PlainsUrbanPublic4-yearBusiness & Marketing

University of Minnesota: Twin Cities

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Minneapolis, MN31,855 students
Acceptance Rate
80%
less selective
Median SAT
1,395
Middle 50%: 1300–1500
Net Price After Aid
$17.1k
Sticker $39.0k
Graduation Rate
85%
6-year, full-time

University of Minnesota: Twin Cities is a public institution in Minneapolis, MN with an acceptance rate of 80% and 31,855 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1300–1500 on the SAT. The average net price after financial aid is $17,139 per year.

About University of Minnesota: Twin Cities

A public 4-year urban university in Minneapolis, MN.

University of Minnesota: Twin Cities campus
Campus · Minneapolis

University of Minnesota: Twin Cities is a college in Minneapolis, MN. It enrolls roughly 31,855 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 80%. Admitted students typically score between 1300 and 1500 on the SAT.

PlainsUrbanPublic4-yearBusiness & Marketing
Acceptance Rate
80%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
31,855
Very Large
Retention
91%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
85%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
80%
80 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
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Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1300 to 1500
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into University of Minnesota: Twin Cities. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,3201,470
1,395
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2631
30
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
—

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Courses & Grades self-report
  • Test-optional
  • $55 application fee
  • Accepts fee waiver

Deadlines (2026-27)

Early Action
Nov 1, 2026
Early Action 2
Dec 1, 2026
Regular Decision
Jan 1, 2027

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at University of Minnesota: Twin Cities after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $39,018
Average net price after aid
$17,139
46% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$7,262
$30,001 – $48,000
$7,634
$48,001 – $75,000
$10,861
$75,001 – $110,000
$17,909
$110,001 +
$26,623

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
18%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
28%
Avg loan $16,727 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at University of Minnesota: Twin Cities concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
17:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Business & Marketing
13% of degrees awarded
Retention
91%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends University of Minnesota: Twin Cities. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White58%
  • Asian13%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black10%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International6%

Gender

  • Female54%
  • Male46%
International
6%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
31,855

Outcomes after graduation

What University of Minnesota: Twin Cities graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$69.0k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
85%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$69.0k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$16.7k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$17.1k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$69k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 85% graduation rate puts University of Minnesota: Twin Cities in the top tier nationally.

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