University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Other name
U of M; UMN
MottoCommune vinculum omnibus artibus (Latin)
Motto in English
"A common bond for all the arts"
TypePublic land-grant research university
Established1851; 174 years ago (1851)[1]
Parent institution
University of Minnesota system
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$5.501 billion (system-wide, 2023)[2]
Budget$4.5 billion (2024)[3]
PresidentRebecca Cunningham[4]
ProvostRachel Croson
Academic staff
4,926 (fall 2024)[5]
Total staff
28,130 (fall 2024)[5]
Students56,666 (fall 2024)[6]
Undergraduates31,855 (fall 2024)[6]
Postgraduates11,255 (fall 2024)[6]
5,658 (fall 2023)[7]
Other students
9,670 (fall 2024)[6]
Location, ,
United States

44°58′30″N 93°14′07″W / 44.97500°N 93.23528°W / 44.97500; -93.23528
CampusLarge city[8], 2,730 acres (1,100 ha)
Other campusesRochester[9]
NewspaperMinnesota Daily
ColorsMaroon and gold[10]
   
NicknameGolden Gophers
Sporting affiliations
MascotGoldy Gopher
Websitetwin-cities.umn.edu

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities[11][12] (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The Twin Cities campus comprises locations in Minneapolis and Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul, approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) apart.[13]

The Twin Cities campus is the oldest and largest in the University of Minnesota system and has the ninth-largest (as of the 2022–2023 academic year) main campus student body in the United States, with 54,890 students at the start of the 2023–24 academic year.[14] It is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units.

The Minnesota Territorial Legislature drafted a charter for the University of Minnesota as a territorial university in 1851, seven years before Minnesota became a state. The university is currently classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[15] It is a member of the Association of American Universities. The National Science Foundation ranked University of Minnesota 22nd among American universities for research and development expenditures in 2022 with $1.202 billion.[16][17] The University of Minnesota is considered a Public Ivy university.[18]

The Minnesota Golden Gophers compete in 21 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference and have won 29 national championships.[19][20] As of March 2024, Minnesota's current and former students have won a total of 90 Olympic medals. There are 25 Nobel laureates associated with the university. [21][22]

  1. ^ "Board of Regents Policy" (PDF). University of Minnesota. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (Excel). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  3. ^ For Minnesota State Fiscal Year 2024 "University Budget and University Finance". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Office of the President". president.umn.edu. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "University of Minnesota: Faculty and Staff Headcounts". University of Minnesota Office of Institutional Data and Research. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Official Enrollment Statistics". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "All University of Minnesota Graduate Enrollment". University of Minnesota. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  8. ^ "College Navigator – University of Minnesota-Twin Cities". nces.ed.gov. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "HLC - University of Minnesota-Twin Cities - Branch Campuses".
  10. ^ "Our Brand: How to Convey It". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SYSTEM IDENTITY" (PDF). The University of Minnesota System. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "About Us". University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "About Us". University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  14. ^ "Official Enrollment Statistics". Office of Institutional Research. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  15. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Standard Listings". The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  16. ^ "UMN Research Statistics | RIO". research.umn.edu. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  17. ^ Zalaznick, Matt (January 6, 2023). "Billion-dollar business: These are higher ed's top 30 R&D performers". University Business. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  18. ^ Greene, Howard R.; Greene, Matthew W. (2001). The public ivies: America's flagship public universities (1st ed.). New York: Cliff Street Books. ISBN 978-0060934590.
  19. ^ "University of Minnesota Athletics - Official Athletics Website". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  20. ^ "Minnesota Championships". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  21. ^ "Golden Gophers in the Olympics". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  22. ^ https://scholarswalk.umn.edu/national-and-international-awards/nobel-prize#:~:text=Twenty-five%20individuals%20who%20have%20been%20faculty%20or%20students,site%20for%20details%20and%20history%20about%20this%20award%29.

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