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University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
100 Church Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0213

Official telephone: (612) 625-5000
Fax number: (612) 624-6369
Website: www.umn.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 34,071
Full-time undergraduates: 29,168
Part-time undergraduates: 4,903
Total graduate students: 16,607
Full-time graduate students: 9,701
Part-time graduate students: 6,906
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 28%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
9.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
73.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.4% Nonresident Alien
0.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
8.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
69.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
9.3% Nonresident Alien
0.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 2,000 acres
City or town school is located in: Minneapolis
Population of city/town: 400,070
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester.
Online campus map: campusmaps.umn.edu

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
  • cooperative housing
  • other housing including Honors housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 89%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 23%
Percent of students who live off campus: 77%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 20000
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art and costume clothing galleries, art and natural history museums.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 29
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 22
Number of social sororities on campus: 15
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 17
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Minnesota Daily
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 680
Campus-based religious organizations:
Children of the Night, Christian Outreach, Hillel House, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Navigators, Latter-day Saints Student Association; Baptist Student and Eastern Orthodox Fellowships; Episcopal and Newman Centers
Minority student organizations:
Third World Caucus
International student organizations:
International Association, International Student Organization; Brazilian, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Kenyan, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Polish, Singaporean, Taiwanese, Tunisian, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese Student Groups
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Concert, marching, pep, and jazz bands; choral groups, music theatre, musical ensembles, opera, symphony orchestra, film society, dance, drama/theatre, Coalition for Peace Studies, student advocate service, Team Managers, Panhellenic Council, Women in Communication, united student leaders, American Marketing Association, Angel Flight, National Lawyers Guild, wildlife rehabilitation clinic

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Beth Goetz,
Interim Director of Athletics/SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Departments,
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities,
516 15th Avenue, SE,
Minneapolis, MN 55
School colors: maroon and gold
School mascot: Golden Gophers
Athletic conference memberships: Big Ten Conference (Division I, Football I-A), Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's gymnasticsno 
Men's ice hockeyno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's gymnasticsno 
Women's ice hockeyno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 2%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Minneapolis, MN (10 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: St. Paul, MN (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Minneapolis, MN (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 34%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Garrison Keillor, creator and host, 'A Prairie Home Companion'
  • Norman Borlaug, author, recipient of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize.

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