University of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston, MN2900 University Ave, Crookston, MN 56716-5001
800-862-6466
The University of Minnesota-Crookston (UMC) is a public university in Crookston, Minnesota. It is part of the University of Minnesota system and offers bachelor's degrees in more than 25 areas of study. The university is located on the west side of Crookston, near the Red Lake River. The campus is about an hour's drive from Grand Forks, North Dakota, and two hours from Fargo, North Dakota.
UMC was founded in 1966 as a two-year college. It became a four-year institution in 1979 and began offering bachelor's degrees in 1980. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
UMC has an enrollment of about 1,800 students, most of whom are from Minnesota. The university offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as online and distance learning options.
The university's athletic teams compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and are known as the Golden Eagles. The men's and women's teams both compete in basketball, cross country, golf, and track and field. The men's team also competes in baseball, while the women's team competes in softball.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 2530
Acceptance Rate: 72.15%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.crk.umn.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.crk.umn.edu/units/office-financial-aid-and-scholarships
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $24212
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $24212
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at University of Minnesota-Crookston is $93967.31. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at University of Minnesota-Crookston. For graduates of University of Minnesota-Crookston, we saw an average early-career income of $55600.00 and mid-career income of $89700.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.