Campus tours : Conducted by the Office of Admissions for incoming freshmen and their families.
Minnesota Daily: Student-produced newspaper.
Our campuses and outreach centers
University Facts and Figures brochure (123 K PDF)
Transforming the U: Tracks the U's progress toward becoming one of the top three public research universities in the world.
The mighty Mississippi River winds through the Twin Cities' home of the University of Minnesota. Founded in 1851, the University has a presence throughout the state with its five campuses and numerous research and outreach centers.
From the Crookston campus on the edge of the northern prairie to the newest campus, Rochester, less than 50 miles from the state's southern border, the University serves Minnesota’s families and businesses, while contributing knowledge and innovations to help build a healthier, sustainable world. With a graduate school established in 1905, the University has helped lead the nation in scholarship and higher learning.
Life-changing work, like the recent creation of a beating heart and stem cell transplant to cure recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a once-fatal skin disease, shows the caliber of the University's research. Ranked among the top public research universities in the world, the University of Minnesota is truly driven to discover, and that goal reaches into every college on every campus.
The University was established as a land-grant college, meaning the federal government gave it land to use or sell to provide an education for students of all incomes. Being a land-grant institution meant you also had a commitment to your state's agriculture. Today, through myriad scholarships, the University helps its students afford tuition, housing, and books, and agriculture is still a focus of its teaching, research, and outreach.
As the U grew, so did the city around it, and the University has adapted its historic land-grant mission to fit its surroundings and has dedicated itself, through programs like the University Northside Partnership, to resolving complex contemporary issues in the urban age.
Motto
Omnibus artibus commune vinculum
"a common bond for all the arts."
Established
1851
President
Robert H. Bruininks
Students
40,572 undergraduate students
25,527 graduate, professional, and other students
Faculty
4,088 full-time faculty
Alumni
400,000 alumni
Research
$619.2 million in sponsored research awards
Home of Cedar Creek Ecosystems Science Reserve (birthplace of modern ecology) and collaborator with the Mayo Clinic and the state of Minnesota in the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics
Arts & Culture
Museums, lectures, theaters, concerts, and film
Scores of arts- and culture-focused student organizations and events
Cornerstones
After 157 years, the U has a rich history, a still relevant mission, and lasting school traditions.
Campuses
Flagship Twin Cities campus spanning the Mississippi River
Thomas Jefferson-inspired mall, with stately pillars and spacious green quadrangles
Blend of traditional and modern buildings, like the Weisman Art Museum designed by Frank Gehry
Four coordinate campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester.