University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota · Website
$69,020
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$69,020
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is a public 4-year college in Minneapolis, Minnesota with 31,855 undergraduates and 15,363 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,778 a year (tuition and fees $17,214 in-state, $38,362 out-of-state). It admits 80% of applicants and 85% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $69,020 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,778
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$17,214
Out-of-state $38,362
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
85%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,500
About $207 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$69,020
Rank 397 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,778
- Tuition in-state
- $17,214
- Tuition out-of-state
- $38,362
- Cost of attendance
- $30,061
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 28%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,642
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,283
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,931
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,415
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,008
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,790 in 2015-16 to $17,214 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1,362
- SAT reading, middle
- 685
- SAT math, middle
- 715
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 31,855
- Graduate students
- 15,363
- Part-time students
- 6.4%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 85%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 443
- Endowment
- $5.5B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 397 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 96 in Minnesota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,778 | $16,908 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $17,214 | $9,706 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 85% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 85% | 53% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 73% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $14,750 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $57,984 | $42,217 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $69,020 | $45,628 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 84% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
443 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 612 | $18,577 | $82,861 | $111,661 | $107,009 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 531 | $19,012 | $36,294 | $58,449 | $50,706 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 455 | $19,500 | $42,339 | $60,270 | $55,693 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 424 | $67,943 | $132,950 | $162,817 | $103,485 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 339 | $20,500 | $69,094 | $98,279 | $83,343 |
| Biology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 332 | $19,882 | $36,136 | $63,132 | $57,214 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 310 | $20,400 | $31,613 | $64,629 | $62,172 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 256 | $19,500 | $56,902 | $82,488 | $82,686 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 239 | $22,136 | $59,609 | $86,246 | $69,303 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 220 | $142,289 | $65,924 | $141,568 | $112,460 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 208 | $23,230 | $51,934 | $58,755 | $59,916 |
| Education, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 206 | $17,021 | $46,560 | $67,795 | $49,113 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 205 | $98,423 | $77,642 | $117,872 | $107,773 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 201 | $18,500 | $40,208 | $65,487 | $63,293 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 197 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 194 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 187 | $17,132 | $73,433 | $90,061 | $92,135 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 171 | $45,315 | $70,387 | $88,156 | $82,751 |
| Computer Systems AnalysisOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 161 | $20,041 | $73,013 | $104,839 | $78,929 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 153 | $148,500 | $94,628 | $146,303 | $138,348 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 151 | $20,500 | $58,153 | $81,864 | $69,562 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 150 | $21,500 | $33,132 | $56,916 | $55,012 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 139 | $18,689 | $38,407 | $60,415 | $48,471 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 136 | $20,563 | $72,929 | $82,960 | $88,910 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $18,746 | $31,258 | $47,873 | $48,590 |
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Minnesota-Twin Cities cost?
$16,778 a year is the average net price at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $17,214 for in-state students and $38,362 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,061. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,642 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
80% of applicants are admitted to University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,362 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in Minnesota is 85%.
How much do University of Minnesota-Twin Cities graduates earn?
$69,020 a year is the median pay of former University of Minnesota-Twin Cities students who work, 10 years after they started ($57,984 after 6 years). That ranks 397 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 96 in Minnesota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Dentistry (Professional) at $140,452.
How much student debt do University of Minnesota-Twin Cities graduates have?
$19,500 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Minnesota-Twin Cities graduates, about $207 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 28% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
85% of first-time, full-time students at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities finish within 6 years. 91% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
Computer Science (612 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (531 bachelor's graduates), Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (455 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 443 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.