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#118 Best Value Schools
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#25 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
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#52 Accounting
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#38 Finance
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#23 Management
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#6 Management Information Systems
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#21 Marketing
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#8 Chemical
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#31 Civil
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#30 Mechanical
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#42 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#251 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#27 Top Public Schools
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#21 Study Abroad
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities is ranked #70 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
58
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
100
Graduation and retention rank
82
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
79%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
93%
Social Mobility Rank
251
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
72%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
82%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
78%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
2
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.7
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
256
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
83
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
87.2%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
80%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
37.5%
Classes with 50 or more students
20%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
17:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
65
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
26-31
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
50%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
45
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
158
Average alumni giving rate
7.7%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
