University of Minnesota - Duluth

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (47%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,147
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 87%
From Region 11%
Athletes 394 (5.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 83%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Minnesota - Duluth 1,803 48% 86% 2% 2% 3% 1% $74,316 56 +0.12 82 97% 7.0%
Chemical Engineering 39 — 72% 90% 0% 0% 3% 5% $101,101 31 -0.45 97 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 34 — 76% 79% 0% 0% 3% 9% $84,853 12 -1.07 90 99% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 27 — 89% 89% 0% 4% 0% 0% $97,407 8 -0.93 96 95% — — — —
Engineering Physics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,546 44 -0.23 95 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 17 — 82% 82% 0% 6% 0% 6% $101,801 19 -0.76 97 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 98 — 90% 88% 2% 2% 4% 1% $96,858 41 -0.29 96 98% — — — —
Computer Science 105 +4 90% 80% 5% 2% 4% 5% $101,515 25 -0.69 97 98% — — — —
Database Administration 20 +4 70% 95% 5% 0% 0% 0% $91,710 39 -0.32 94 — — — — —
Network Engineering 18 +1 83% 72% 17% 6% 6% 0% $102,604 66 +0.21 97 98% — — — —
Chemistry 36 +2 44% 92% 0% 3% 3% 0% $74,509 74 +0.28 83 97% — — — —
Geosciences 9 — 67% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,766 55 -0.03 71 100% — — — —
Mathematics 16 +1 44% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $79,791 51 -0.21 87 97% — — — —
Physics 11 — 91% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,025 51 -0.04 89 — — — — —
Statistics 8 +7 62% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,550 10 -0.96 86 100% — — — —
Biochemistry 37 +1 38% 86% 0% 5% 3% 0% $79,518 80 +0.71 87 97% — — — —
Biology 124 +1 34% 84% 2% 4% 4% 0% $68,764 62 +0.27 77 96% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,764 38 -0.07 77 96% — — — —
Environmental Science 23 — 35% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $66,535 87 +0.99 74 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 20 — 10% 85% 0% 0% 5% 0% $61,759 47 -0.04 66 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 75 +1 31% 89% 0% 3% 4% 0% $64,532 66 +0.32 71 97% — — — —
Public Health 26 +1 15% 85% 4% 4% 0% 0% $62,800 43 -0.22 68 100% — — — —
Accounting 35 — 69% 91% 6% 0% 0% 0% $89,138 60 +0.14 92 100% — — — —
Applied Economics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $75,791 18 -0.83 84 96% — — — —
Business Administration 41 +7 61% 80% 0% 5% 2% 0% $76,894 64 -0.04 85 97% 6.2% — — —
Economics 11 — 82% 73% 0% 9% 9% 0% $75,791 18 -0.83 84 96% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 12 +4 58% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,160 70 +0.15 87 — — — — —
Finance 82 +12 89% 90% 2% 1% 1% 1% $89,591 41 -0.33 93 98% — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 16 +5 81% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,591 41 -0.33 93 98% — — — —
Health Administration 16 — 38% 81% 6% 0% 0% 0% $78,361 86 +0.62 86 100% — — — —
Human Resources Management 11 — 45% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $68,969 30 -0.51 77 — — — — —
Marketing 75 +24 48% 87% 1% 1% 5% 1% $85,253 75 +0.60 90 98% — — — —
Recreation Management 9 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,215 1 -1.57 20 97% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 3 +5 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $91,325 32 -0.47 93 — — — — —
Sales 27 +24 74% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,636 81 +0.86 92 — — — — —
Chinese Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,667 70 +0.43 71 — — — — —
English 25 — 20% 84% 4% 0% 0% 0% $51,551 50 -0.11 42 90% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,100 70 +0.47 72 100% — — — —
French 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,331 88 +1.01 77 97% — — — —
German 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,162 84 +0.90 76 — — — — —
History 27 +1 67% 93% 0% 0% 4% 0% $54,251 45 -0.26 49 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 15 — 60% 93% 7% 0% 0% 0% $59,500 70 +0.21 62 — — — — —
Linguistics 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,010 84 +0.89 76 — — — — —
Native American Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,100 70 +0.47 72 100% — — — —
Philosophy 5 +3 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,304 19 -0.84 39 95% — — — —
Spanish 14 +3 21% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $69,331 88 +1.01 77 97% — — — —
Women's Studies 6 +1 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $65,100 87 +1.09 72 100% — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $57,198 58 +0.03 57 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 21 +2 29% 76% 5% 5% 14% 0% $75,871 47 -0.29 84 — — — — —
Communication 43 +4 30% 88% 5% 0% 5% 0% $67,441 73 +0.52 75 98% — — — —
Geographic Information Science 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,064 65 +0.22 70 100% — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $64,064 65 +0.22 70 100% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 23 +1 43% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,174 38 -0.34 61 100% — — — —
Human Development 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,672 72 +0.40 55 — — — — —
International Affairs 4 +3 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $65,671 34 -0.37 73 — — — — —
Journalism 13 +2 62% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,380 34 -0.44 59 100% — — — —
Media Studies 6 +2 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,732 7 -1.23 34 95% — — — —
Political Science 18 +9 44% 89% 0% 0% 6% 6% $66,985 36 -0.38 74 98% — — — —
Psychology 133 — 22% 88% 3% 2% 6% 0% $61,884 86 +1.03 66 96% 7.3% — — —
Social Work 48 — 8% 85% 4% 0% 2% 0% $60,999 93 +0.92 65 98% — — — —
Sociology 9 +6 33% 44% 11% 22% 0% 0% $56,749 56 -0.01 55 97% — — — —
Early Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $45,714 14 -0.98 26 100% — — — —
Education 58 +1 14% 88% 2% 0% 3% 0% $56,395 59 +0.16 55 97% — — — —
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,197 66 +0.25 57 94% — — — —
Health Teacher Education 6 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,197 52 -0.07 57 94% — — — —
Mathematics Education 9 — 22% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,197 58 -0.05 57 94% — — — —
Physical Education 5 — 80% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $57,197 52 -0.07 57 94% — — — —
Science Education 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,197 58 -0.05 57 94% — — — —
Social Studies Education 16 — 44% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $57,197 70 +0.28 57 94% — — — —
Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $57,197 62 +0.25 57 94% — — — —
Art Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,197 91 +1.11 57 94% — — — —
Art History 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,779 75 +0.31 53 93% — — — —
Arts Management 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,804 67 +0.08 45 — — — — —
Fine Arts 4 — 50% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $55,779 89 +0.96 53 93% — — — —
Graphic Design 34 — 32% 76% 6% 0% 9% 3% $60,876 56 +0.06 64 89% — — — —
Music — +1 — — — — — — $49,877 63 +0.34 37 — — — — —
Music 5 +2 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,048 51 +0.03 30 95% — — — —
Music Education 7 +1 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,197 94 +1.12 57 94% — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,048 51 +0.03 30 95% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,048 51 +0.03 30 95% — — — —
Printing Management 24 — 17% 79% 12% 0% 4% 0% $65,876 73 +0.45 73 100% — — — —
Studio Art 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $55,779 89 +0.96 53 93% — — — —
Theater 27 +2 41% 74% 0% 0% 7% 0% $47,892 83 +0.65 32 100% — — — —
Criminology 51 +5 20% 90% 2% 2% 2% 0% $66,136 83 +0.86 73 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,349
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,415
Est. In-State Cost $19,855
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,702
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 18.9% 340 66% 88% 2% 1% 3% 1% $83,677 61 +0.06 89 98% 6.2%
Social Sciences 18.4% 331 27% 86% 3% 2% 5% 1% $62,901 66 +0.52 68 97% 7.3%
Engineering 12.1% 218 84% 87% 1% 2% 3% 3% $96,180 23 -0.56 95 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.2% 166 34% 85% 2% 4% 4% 0% $71,161 68 +0.36 79 96% —
Computer Science 7.9% 143 86% 81% 6% 2% 3% 3% $100,281 32 -0.52 97 98% —
Arts 6.9% 124 29% 81% 5% 0% 5% 2% $56,680 71 +0.45 55 95% —
Health Sciences 6.7% 121 24% 88% 1% 2% 3% 0% $63,701 8 +0.15 69 98% —
Humanities 5.9% 107 39% 87% 2% 0% 3% 0% $58,544 70 +0.20 60 96% —
Education 5.5% 99 23% 90% 1% 1% 3% 0% $56,727 71 +0.12 55 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.4% 80 55% 92% 0% 2% 1% 0% $76,044 43 -0.02 84 98% —
Professional 2.8% 51 20% 90% 2% 2% 2% 0% $66,136 47 +0.86 73 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 23 35% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $66,535 75 +0.99 74 100% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $22.4M #56 26% $0.1M — — — —
Engineering $2.2M #243 20% $0.1M — — — 9
Life & Natural Sciences $1.8M #268 42% $0 — — 8 1
Physical Sciences & Math $1.6M #307 64% $0.0M — — — 3
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.9M #323 73% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #301 63% $0 — — — 1
Business & Economics $0.2M #302 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #381 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #377 41% $0 — — — —
Total $29.6M #233 30% $0.2M — — 8 14

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 101 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 88 $251K $251K $0
Baseball 37 $351K $351K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Basketball 16 $779K $779K $0
Total 217 $7.3M $7.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 141 $387K $387K $0
Soccer 31 $411K $411K $0
Ice Hockey 23 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Softball 20 $391K $391K $0
Volleyball 18 $623K $623K $0
Basketball 15 $666K $666K $0
Tennis 11 $127K $127K $0
Total 177 $5.1M $5.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 229 $638K $638K $0
Football 101 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Ice Hockey 50 $6.1M $6.1M $0
Baseball 37 $351K $351K $0
Basketball 31 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 31 $411K $411K $0
Softball 20 $391K $391K $0
Volleyball 18 $623K $623K $0
Tennis 11 $127K $127K $0
Total 394 $15.3M $15.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (non-ED) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 89% 90% 85%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 43%
SAT Range 1180 – 1340
SAT Math Range 560 – 670
SAT RW Range 580 – 700