Public university in Minnesota, U.S.
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Other name
U of M; UMN Motto Commune vinculum omnibus artibus (Latin )Motto in English
"A common bond for all the arts" Type Public land-grant research university Established 1851; 173 years ago (1851 ) [ 1] Parent institution
University of Minnesota system Accreditation HLC Academic affiliations
Endowment $5.366 billion (2022)[ 2] Budget $4.5 billion (2024)[ 3] President Rebecca Cunningham [ 4] Provost Rachel Croson Academic staff
4,823 (fall 2023)[ 5] Total staff
27,675 (fall 2023)[ 5] Students 54,890 (fall 2023)[ 6] Undergraduates 30,469 (fall 2023)[ 6] Postgraduates 11,233 (fall 2023)[ 6] 5,534 (fall 2023)[ 6] Other students
9,284 (fall 2023)[ 6] Location , , United States
44°58′30″N 93°14′07″W / 44.97500°N 93.23528°W / 44.97500; -93.23528 Campus Large city[ 7] , 2,730 acres (1,100 ha) Newspaper Minnesota Daily Colors Maroon and gold[ 8] Nickname Golden Gophers Sporting affiliations
Mascot Goldy Gopher Website twin-cities .umn .edu
The University of Minnesota (offically 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.[ 9]
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.[ 10] 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".[ 11] 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.[ 12] [ 13] The University of Minnesota is considered a Public Ivy university.[ 14]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers compete in 21 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference and have won 29 national championships.[ 15] [ 16] As of March 2024, Minnesota's current and former students have won a total of 90 Olympic medals .[ 17]
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^ "University of Minnesota Athletics - Official Athletics Website" . University of Minnesota Athletics . Retrieved March 26, 2024 .
^ "Minnesota Championships" . University of Minnesota Athletics . Retrieved March 26, 2024 .
^ "Golden Gophers in the Olympics" . University of Minnesota Athletics . Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2024 .