	1	–	–
Materials Engineering	22	2	8	–	–
Mechanical Engineering	186	56	12	–	–
Systems Engineering	–	7	–	–	–
Transportation and Highway Engineering	–	–	–	–	5
Water Resources Engineering	–	–	3	–	–
Engineering Technology, General	–	–	–	–	2
Nanotechnology	–	–	–	–	2
English Language, Composition and Literature/letters	481	24	15	–	–
Creative Writing	–	14	–	–	–
English Language and Literature, General	228	5	9	–	–
Rhetoric and Composition	253	5	6	–	–
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	313	24	18	–	14
Arabic Language and Literature	–	–	–	–	–
Chinese Language and Literature	–	–	–	–	–
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	7	7	–	–	–
Comparative Literature	39	–	3	–	–
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	54	2	–	–	–
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	10	–	–	–	–
French Language and Literature	38	3	–	–	–
German Language and Literature	14	1	–	–	–
Hebrew Language and Literature	4	–	–	–	–
Italian Language and Literature	6	–	–	–	–
Japanese Language and Literature	–	–	–	–	–
Language Interpretation and Translation	–	–	–	–	14
Latin Language and Literature	2	–	–	–	–
Linguistics	12	5	4	–	–
Portuguese Language and Literature	–	–	–	–	–
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	–	2	5	–	–
Russian Language and Literature	5	–	–	–	–
Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	5	–	–	–	–
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	–	–	–	–	–
Spanish Language and Literature	117	4	6	–	–
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences, General	214	490	670	–	194
Advanced/graduate Dentistry and oral Sciences, Other	–	–	–	–	32
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other	1	–	–	–	–
Audiology/audiologist	–	–	7	–	–
Audiology/audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/pathologist	48	–	–	–	–
Clinical Laboratory Science/medical Technology/technologist	1	–	–	–	–
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General	–	33	3	–	–
Dental Clinical Sciences, General	–	16	4	–	–
Dental Hygiene/hygienist	24	3	–	–	–
Dental Services and Allied Professions, Other	–	–	–	–	–
Dentistry	–	–	101	–	–
Environmental Health	–	23	4	–	–
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other	–	11	3	–	–
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	–	10	–	–	14
Health/health Care Administration/management	–	65	–	–	–
Health/medical Preparatory Programs, Other	–	–	–	–	–
Maternal/child Health and Neonatal Nurse/nursing	–	24	–	–	–
Medical Informatics	–	6	2	–	–
Medical Radiologic Technology/science - Radiation Therapist	–	–	–	–	–
Medical Scientist	–	2	1	–	–
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	–	3	6	–	–
Medicine	–	–	205	–	67
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other	–	–	–	–	–
Music Therapy/therapist	2	–	–	–	–
Nursing Administration	–	–	23	–	–
Occupational Therapy/therapist	–	50	–	–	–
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions, Other	–	–	–	–	7
Pharmacy	–	–	154	–	–
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	–	–	–	–	–
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other	–	1	4	–	–
Physical Therapy/therapist	–	–	50	–	–
Public Health Education and Promotion	–	29	–	–	–
Public Health, General	–	27	–	–	10
Public Health, Other	–	32	–	–	41
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse	117	149	9	–	2
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other	–	–	1	–	–
Respiratory Care Therapy/therapist	12	–	–	–	–
Substance Abuse/addiction Counseling	–	–	–	–	11
Veterinary Sciences/veterinary Clinical Sciences, General	9	6	93	–	10
History	141	6	18	–	–
History and Philosophy Of Science and Technology	–	3	5	–	–
History, General	141	3	13	–	–
Human Services, General	–	265	3	–	3
Public Administration	–	51	–	–	–
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	–	–	–	–	1
Public Policy Analysis, General	–	95	–	–	2
Social Work	–	119	3	–	–
Legal and Law Studies, General	–	30	273	–	–
Law	–	–	273	–	–
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other	–	30	–	–	–
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	–	18	–	–	–
Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies	–	18	–	–	–
Mathematics and Statistics	115	64	24	–	–
Applied Mathematics, General	–	33	–	–	–
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	–	–	–	–	–
Mathematics, General	98	22	22	–	–
Statistics, General	17	9	2	–	–
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General	303	31	15	–	7
Ancient Studies/civilization	–	–	–	–	–
Mathematics and Computer Science	–	–	–	–	–
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other	212	17	8	–	7
Nutrition Sciences	91	14	7	–	–
Natural Resources and Conservation	142	18	17	–	–
Environmental Studies	3	–	–	–	–
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	45	–	1	–	–
Forestry, General	–	–	–	–	–
Forestry, Other	34	–	–	–	–
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	–	7	11	–	–
Natural Resources Management and Policy	–	9	4	–	–
Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other	60	–	–	–	–
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	–	2	1	–	–
Wood Science and Wood Products/pulp and Paper Technology	–	–	–	–	–
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies	222	11	7	–	–
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	136	6	7	–	–
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General	6	–	–	–	–
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	28	5	–	–	–
Sport and Fitness Administration/management	52	–	–	–	–
Personal and Culinary Services	29	–	–	–	–
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General	29	–	–	–	–
Physical Sciences	172	62	53	–	–
Astronomy	–	–	–	–	–
Astrophysics	10	1	3	–	–
Atomic/molecular Physics	–	4	2	–	–
Chemistry, General	103	47	25	–	–
Geology and Earth Science, General	15	5	4	–	–
Geophysics and Seismology	11	1	–	–	–
Physics, General	33	4	19	–	–
Psychology	455	64	59	–	7
Developmental and Child Psychology	124	8	8	–	–
Educational Psychology	–	53	29	–	7
Psychology, General	331	3	22	–	–
Science Technologies/technicians, General	–	10	–	–	–
Science Technologies/technicians, Other	–	10	–	–	–
Social Sciences	961	49	69	–	–
Anthropology	63	7	5	–	–
Applied Economics	76	5	5	–	–
Archeology	–	–	1	–	–
Criminology	111	–	–	–	–
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	17	–	–	–	–
Economics, General	150	13	32	–	–
Geography	51	19	10	–	–
International Relations and Affairs	123	–	–	–	–
Political Science and Government, General	264	4	14	–	–
Sociology	75	1	2	–	–
Urban Studies/affairs	31	–	–	–	–
Visual and Performing Arts	405	61	33	–	–
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	31	2	1	–	–
Art/art Studies, General	120	13	–	–	–
Dance, General	25	–	–	–	–
Design and Visual Communications, General	62	–	–	–	–
Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts, General	67	6	3	–	–
Fashion/apparel Design	1	–	–	–	–
Film/cinema/video Studies	–	–	–	–	–
Film/video and Photographic Arts, Other	33	–	–	–	–
Fine/studio Arts, General	1	–	–	–	–
Graphic Design	–	–	–	–	–
Interior Design	36	–	–	–	–
Music, General	29	40	29	–	–
Work and Family Studies	134	7	9	–	1
Apparel and Textiles, General	18	–	–	–	–
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other	104	3	9	–	–
Family and Consumer Sciences/human Sciences, Other	–	4	–	–	–
Housing and Human Environments, General	12	–	–	–	1

Above data represent first majors only.

(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.

Admissions Information

Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $45
Online application fee: $45

Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 53%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 88%

Undergraduate Majors

Agriculture & Related Sciences

Agricultural Business B

Agricultural Economics B

Animal Sciences B

Food Science B

Architecture & Related Programs

Architecture B

Environmental Design B

Landscape Architecture B

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies

African Studies B

African-American Studies B

American Studies B

East Asian Studies B

European Studies B

Hispanic-American Studies B

Latin American Studies B

Native American Studies B

Near/Middle Eastern Studies B

Russian/Slavic Area Studies B

Women's Studies B

Arts, Visual & Performing

Art History/Criticism/Conservation B

Commercial/Advertising Art B,C

Dance B

Design/Visual Communications B

Drama/Theater Arts B

Fashion Design B

Film Studies B

Interior Design B

Music - General B

Music - General Performance B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Bacteriology B

Biochemistry B

Biology B

Biostatistics B

Cellular Biology/Histology B

Ecology B

Business, Management, & Marketing

Accounting B,C

Actuarial Science B

Banking/Financial Services C

Business Administration/Management B,C

Human Resources Management B

Insurance/Risk Management B

International Business B

Labor/Personnel Relations B,C

Logistics/Materials Management B

Management Information Systems B

Marketing Management B

Sales and Distribution B

Communications & Journalism

Journalism B

Computer & Information Sciences

Computer Networking/Telecommunications B

Computer Science B,C

Information Sciences/Systems C

Construction Trades

Building/Property Maintenance B

Education

Agricultural Education B

Art Teacher Education B

Business Teacher Education B

Early Childhood Education B

Elementary Education B

Mathematics Education B

Music Teacher Education B

Physical Education B

Sales/Marketing Education B

Social/Philosophical Foundations of Education B

Technology/Industrial Arts Education B

Engineering

Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering B

Agricultural Engineering B

Chemical Engineering B

Civil Engineering B

Computer Engineering - General B

Electrical/Communications Engineering B

Geological Engineering B

Materials Engineering B

Materials Science B

Mechanical Engineering B

English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature - General B

Speech/Rhetorical Studies B

Family & Consumer Sciences

Clothing/Apparel/Textile Studies B

Family/Consumer Sciences - General B

Foods/Nutrition Studies B

Housing Studies B

Human Development/Family Studies B

Foreign Language & Literature

Chinese B

Classics B

Comparative Literature B

Foreign Language & Literature - General B

French B

German B

Greek, Ancient B

Hebrew B

Italian B

Japanese B

Latin B

Linguistics B

Portuguese B

Russian B

Scandinavian B

Spanish B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

Dental Hygiene B,C

Music Therapy B

Nursing (RN) B

Nursing Anesthesiology B

Predentistry B

Premedicine B

Prepharmacy B

Preveterinary Medicine B

Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology B

Substance Abuse Counseling C

History

History - General B

Law & Legal Studies

Prelaw B
Liberal Arts & Sciences

Liberal Arts & Sciences B,C

Mathematics

Mathematics - General B

Statistics B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Biological/Physical Sciences B

Nutrition Sciences B

Natural Resources & Conservation

Bio-based products engineering B

Fishing/Fisheries B

Forest Resources Production B

Forestry - General B

Natural Resources & Conservation - General B

Wildlife/Wilderness Management B

Parks, Recreation & Fitness

Parks, Recreation & Fitness - General B

Personal & Culinary Services

Funeral Services/Mortuary Science B

Philosophy & Religion

Jewish/Judaic Studies B

Philosophy B

Religion/Religious Studies B

Physical Sciences

Astronomy B

Astrophysics B

Chemistry B

Geology B

GeophysicsSeismology B

Physics B

Psychology

Psychology - General B

Social Sciences

Anthropology B

Applied Economics B

Criminology B

Econometrics B

Economics B

Geography B

International Relations B

Political Science/Government B

Sociology B

Urban Studies B

Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:

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