Getting in
For Fall 2025, 43,929 first-year students applied to Minnesota, 34,648 were admitted and 7,180 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 78.9%.
Source: UMN Twin Cities Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025
| Applicants | Applied | Admitted | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | 9,780 | 6,222 | 63.6% |
| Out-of-state | 26,246 | 22,386 | 85.3% |
| International | 7,903 | 6,040 | 76.4% |
Source: UMN Twin Cities Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By school or major. UMN's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the Twin Cities campus. The admissions office publishes the grades and scores of admitted students by college, but no admission rate by college or major.
Source: UMN Admissions, How We Determine College of Admission (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early action. UMN has no early decision plan. Its two early action deadlines are not binding and not restrictive, and the Common Data Set does not report how many applied or were admitted early, so it gives no early acceptance rate.
Source: UMN Twin Cities Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Programs with extra requirements
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
You are admitted to a freshman-admitting college. UMN considers you first for the colleges you list, in order, and then for its other colleges that match your interests and preparation. Two programs ask for more:
- School of Nursing. Apply to UMN by November 1. Nursing decisions are released once the whole nursing pool has been reviewed; admitted students should expect a decision by December 15.
Source: UMN Admissions, Freshman Application Deadlines (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
- School of Music. The Bachelor of Music (performance, music education, music therapy) and the BA in music with applied emphasis need a separate School of Music application by December 1, 2026, and an audition on January 30 or February 13, 2027. Music education and music therapy applicants also interview. Admission to UMN and to the School of Music are separate decisions.
Source: UMN School of Music, Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Source: UMN Admissions, How We Determine College of Admission (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Majors
155 majors across 13 schools. Every bachelor's degree major on UMN Twin Cities' official majors site, grouped by the college that offers it, with the degree it leads to. Interdisciplinary Computing majors shared by two colleges appear under each. Minors and graduate programs are left out.
Carlson School of Management11
- Accounting (Bachelor of Science in Business)
- Business Analytics (Bachelor of Science in Business)
- Entrepreneurial Management (Bachelor of Science in Business)
- Finance (Bachelor of Science in Business)
- Finance & Risk Management Insurance (Bachelor of Science in Business)
- Human Resources and Industrial Relations (Bachelor of Science in Business)
- International Business (Bachelor of Science in Business)
- Management Information Systems (Bachelor of Science in Business)
- Marketing (Bachelor of Science in Business)
- Public & Nonprofit Management (Bachelor of Science in Business)
- Supply Chain & Operations Management (Bachelor of Science in Business)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Biological Sciences8
- Biochemistry (Bachelor of Science)
- Biology (Bachelor of Science)
- Cellular and Organismal Physiology (Bachelor of Science)
- Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (Bachelor of Science)
- Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development (Bachelor of Science)
- Microbiology (Bachelor of Science)
- Neuroscience (Bachelor of Science)
- Plant and Microbial Biology (Bachelor of Science)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Continuing and Professional Studies6
- Construction Management (Bachelor of Applied Science)
- Health and Wellbeing Sciences (Bachelor of Science)
- Health Services Management (Bachelor of Applied Science)
- Information Technology Infrastructure (Bachelor of Applied Science)
- Inter-College Program (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
- Multidisciplinary Studies (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Design9
- Apparel Design (Bachelor of Science)
- Architecture (Bachelor of Design in Architecture or Bachelor of Science)
- Graphic Design (Bachelor of Fine Arts)
- Interdisciplinary Computing: Retail Data Science
- Interior Design (Bachelor of Science)
- Landscape Architecture (Bachelor of Landscape Architecture)
- Product Design (Bachelor of Science)
- Retail and Consumer Studies (Bachelor of Science)
- User Experience (UX) (Bachelor of Science in UX Design)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Education and Human Development10
- Business and Marketing Education (Bachelor of Science)
- Early Childhood (Bachelor of Science)
- Elementary Education Foundations (Bachelor of Science)
- Family Social Science (Bachelor of Science)
- Human Resource Development (Bachelor of Science)
- Kinesiology (Bachelor of Science)
- Physical Activity and Health Promotion (Bachelor of Science)
- Special Education (Bachelor of Science)
- Sport Management (Bachelor of Science)
- Youth Studies (Bachelor of Science)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences13
- Agricultural and Food Business Management (Bachelor of Science)
- Agricultural Communication and Marketing (Bachelor of Science)
- Agricultural Education (Bachelor of Science)
- Animal Science (Bachelor of Science)
- Applied Economics (Bachelor of Science)
- Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management (Bachelor of Science)
- Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology (Bachelor of Science)
- Food Science (Bachelor of Science)
- Forest and Natural Resource Management (Bachelor of Science)
- Nutrition (Bachelor of Science)
- Plant Science (Bachelor of Science)
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (Bachelor of Science)
- Sustainable Systems Management (Bachelor of Science)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Liberal Arts67
- Acting (Bachelor of Fine Arts)
- African American and African Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- American Indian Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- American Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Anthropology (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
- Art (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts)
- Art History (Bachelor of Arts)
- Arts Education (Bachelor of Arts)
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Astrophysics (B.A.) (Bachelor of Arts)
- Bachelor of Individualized Studies (Bachelor of Individualized Studies)
- Biology, Society, and Environment (Bachelor of Arts)
- Chemistry (B.A.) (Bachelor of Arts)
- Chicano & Latino Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Classical and Near Eastern Religions and Cultures (Bachelor of Arts)
- Communication Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Computer Science (B.A.) (Bachelor of Arts)
- Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature (Bachelor of Arts)
- Dakota Language (Bachelor of Arts)
- Dance (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts)
- Developmental Psychology (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
- Earth Sciences (B.A.) (Bachelor of Arts)
- Economics (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
- Economics - Business Economics (Bachelor of Arts)
- Economics - Quantitative (Bachelor of Arts)
- English (Bachelor of Arts)
- Environmental Geosciences (B.A.) (Bachelor of Arts)
- French and Italian Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- French Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Geography (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
- German, Scandinavian, Dutch (Bachelor of Arts)
- Global Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- History (Bachelor of Arts)
- Human Physiology (Bachelor of Arts)
- Individually Designed Interdepartmental (Bachelor of Arts)
- Interdisciplinary Computing: Computational Linguistics
- Interdisciplinary Computing: Geographic Information Science
- Interdisciplinary Computing: Psychology and Computing
- Italian Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Jewish Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Journalism (Bachelor of Arts)
- Linguistics (Bachelor of Arts)
- Mathematics (B.A.) (Bachelor of Arts)
- Media and Information (Bachelor of Arts)
- Music (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Music)Extra requirement: The Bachelor of Music and the BA with applied emphasis need a School of Music application and an audition.
- Music Education (Bachelor of Music)Extra requirement: The Bachelor of Music and the BA with applied emphasis need a School of Music application and an audition.
- Music Therapy (Bachelor of Music)Extra requirement: The Bachelor of Music and the BA with applied emphasis need a School of Music application and an audition.
- Ojibwe Language (Bachelor of Arts)
- Philosophy (Bachelor of Arts)
- Physics (B.A.) (Bachelor of Arts)
- Political Science (Bachelor of Arts)
- Psychology (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
- Religious Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Russian (Bachelor of Arts)
- Sociology (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
- Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Justice (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
- Spanish and Portuguese Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Spanish Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
- Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (Bachelor of Arts)
- Statistical Practice (Bachelor of Arts)
- Statistical Science (Bachelor of Science)
- Strategic Communication: Advertising and Public Relations (Bachelor of Arts)
- Studies in Cinema and Media Culture (Bachelor of Arts)
- Technical Writing and Communication (Bachelor of Science)
- Theatre Arts (Bachelor of Arts)
- Urban Studies (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Science and Engineering26
- Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics)
- Astrophysics (B.S.) (Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics)
- Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering)
- Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (Bachelor of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering)
- Chemical Engineering (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering)
- Chemistry (B.S.) (Bachelor of Science in Chemistry)
- Civil Engineering (Bachelor of Civil Engineering)
- Computer Engineering (Bachelor of Computer Engineering)
- Computer Science (B.S.) (Bachelor of Science in Computer Science)
- Data Science (Bachelor of Science in Data Science)
- Earth Sciences (B.S.) (Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences)
- Electrical Engineering (Bachelor of Electrical Engineering)
- Environmental Engineering (Bachelor of Environmental Engineering)
- Environmental Geosciences (B.S.) (Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geosciences)
- Geoengineering (Bachelor of Geoengineering)
- Industrial and Systems Engineering (Bachelor of Industrial and Systems Engineering)
- Interdisciplinary Computing: Computational Linguistics
- Interdisciplinary Computing: Geographic Information Science
- Interdisciplinary Computing: Neural Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Computing: Operations and Information Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Computing: Psychology and Computing
- Interdisciplinary Computing: Retail Data Science
- Materials Science and Engineering (Bachelor of Materials Science and Engineering)
- Mathematics (B.S.) (Bachelor of Science in Mathematics)
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering)
- Physics (B.S.) (Bachelor of Science in Physics)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
School of Dentistry1
- Dental Hygiene (Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Medical School1
- Mortuary Sciences (Bachelor of Science)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
School of Nursing1
- Nursing (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)Extra requirement: Apply by November 1; decisions come once the whole nursing pool is reviewed.
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Pharmacy1
- Medical Laboratory Sciences (Bachelor of Science)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
School of Public Health1
- Public Health (Bachelor of Arts)
Source: UMN Twin Cities, Majors and Minors (majors.umn.edu) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Source: UMN School of Music, Apply (opens in a new tab), for the extra requirements. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Source: UMN Admissions, Freshman Application Deadlines (opens in a new tab), for the extra requirements. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Deadlines for Fall 2027
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
| Plan | Apply by | Decision | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Action I | November 1 | By January 31 | No |
| Early Action II | December 1 | By February 28 | No |
| Regular deadline | January 1 | By March 31 | No |
The application opens in August and asks for the application, a $55 fee and the courses and grades you enter yourself; no essay or letters are required. Complete applications by these deadlines get full consideration for the University Honors Program and scholarships; later ones are considered as space and funds allow. Admitted students confirm by May 1, and final transcripts are due July 1.
Source: UMN Admissions, Freshman Admission (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Testing
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
UMN does not require the ACT or SAT from freshman applicants through the fall 2029 term. On the Common App you say whether you want a score considered, and that choice is final once you submit, except when a test is canceled or you cannot get a seat. Applications with and without scores get full consideration for admission, scholarships and the University Honors Program; a score you choose to send is read as one academic factor.
Source: UMN Admissions, ACT / SAT Information (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as not required for fall 2027 applicants, but considered if submitted.
Source: UMN Twin Cities Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Applying next year?
For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028
Not announced yet. When we checked Minnesota's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.
Source: UMN Admissions, ACT / SAT Information (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Cost, and what families paid after aid
The published cost of a year at Minnesota, 2026-2027:
| Item | In-state | Out-of-state |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | $19,312 | $43,348 |
| Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Housing and food (living in a dorm) | $15,552 | $15,552 |
| Transportation | $200 | $1,700 |
| Personal and other expenses | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Loan fees | $162 | $162 |
| Total | $38,226 | $63,762 |
One Stop's fall and spring budget for an undergraduate living in a dorm, at 13 semester hours each semester. The Carlson School of Management and the College of Science and Engineering each add $3,100 a year in tuition, not shown here. International students have a separate budget.
Source: UMN One Stop, Cost of attendance (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:
| Family income | Paid after grants |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $6,642 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $7,283 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,931 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $16,415 |
| Over $110,000 | $27,008 |
| All incomes | $16,778 |
What first-year, full-time, in-state students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from UMN's aid offer.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Similar schools
Chosen for how close each is to University of Minnesota Twin Cities on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.
University of IowaIowa City, IA · Public79.9% admitted$22,531 average net price
University of MissouriColumbia, MO · Public78.5% admitted$20,268 average net price
Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS · Public72.2% admitted$13,194 average net price
Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA · Public87.9% admitted$18,589 average net price
University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE · Public87.8% admitted$17,747 average net price
Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.