Address: 100 Church Street SE, 55455 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Health Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture
The University of Minnesota was founded in 1851, seven years before Minnesota became a state, and its Twin Cities campus stretches along both banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. It is the flagship of the University of Minnesota system, which also has campuses in Duluth, Morris, Crookston and Rochester, and it is the state’s land-grant university under the Morrill Act of 1862.
The university was founded near Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi. Its medical history includes the first open-heart operation using cross-circulation, performed by C. Walton Lillehei’s team on 26 March 1954, and in 1958 Lillehei first used a small battery-powered pacemaker built by Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken at his request.
Faculty at the university have won Nobel Prizes, and the university describes itself as Minnesota’s only land-grant university.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master, MBA
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Flagship campus of UM System. Major research university with a comprehensive academic medical center. Member of Big Ten Academic Alliance and AAU.
Research:
A leading research university with strengths across numerous fields including health sciences (medical devices, public health), engineering (chemical, mechanical), agricultural sciences, psychology, and economics. Very high research activity.
Famous Alumnis:
Bob Dylan, Hubert Humphrey (also LSU), Walter Mondale, Norman Borlaug, Garrison Keillor
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
20000
Current students***:
55000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
500000
Pros
Major public research university with comprehensive excellence, high research output, located in a vibrant metropolitan area (Minneapolis-St. Paul).
Cons
Very large student population, cold winters, some older campus facilities.
Best For
Students seeking a large, comprehensive public research university with strong programs across many disciplines, particularly in health sciences, engineering, or agriculture, in a major Midwestern metropolitan area.
University of Wisconsin, Madison is a public land-grant flagship in Madison with life sciences, engineering and social sciences as main fields.
Ohio State University, public and based in Columbus, offers engineering, business and health sciences on one large campus.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a public university in Lincoln where agriculture and natural resources stand beside business and engineering.
University of Illinois Chicago covers health sciences, including medicine, nursing and pharmacy, along with urban planning and engineering.
University of Iowa is public and located in Iowa City, with health sciences as one of three listed main fields.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
University of Toronto in Canada is a public university with medicine, engineering and artificial intelligence as main fields.
Monash University is a public university in Clayton, Australia, covering medicine, engineering, information technology, business, law and pharmacy.
University of Copenhagen, public and located in Copenhagen, Denmark, has health and medical sciences, natural sciences and humanities as main fields.
Seoul National University in South Korea is a public university in the Gwanak-gu district of Seoul that includes engineering, natural sciences, medicine and law.
Universiteit Gent is a public university in Ghent, Belgium, strong in life sciences, engineering and biotechnology.
*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.
FAQ
When was the Twin Cities campus founded?
The University of Minnesota was founded in 1851, before Minnesota became a state in 1858. It began near Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi.
Is the university in Minneapolis or Saint Paul?
Both. The campus spans the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, with other campuses of the system in Duluth, Morris, Crookston and Rochester.
What makes it a land-grant university?
It gained land-grant status under the Morrill Act of 1862, which funded colleges for agriculture and the mechanic arts. The university describes itself as Minnesota's only land-grant university.
Which medical firsts are connected with the university?
C. Walton Lillehei and colleagues performed the first open-heart operation using cross-circulation on 26 March 1954. In 1958 a portable pacemaker by Earl Bakken was first used in Lillehei's work.
Have members of the university won major prizes?
Yes. The university says its faculty have won Nobel Prizes, and Wikipedia lists Nobel laureates among those associated with it.
Where do I find admissions information?
The Twin Cities admissions pages explain requirements by college. International applicants can find language and document guidance there as well.
Agriculture, Biomedical Sensors, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Medical Devices, User-Centered Design
*: 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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