University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota · Public · 31,855 undergraduates · twin-cities.umn.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
79%
of 43,929 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1310 to 1460
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$40,470Est.Estimate
$66,340 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
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
79% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$66,340
a year in 2027-28, from a $66,340 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1390
Send your score
About 67% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1250, and yours is above it.
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.
- Doesn't superscore: it uses the scores from one test date.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: ACT / SAT Information | Office of Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan1Regular Decision · January 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
79%
of applicants were admitted: 34,648 of 43,929 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/31.
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. 7.3% of them sent SAT scores and 34% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1310 to 1460
Reading and Writing 640 to 740
Math 650 to 750
ACT composite 26 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160048%
- 1200 to 139946%
- 1000 to 11994.9%
- 800 to 9990.6%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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
$40,470
a year, in state
$66,340
a year, out of state (tuition $43,600)
- Tuition (in state)$17,730
- Fees$2,560
- Food and housing$16,620
- Books and supplies$1,060
- Transportation and other$2,500
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities published $38,220 in state for 2025-26. 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$5,885
- $30,001 to $48,000$7,188
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,031
- $75,001 to $110,000$16,210
- Over $110,000$29,424
Financial aid
69%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$17,637
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
13%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $6,517 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Gold Scholar Award for National Merit Finalists
$10,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC by the NMSC final deadline.
DetailsBentson-Niblick U of M Merit Scholarship
$2,500 a year
National Merit
DetailsNational Merit University of Minnesota Scholarship
$2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC by the NMSC final deadline.
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
30 of 30
Earn credit with a score of 3
18 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,770Est.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 | 4 | 3 | Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | Art History 1001 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | Biology 1009 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | Math 1271 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | Math 1271 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | Math 1271, 1272 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1061, 1065 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | Chemistry 1061, 1065 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | Chemistry 1061, 1062, 1065, 1066 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Political Science 1054 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | Computer Science 1103 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | Computer Science 1001 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | Writing 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | Writing 1301 & English Lit 1999 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ESPM 1011 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | History 1031W & 1032W |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | Geog 1301 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | Latin 3199 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | Econ 1102 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | Econ 1101 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | Music 1001 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | Physics 1101 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | Physics 1102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | Physics 1302 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | Physics 1301 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | Psychology 1001 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | Spanish 3015 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | Statistics 1001 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Political Science 1001 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | History 1301W & 1302W |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | History 1999 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
85%
Come back for a second year
91%
Typical earnings
$74,314
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities$67,554
- All colleges$57,284
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 85 majors here have earnings data.
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