University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota (formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) 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. The Twin Cities campus is the oldest and largest in the University of Minnesota system and has the ninth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,376 students at the start of the 2021–22 academic year. It is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System, and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units.
Other name | U of M; The U; UMN |
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| Motto | Commune vinculum omnibus artibus (Latin) |
Motto in English | "A common bond for all the arts" |
| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | 1851 |
Parent institution | University of Minnesota system |
| Accreditation | HLC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $5.366 billion (2022) |
| Budget | $4.2 billion (2020) |
| President | Jeff Ettinger (interim) |
| Provost | Rachel Croson |
Academic staff | 4,033 (Fall 2022) |
Total staff | 24,336 (Fall 2022) |
| Students | 54,890 (Fall 2023) |
| Undergraduates | 30,469 (Fall 2023) |
| Postgraduates | 11,233(Fall 2023) |
| 3,875 (Fall 2022) | |
Other students | 8,907 (Fall 2022) |
| Location | , , United States 44°58′30″N 93°14′07″W |
| Campus | Large city, 2,730 acres (1,100 ha) |
| Newspaper | Minnesota Daily |
| Colors | Maroon and gold |
| Nickname | Golden Gophers |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Goldy Gopher |
| Website | twin-cities |
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. Today, the university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Minnesota 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 2021 with $1.07 billion. University of Minnesota faculty, alumni, and researchers have won 26 Nobel Prizes and 3 Pulitzer Prizes. Among its alumni, the university counts 25 Rhodes Scholars, 7 Marshall Scholars, 21 Truman Scholars, and 134 Fulbright recipients. The University of Minnesota is considered a Public Ivy university.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers compete in 21 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference and have won 29 national championships. As of 2021, Minnesota's current and former students have won a total of 76 Olympic medals.