Address:
100 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0213
United States
Telephone: 6126255000
Website: Visit University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's website

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES AT A GLANCE

• Public, 4-year or above institution
  
  
• Location Surroundings - Large City
  
  
• Types of Programs Offered
  
  
  • Academic programs
    
    
  • Avocational/recreational programs
    
    
• Level Of Degrees Offered
  
  
  • Highest Degree Offered - Doctor's degree
    
    
  • Undergraduate Degrees and Certificates
    
    
  • Graduate Degrees and Certificates
    
    
  • Medical Degree
    
    
• Requirements for Undergraduate Selection Process
  
  
  • Secondary school GPA is recommended
    
    
  • Secondary school rank is required
    
    
  • Secondary school record is required
    
    
  • Completion of college prepatory program is required
    
    
  • Recommendations are neither required nor recommended
    
    
  • Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments) is neither required nor recommended
    
    
  • Scores on standardized admissions tests or special admissions tests such as SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) or ACT (American College Testing Program) are required
    
    
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is required
    
    
• Operates the Semester Calendar System - Academic year consists of two semesters of about 16 weeks for each semester of instruction. There may be an additional summer session.
  
  
• Total Enrollment: 51,659 students (2009 estimate)
  
  
  • 38,094 full time students
    
    
  • 13,565 part time students
    
    
• Special Learning Opportunities
  
  
  • Offers distance learning opportunities. Students have the option of earning course credit at off-campus locations via cable television, internet, satellite classes, videotapes, correspondence courses, or other means.
    
    
  • Opportunities to study abroad.
    
    
• Student Services Offered
  
  
  • Remedial services
    
    
  • Academic/career counseling services
    
    
  • Employment services (assiting students in obtaining part-time employment as a means of defraying part of the cost of their education)
    
    
  • Placement services (assiting students in evaluating their career alternatives as well as in obtaining full-time employment upon leaving the institution)
    
    
  • Library facilities available
    
    
  • On campus housing available
    
    
• Member of the following national athletic associations:
  
  
  • National Athletic Association
    
    
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
    
    
• NCAA/NAIA member for
  
  
  • Football
    
    
  • Basketball
    
    
  • Baseball
    
    
  • Cross Country