University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, MN515 Darland Administration Bldg, Duluth, MN 55812
218-726-8000
The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) is a public research university in Duluth, Minnesota. Founded in 1895 as the Duluth Normal School, it is the second oldest member of the University of Minnesota system and has been part of the system since 1947. The university is ranked as the 85th best public university in the United States and the 4th best public university in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. It is also ranked as the 55th best university for undergraduate teaching and the 29th best value school in the nation by the same publication. The university enrolls 11,625 students in 15 colleges and schools and offers 85 bachelor's, 49 master's, and 32 doctoral degree programs. The main campus is located on 193 acres (0.78 km2) of land on the west side of the city of Duluth. The university also operates two satellite campuses, one in the city of Rochester and one in the Twin Cities suburb of Crookston.
UMD is one of the five universities in the country that offer a medical school, pharmacy school, and a dental school on one campus. These schools are collectively known as the Duluth Campus of the University of Minnesota Medical School. The university is also home to the Large Lakes Observatory, a research center focused on the study of the world's large lakes. The school's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are known as the Bulldogs. They compete in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) and have won two NCAA Division I men's hockey championships, in 1984 and 1985.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 10275
Acceptance Rate: 78.55%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.d.umn.edu/
Financial Aid: https://onestop.d.umn.edu/finances/receiving-financial-aid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $25518
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $30718
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at University of Minnesota-Duluth is $101850.66. 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-Duluth. For graduates of University of Minnesota-Duluth, we saw an average early-career income of $57500.00 and mid-career income of $102700.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.