UMD is a public university, part of the University of Minnesota system, located in Duluth. It offers a range of undergraduate and some graduate programs, with strengths in areas relevant to its Lake Superior location.
Address: 1049 University Drive, 55812 Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Engineering, Business, Environmental and Outdoor Education
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of University of Minnesota system. Located on Lake Superior, offering unique opportunities for environmental and freshwater research.
Research:
Research in areas such as aquatic ecology, environmental science, materials science, and regional economic development.
Famous Alumnis:
Brian Kobilka
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
10000
Foreign students***:
2%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Beautiful location on Lake Superior, smaller campus feel within UMN system, good for programs related to environment and outdoors.
Cons
Located in a smaller northern city with cold winters, more limited program breadth and research capacity than Twin Cities campus.
Best For
Students seeking a smaller public university experience in a scenic northern setting, often interested in environmental science, outdoor education, or engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- University of Idaho overlaps with this institution on ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, so the two are easy to compare, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- Where this institution leans on ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, Dartmouth College does the same, and it also offers doctoral and mba programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 7,000 students against roughly 10,000 here.
- In terms of fields, University of Rhode Island is the nearest neighbour, with life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning again at the core; it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- Think of University of Vermont when ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics is the priority: it also offers doctoral programmes and covers agriculture as well.
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County takes a similar route through ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, and it covers bioinformatics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 14,000 students against roughly 10,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Cape Breton University, based in Canada, is built around ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics much like this institution, and it is also a public institution and also offers certificate and diploma programmes.
- Beyond national borders, Lakehead University stands out as a comparable school for ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it is slightly smaller, at about 8,000 students against roughly 10,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- University of Stirling (the United Kingdom) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it is slightly larger, at about 14,000 students against roughly 10,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Looking internationally, University of Chester in the United Kingdom is where ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics get a comparable treatment; it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on ecology and sustainability, life sciences and engineering is Federal University of Sergipe in Brazil, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Aquaculture, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life Impact, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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