Standard Profile: University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

www.umn.edu

General College Information:

Public 4-year university, founded 1851.

Urban campus setting on 2000 acres, located in Minneapolis (population=400,000).

Semester-based academic year

Total Student Population (approx.): 29,000 undergraduates; 14,000 graduate students; 8000 professional/other.

Undergraduates (approx.): 82% full-time; 74% from Minnesota; 17% minorities (5% African-American; 9% Asian-American; 2% Hispanic-American; <1% Native American); 2% international students; 53% women.

On-Campus Housing:
Undergrad: Guaranteed for freshman year; 22% of students live on-campus.
Graduate: Available to single and married students.

Annual Tuition and Fees for FT Students (approx.): (To check the most current rates: Undergrad Graduate)
Undergrads (13+ credits/semester): $13,060 state resident plus residents of ND, SD, WI and Manitoba; $18,060 all others
Grad Students (6-14 credits/semester): $14,000 state resident; $21,460 non-resident

Annual Room and Board (approx.): $7730 (undergrads); $9830 (grad students)

ROTC Program Offered On-Campus?: Yes (Army, Navy, Air Force)

Virtual Tour: Access via http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/01_abt_visitor.php

Engineering Program Information:

Program Name: Institute of Technology (www.it.umn.edu)

Engineering Student Population (approx.): 3300 undergraduates; 1800 graduate students (800 master's; 1000 doctoral)

Engineering Departments:

Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM)

Biomedical Engineering (BE)

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) (College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences)

Center for the Development of Technological Leadership (CDTL)

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (ChE/MS)

Civil Engineering (CE)

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Degrees Offered: (B=Bachelor's; M=Master's; D=Doctorate)

Major	Dept	B	M	D
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics	AEM	X
Aerospace Engineering	AEM		X	X
Biomedical Engineering	BE	X	X	X
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering	BAE	X	X	X
Chemical Engineering	ChE/MS	X	X	X
Civil Engineering	CE	X	X	X
Computer Engineering	CSE/ECE	X	X
Computer Science	CSE	X	X	X
Electrical Engineering	ECE	X	X	X
Geological Engineering	CE	X	X	X
Industrial Engineering	ME		X	X
Infrastructure Systems Engineering	CDTL		X
Management of Technology	CDTL		X
Materials Science and Engineering	ChE/MS	X	X	X
Mechanical Engineering	ME	X	X	X
Software Engineering	CDTL/CSE		X

Undergraduate Engineering Admissions Statistics (2009):

Offered Admission/Applied (% Accepted): 2568/5853 (44%)

Enrolled/Offered Admission (% Enrolled): 875/2568 (34%)

Notable Engineering Program Rankings:

One of the 50 Largest Engineering Undergraduate Programs

One of the 30 Largest Engineering Master's Programs

One of the 30 Largest Engineering Doctorate Programs

A Top 50 Undergraduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 32 overall; #22 amongst schools with doctoral programs)

A Top 50 Graduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 27 overall)

A Top 20 Graduate Program specifically in (per US News):

Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering (# 12)
Chemical Engineering (# 3)
Civil Engineering (# 16)
Environmental Engineering (# 16)
Materials Engineering (# 19)
Mechanical Engineering (# 14)

Other Information Regarding The School And Its Engineering Program:

A detailed profile of this school's engineering program is provided online at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) website at: http://profiles.asee.org

Contact Information:

Entity	Website	Mailing Address	Phone / Email
General College Contacts:
Main Website/Phone Number	www.umn.edu		612-625-5000
Office of Admissions (Undergraduate)	http://admissions.tc.umn.edu	240 Williamson Hall 231 Pillsbury Drive SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0213	612-625-2008 / 800-752-1000 see website for email
Financial Aid (Office of Student Finance)	http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/ CostsAid/finaid.html	200 Fraser Hall Minneapolis, MN 55455	612-624-1111 / 800-400-8636 helpingu@umn.edu
The Graduate School (Admissions, Financial Aid, etc.)	www.grad.umn.edu	Johnston Hall 101 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455	Admissions: 612-625-3014 gsquest@umn.edu
Housing and Residential Life	www.housing.umn.edu	Comstock Hall East 210 Delaware St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455	612-624-2994 housing@umn.edu
Engineering Program Contacts:
Institute of Technology	www.it.umn.edu	105 Walter Library Minneapolis, MN 55455	612-624-2006 (general) Admissions: 612-625-0246 studentaff@it.umn.edu
Dept of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics	www.aem.umn.edu	107 Akerman Hall 110 Union St, SE Minneapolis, MN 55455	612-625-8000 dept@aem.umn.edu
Dept of Biomedical Engineering	www1.umn.edu/bme	7-105 BSBE Bldg 312 Church St, SE Minneapolis, MN 55455	612-624-4507 see website for email
Dept of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences)	www.bbe.umn.edu	213 BAE Bldg 1390 Eckles Ave St. Paul, MN 55108-6005	612-625-7733 bbe@umn.edu
Dept of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science	www.cems.umn.edu	151 Amundson Hall 421 Washington Ave, SE Minneapolis MN 55455	612-625-1313 see website for email
Dept of Civil Engineering	www.ce.umn.edu	500 Pillsbury Dr, SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0116	612-625-5522 cive@umn.edu
Dept of Computer Science and Engineering	www.cs.umn.edu	4-192 EE/CSci Bldg 200 Union Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455	612-625-4002 (general) Grad Admissions: admissions@cs.umn.edu
Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering	www.ece.umn.edu	4-178 EE/CSci Bldg Minneapolis, MN 55455	612-625-3300 see website for email
Dept of Mechanical Engineering	www.me.umn.edu	1100 MechE Bldg Minneapolis, MN 55455	612-625-0705 see website for email
Center for the Development of Technological Leadership	www.cdtl.umn.edu	1300 S Second St, Suite 510 Minneapolis, MN 55454	612-624-5474 see website for email

Public 4-year university, founded 1851.

Entity

Website

Mailing Address

Phone / Email

Main Website/Phone Number

Office of Admissions (Undergraduate)

Institute of Technology

Dept of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Dept of Biomedical Engineering

Dept of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences)

Dept of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Dept of Civil Engineering

Dept of Computer Science and Engineering

Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

Center for the Development of Technological Leadership

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