University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

Motto	Commune vinculum omnibus artibus (Latin)
Motto in English	A common bond for all the arts
Type	Public Flagship university Land grant Space grant
Established	1851 (1851)[1]
Academic affiliations	University of Minnesota system AAU BTAA URA APLU
Endowment	$3.2 billion (2016)[2]
Budget	$3.8 billion (2017)[3]
President	Joan T.A. Gabel
Provost	Karen Hanson
Academic staff	3,804[4]
Students	51,848[5]
Undergraduates	31,535[5]
Postgraduates	12,614[5]
Doctoral students	3,508[5]
Location	Minneapolis and Saint Paul , Minnesota , United States 44°58′29″N 93°14′07″W / 44.974747°N 93.235353°W / 44.974747; -93.235353
Campus	Urban 2,730 acres (1,100 ha)
Colors	Maroon and Gold[6]
Nickname	Golden Gophers
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I Big Ten, WCHA (Women's ice hockey)
Mascot	Goldy Gopher
Website	www.umn.edu

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (U of M or The U) is a public university. Most of the buildings are in Minneapolis, and some more buildings are about 3 miles (4.8 km) away near Saint Paul. These two parts are called the Twin Cities campus, and together they are the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. The Twin Cities campus is the flagship of the system.

The University of Minnesota is one of the Public Ivy universities in America, which is like saying they can give people an experience in college similar to the Ivy League. The University of Minnesota was started in 1851, and they are now in the Association of American Universities.

There are lots of students and teachers at the University of Minnesota. Some of them have won Nobel Prizes^[7] and Pulitzer Prizes.^[8] Some famous people who went to the University of Minnesota are Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, and Bob Dylan. The nickname of the University of Minnesota is the Golden Gophers.

1. ↑ "Board of Regents Policy" (PDF). University of Minnesota. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
2. ↑ As of June 30, 2016. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2015 to FY 2016". National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
3. ↑ For Minnesota State Fiscal Year 2017 "University of Minnesota Budget". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
4. ↑ "University of Minnesota: Employee Head Count". University of Minnesota Office of Institutional Research. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} tarab005 (2017-02-22). "Official Enrollment Statistics". Office of Institutional Research. Retrieved 2018-02-20.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. ↑ "Our Brand: How to Convey It". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
7. ↑ "University of Minnesota: Scholars Walk". www.scholarswalk.umn.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
8. ↑ "University of Minnesota: Scholars Walk". www.scholarswalk.umn.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-02-20.