Other name | U of M; The U; UMN |
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Motto | Commune vinculum omnibus artibus (Latin) |
Motto in English | "A common bond for all the arts" |
Type | Public land-grant research university |
Established | 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 |
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 |
The University of Minnesota (formally 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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