University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Minnesota--Twin Cities is 21:1, and the school has 40.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Minnesota--Twin Cities include: Social Sciences; Engineering; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 89.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	21:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Social Sciences 13% Engineering 11% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 9% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 8% Psychology 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - other, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	(Dual degrees in IT) - BA plus BS or MS; DVM/PhD; MD/PhD in Medical School
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	89%
4-year graduation rate	47

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data