Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UMN is slightly skewed towards women students, with 54.6% of undergraduate students being women and 45.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 36,209, with 19,785 women and 16,424 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UMN is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.7% of undergraduate students being women and 43.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 16,167, with 9,173 women and 6,994 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 45.4% 16,424 students
- women 54.6% 19,785 students
Graduate Students
- men 43.3% 6,994 students
- women 56.7% 9,173 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 62.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 22,459 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 11.3% of the student body, with 4,094 students. African American students represent 6.9% of the population, with 2,500 students, while Hispanic students account for 5.1%, with 1,853 students. Mixed race students account for 4.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,513 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 24 students.
International students make up 5.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 2,011 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.6% of the population, totaling 1,652 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UMN.
Undergraduate Students
- White 62.2% 22,459 students
- Asian 11.3% 4,094 students
- African American 6.9% 2,500 students
- International students 5.6% 2,011 students
- Hispanic 5.1% 1,853 students
- Unknown race 4.6% 1,652 students
- Mixed race 4.2% 1,513 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 24 students
Graduate Students
- White 54.5% 8,758 students
- International students 19.2% 3,091 students
- Asian 7.3% 1,177 students
- Unknown race 6.8% 1,096 students
- Hispanic 4.5% 730 students
- African American 4.4% 710 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 514 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 8 students
Transfer Students
- White 54.5% 1,034 students
- African American 13.8% 261 students
- Asian 10.0% 189 students
- International students 8.2% 155 students
- Hispanic 7.2% 137 students
- Mixed race 5.3% 100 students
- Unknown race 1.0% 19 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 36% 13,347 students
- 18-19 34% 12,533 students
- 22-24 11% 3,894 students
- 25-29 3% 1,074 students
- 30-34 1% 385 students
- 50-64 1% 187 students
- 35-39 1% 183 students
- 40-49 0% 173 students
- 25-29 39% 6,278 students
- 22-24 25% 4,013 students
- 30-34 18% 2,916 students
- 35-39 8% 1,260 students
- 40-49 6% 1,019 students
- 50-64 2% 395 students
- 20-21 1% 218 students
- 18-19 0% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 4,694 | 71.99% | |
| Wisconsin | 925 | 14.19% | |
| Illinois | 263 | 4.03% | |
| North Dakota | 73 | 1.12% | |
| California | 64 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 63 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 38 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 35 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 34 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 29 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 29 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 21 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 13 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 11 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 7 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% |
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