University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota · Public · 7,336 undergraduates · d.umn.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
89%
of 8,536 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1180 to 1340
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$32,120Est.Estimate
$38,360 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Minnesota-Duluth
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
89% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$38,360
a year in 2027-28, from a $38,360 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1240
Send your score
About 66% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1110, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships
Your GPA and scores don't reach a tier of this college's named scholarships yet.
1 more award needs a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: Test-Optional | Admissions | University of Minnesota Duluth · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
- Aug1Other deadline · August 1, 2027
Who gets in
89%
of applicants were admitted: 7,602 of 8,536 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 2% of them sent SAT scores and 41% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1180 to 1340
Reading and Writing 580 to 700
Math 560 to 670
ACT composite 23 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160015%
- 1200 to 139953%
- 1000 to 119932%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.55
- 4.013%
- 3.75 to 3.9926%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4917%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.9911%
- Below 2.500.5%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$32,120
a year, in state
$38,360
a year, out of state (tuition $20,630)
- Tuition (in state)$14,390
- Fees$1,880
- Food and housing$12,670
- Books and supplies$780
- Transportation and other$2,400
University of Minnesota-Duluth published $31,210 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$4,583
- $30,001 to $48,000$5,885
- $48,001 to $75,000$8,211
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,346
- Over $110,000$25,335
Financial aid
80%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$13,701
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
46%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,073 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
UMD Merit Scholarships (Best of Class, Zenith, Superior, Beacon, North Shore, Ascent Scholars)
$750 to $8,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.90+ GPA, 1st or 2nd in Minnesota high school class, Best of Class Scholars only; homeschooled students not eligible
Deadline: December 1 (Early Action priority); January 15 (Regular Decision, all merit consideration). To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, and stay a full-time student (at least 12 credits).
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,440Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1011 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1012 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH 1304 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1001 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1011 (Liberal Education Award: Sustainability) |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 1296 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 1296 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 1296 & 1297 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 1296 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1153 & 1154 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1153, 1154, 1155 & 1156 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1101 & 1102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | CHIN 1xxx & CHIN 1201 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 1500 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | Liberal Education Award: Logic and Quantitative Reasoning, Computer Science |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | Computer Science 1xxx elective |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1009 or 1010 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | WRIT 1xxx elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | WRIT 1120 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1xxx elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1907 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | EES 1130 |
| European History | 3 | 4 | HIST 1208 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FR 1101 & 1102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FR 1102 & FR 1201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | FR 1201 & FR 1202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GER 1101 & 1102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | GER 1102 & GER 1201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | GER 1201 & GER 1202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1205 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | LANG 1101 & 1102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | LANG 1102 & LANG 1201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | LANG 1201 & LANG 1202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | LANG 1101 & 1102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | LANG 1102 & LANG 1201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | LANG 1201 & LANG 1202 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LANG 1101 & 1102 |
| Latin | 4 | 8 | LANG 1102 & LANG 1201 |
| Latin | 5 | 8 | LANG 1201 & LANG 1202 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1022 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1023 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MU 1111 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MU 1111 & 1112 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 4 | MU 1121 & MU 1122 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 5 | PHYS 1001 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 5 | PHYS 1002 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2015 & 2016 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2013 & 2014 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 1250 |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | PSY 1003 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | Liberal Education Award: Logic and Quantitative Reasoning, General Transfer |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Liberal Education Award: Logic and Quantitative Reasoning, General Transfer |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 1101 & SPAN 1102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPAN 1102 & SPAN 1201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | SPAN 1201 & SPAN 1202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 2301 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 2411 or ECON 2030 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 1011 |
| United States History | 3 | 4 | HIST 1305 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 4 | HIST 1400 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
64%
Come back for a second year
81%
Typical earnings
$67,944
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Minnesota-Duluth$80,758
- All colleges$74,459
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 43 majors here have earnings data.
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