University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Business Programs

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city atmosphere of Minneapolis makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, UMN Twin Cities is ranked #90 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. UMN Twin Cities also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in Minnesota ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UMN Twin Cities has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#12	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#101	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMN Twin Cities.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UMN Twin Cities has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#11	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#13	Best Human Resource Management Schools	College Factual
#24	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#24	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#41	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#159	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Minnesota - Twin Cities?

Contact details for UMN Twin Cities are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Church Street Se, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0213
Phone:	612-625-5000
Website:	https://twin-cities.umn.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UofMN
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UMNews

How Do I Get Into UMN Twin Cities?

You can apply to UMN Twin Cities online at: https://admissions.tc.umn.edu/apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for UMN Twin Cities

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	considered but not required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMN Twin Cities?

UMN Twin Cities has an acceptance rate of 70%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to UMN Twin Cities submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 700. Math scores were between 640 and 760.

UMN Twin Cities received ACT scores from 91% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 25 and 30. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

Can I Afford University of Minnesota - Twin Cities?

The overall average net price of UMN Twin Cities is $37,600. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UMN Twin Cities, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $8,087 a year. That adds up to $32,348 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 36,061 undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities, with 28,989 being full-time and 7,072 being part-time.

There are also 15,956 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,989 full-time undergraduates at UMN Twin Cities, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Minnesota - Twin Cities students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,210
Black or African American	1,718
Hispanic or Latino	1,379
White	18,570
International Students	2,192
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,920

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 140 countries are represented at UMN Twin Cities. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

In 2019-2020, 42,938 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMN Twin Cities has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of UMN Twin Cities

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities was $15,027 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $33,325. The following table shows how UMN Twin Cities is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Taxation	#13	#19
Taxation	#13	#19

Online Growth Rankings of UMN Twin Cities

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities was 455.3%. This is the #134 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMN Twin Cities regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UMN Twin Cities ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UMN Twin Cities.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations & Advertising	#1
Political Communication	#1

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	83	2	0	353	34	472
Finance	0	321	0	0	0	321
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	212	0	0	0	212
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	154	0	8	28	190
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	87	80	0	19	0	186
General Economics	0	154	0	0	0	154
Accounting	0	124	0	0	0	124
Labor & Industrial Relations	0	27	0	65	0	92
Operations Management	0	85	0	0	0	85
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	0	76	0	0	0	76
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	0	42	0	32	0	74
Applied Economics	0	55	0	7	11	73
Retailing and Retail Operations	0	63	0	0	0	63
Agricultural Business & Management	0	60	0	0	0	60
Other Accounting and Related Services	0	0	0	32	0	32
Organizational Leadership	0	0	2	28	2	32
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	31	0	0	0	31
Construction Management	4	22	0	0	0	26
Taxation	0	0	0	26	0	26
Science/Technology Management	0	0	0	23	0	23
Management Science	0	0	0	19	0	19
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	13	0	13
Insurance	0	12	0	0	0	12
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	10	0	0	0	10
Political Communication	2	0	6	0	0	8
Research and Development Management	0	0	0	1	0	1
Health Communication	0	0	0	1	0	1
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	176	1,530	8	627	75	2,416

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

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