How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities admits 79.8% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,300 and 1,500 on the SAT or between 26 and 31 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 17.6% receive Pell Grants and 18.7% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 21.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Minnesota-Twin Cities #505 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That ranking reflects the institution's broad admission funnel alongside its Pell and first-generation enrollment share, measured against the full nonprofit four-year universe. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $66,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in the 92.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 85.3%, and 72.3% of Pell-eligible students complete within the same window — a meaningful figure given that 17.6% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Azimuth ranks University of Minnesota-Twin Cities #65 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. That position reflects both the scale at which the university serves lower-income students and the earnings outcomes those students achieve after graduation. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, institutions that combine broad enrollment with strong per-student earnings gains generate the most durable mobility impact — and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities operates squarely within that pattern.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities admits 79.8% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,300 and 1,500 on the SAT or between 26 and 31 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 17.6% receive Pell Grants and 18.7% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 21.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Minnesota-Twin Cities #505 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That ranking reflects the institution's broad admission funnel alongside its Pell and first-generation enrollment share, measured against the full nonprofit four-year universe. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $66,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in the 92.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 85.3%, and 72.3% of Pell-eligible students complete within the same window — a meaningful figure given that 17.6% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Azimuth ranks University of Minnesota-Twin Cities #65 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. That position reflects both the scale at which the university serves lower-income students and the earnings outcomes those students achieve after graduation. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, institutions that combine broad enrollment with strong per-student earnings gains generate the most durable mobility impact — and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities operates squarely within that pattern.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities admits 79.8% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,300 and 1,500 on the SAT or between 26 and 31 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 17.6% receive Pell Grants and 18.7% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 21.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Minnesota-Twin Cities #505 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That ranking reflects the institution's broad admission funnel alongside its Pell and first-generation enrollment share, measured against the full nonprofit four-year universe. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $66,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in the 92.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 85.3%, and 72.3% of Pell-eligible students complete within the same window — a meaningful figure given that 17.6% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Azimuth ranks University of Minnesota-Twin Cities #65 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. That position reflects both the scale at which the university serves lower-income students and the earnings outcomes those students achieve after graduation. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, institutions that combine broad enrollment with strong per-student earnings gains generate the most durable mobility impact — and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities operates squarely within that pattern.
