Minneapolis, MN
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities was founded in 1851 near Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River and is Minnesota's only land-grant university, serving as the flagship campus of the University of Minnesota system. It is one of five U.S. universities with an engineering, medical, law, veterinary medicine, and agricultural school all on one campus, and its faculty are credited with inventions including the cardiac pacemaker and the retractable seat belt.
Admissions
Test scores for the Fall 2025 entering class come from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's own 2025-26 Common Data Set: 7% submitted SAT scores, 34% submitted ACT scores.
Application deadlines for Fall 2027 entry
- Early Action: Nov 1, 2026This is Early Action I. There's also an Early Action II deadline of Dec 1, 2026 (decisions by Feb 28).
- Regular Decision: Jan 1, 2027
Confirm on University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's own admissions site before you apply.
Cost & outcomes
Out-of-state students pay $24,036 more per year in tuition and fees (2.3x the in-state rate).
Each college adds its own fee, and engineering and business students pay a surcharge, so most students pay somewhat more.
Tuition & fees are University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's own published 2026-27 rates (source); other figures are from the US Dept of Education College Scorecard, most recent year reported. Tuition & fees are the sticker price for a full-time first-year undergrad, before financial aid, and don't include room and board.
Where do you stand against University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's numbers?
Check your chances hereHow University of Minnesota-Twin Cities weighs your application
From University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's own Common Data Set, 2024-25, Section C7 -- not a generic admissions checklist. What is a Common Data Set?
What admitted applicants who posted their results listed
29 admitted applicants who posted their profiles publicly, 2024–25 and 2025–26 admissions cycles. Too few rejected or waitlisted applicants have posted to compare, so every figure here describes admits only. It shows what admitted posters looked like, not what made the difference.
Most common activities among admits
Most common awards among admits
Who the admitted posters were
How this compares across big public universities: Big Public University Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants →
These are people who chose to post their results publicly, mostly on Reddit -- a group that skews toward high scores and STEM. They describe posters, not University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's admitted class, and recruited athletes are left out. Expect these medians to run above the school's real admitted class. For official numbers, use the admissions figures above.
See full profile -- financial aid, campus life, and what University of Minnesota-Twin Cities weighs in your application
Paying it back
"Still growing" means a borrower's payments aren't yet covering interest 3 years into repayment -- not a default rate. A high number here can mean real repayment difficulty, or just a lot of grads who deferred for graduate school, so read it alongside the school's typical outcomes above.
Majors & earnings
Median earnings 4 years after graduation, by major, from the US Dept of Education. Only shown where the school reports a real figure for that major -- most schools don't report every major they offer, especially smaller programs.
Campus life
Room and board are shown separately from the cost of attendance above -- that total already includes them alongside tuition and fees, this just breaks out the living-cost portion.
What matters in your application
From this school's own reporting to the US Dept of Education on what it formally requires, considers, or doesn't use when reviewing applications.
Frequently asked questions
What does University of Minnesota-Twin Cities look for in applicants?
Per University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's own Common Data Set (Section C7), it rates class rank, rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA as "very important" in admissions decisions -- its own stated top factors, not a generic guess.
What is University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's acceptance rate?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in Minneapolis, MN admits approximately 80% of applicants, based on the US Dept of Education's most recently reported figures.
What SAT score do I need for University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
Per University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's own 2025-26 Common Data Set, the middle 50% of enrolled first-years scored 1310–1460 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile, among students who submitted scores).
What ACT score do I need for University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
Per University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's own 2025-26 Common Data Set, the middle 50% of enrolled first-years scored 26–32 on the ACT (25th–75th percentile, among students who submitted scores).
How much does University of Minnesota-Twin Cities cost?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's total cost of attendance is reported at $30,061 per year, including tuition, fees, and room and board.
What is out-of-state tuition at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
For 2026-27, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's tuition and required fees are $42,407 for out-of-state students and $18,371 for in-state students -- $24,036 more per year for out-of-state students. That's before financial aid, and room and board are extra.
When is the application deadline for University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's deadlines are Early Action Nov 1, 2026; Regular Decision Jan 1, 2027, per its own published admissions calendar.
Does University of Minnesota-Twin Cities require students to live on campus?
No -- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities doesn't require students to live in on-campus housing.
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