University of Minnesota

This article is about the campus in the Twin Cities. For the entire system, see University of Minnesota system.
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Latin: Universitas Minnesotensis[1]
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; 173 years ago (1851)[2]
Parent institution
University of Minnesota system
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$5.366 billion (system-wide, 2022)[3]
Budget$4.5 billion (2024)[4]
PresidentRebecca Cunningham[5]
ProvostRachel Croson
Academic staff
4,823 (fall 2023)[6]
Total staff
27,675 (fall 2023)[6]
Students54,890 (fall 2023)[7]
Undergraduates30,469 (fall 2023)[7]
Postgraduates11,233 (fall 2023)[7]
5,534 (fall 2023)[7]
Other students
9,284 (fall 2023)[7]
Location
Minneapolis-Saint Paul
,
Minnesota
,
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.[21]

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  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.
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  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.
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