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Ridhi

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Yes, UMN is a safe place as it provides facilities like 624-WALK for students, staff, faculty, and visitors to get to U Security employees to walk with to or from campus any time of the day. There are also safe ride services of Gopher Chauffeur available free of cost, as well as the Rave Guardian Campus Safety App for virtual escort

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Ridhi

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Yes, the Twin Cities campus of UNM is the primary or flagship campus in the system. It is located in Minneapolis, USA and is the largest campus in the University of Minnesota system boasting 56,600 students and offers more than 300 programs. Check other campuses in the University of Minnesota System mentioned below

  • UMN Duluth

  • UMN Morris

  • UMN Crookston

  • UMN Rochester

 

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Ridhi

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities allows its students to opt for on-campus housing. Besides the housing costs, students are required to pay an additonal USD 200 as housing guarantee payment. Below are the UMN Twin Cities housing rates for 2025-26:

Hall of Residence 

Neighborhood 

Rate per person/semester 

Middlebrook 

West Bank 

USD 4,088 – 4,742  (INR 3,49,700 - 4,05,700)

Comstock 

East River 

USD 3,745 – 4,617  (INR 3,20,400 - 3,95,000)

Bailey 

St. Paul 

USD 3,745 – 3,963  (INR 3,20,400 - 3,39,000)

17th Avenue 

University Avenue 

USD 4,113 – 5,045  (INR 3,51,900 - 4,31,600)

Centennial 

Superblock 

USD 3,928 – 4,617  (INR 3,36,000 - 3,95,000)

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Ridhi

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The University of Minnesota was ranked #6 by a top-ranking publisher in the Interdisciplinary Science Rankings for 2025 among 749 total institutions in 92 countries. Moreover, UNM Twin Cities has been ranked #1 in the list of Best Colleges in Minnesota and #54 in the Best National Universities Rankings 2025. 

The University of Minnesota has also ranked #203 in the Top Global Universities ranking list for 2025. It is often ranked amongst the top 50 universities in the U.S. to study at. 

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Ridhi

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The recorded GPA of the middle 50 percentile of UG students, who were admitted to the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, ranged between 3.52 - 3.96.  

Other reported scores included: 

  • High school rank percentile between 75-95 

  • ACT composite score between 27 and 33 

  • SAT composite score between 1350 and 1500. 

However, these are just the reported the scores of the students admitted at UNM (Twin Cities). The UNM does not prescribe any scores for admission criteria since the admission decisions are made based on a holistic approach. 

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Anushree Sinha

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University of Wisconsin Madison acceptance rate stands at 43%, which makes it a moderately selective university to get into. In comparison with the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities acceptance rate of 77%, Wisconsin Madison Uni can be considered much more selective in its admission criteria.

As listed, getting into Uni of Wisconsin Madison is competitive. Hence, students must excel in academics in order to boost their chances. Apart from this, students who are outstanding in activities outside class also stand a good chance of securing admission.

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Anushree Sinha

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U of M is one of the most prestigious universities to get into and thus, students must submit exceptional academic grades as well as excel in co-curricular activities. Fulfilling the required Grade Point Average is one of the major entry requirements at the university. International students must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher for UG courses and 3.0 or higher for PG courses  (on a 4.0 scale) to boost their chances of getting admitted to the university. Apart from fulfilling the academic qualifications, some of the best practices that students can follow include acquiring strong letters of recomm

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Anushree Sinha

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In order to secure admission, all overseas applicants must meet certain University of Minnesota, Twin Cities admission requirements listed below:

Undergraduate Requirements:

  • Official secondary school transcripts;
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale);
  • Proof of English language proficiency; and
  • SAT/ACT scores (not mandatory).

Graduate Requirements:

  • Four-year bachelor's degree (or equivalent);
  • Proof of English language proficiency;
  • Minimum of 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale);
  • GRE/GMAT scores;
  • Letters of recommendation  (LOR); and
  • Other course-specific requirements.

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Anushree Sinha

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Usually, the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities acceptance rate is around 77%. In Fall 2023, UMN received over 34,000 applications from prospective undergraduates and graduates. Out of these, about 26,000 candidates secured an admission offer from the university. Hence, it can be concluded that with the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities acceptance rate of 77.4%, the university is moderately selective to get into.

Particulars

Headcount/Percentage

Applicants

34,699

Admitted Students

26,880

Students Enrolled

6,736

Acceptance Rate

77.4%

Yield Rate

25%

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Anushree Sinha

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U of M is a moderately competitive university to get into, as its acceptance rate stands at 77%. This figure tells us that almost 77 out of every 100 applicants manage to get enrolled in the university, which is more than half of all the applicants. Therefore, once an applicant fulfills the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities admission requirements i.e.; competitive grades, standardized test scores, English language requirements as well as relevant documents, they are most likely to secure an admission to the university. However, students must not take this lightly and apply to the university within the deadlines in order to get

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