by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Minnesota - Duluth was awarded 443 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other education.
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UMN Duluth landed the #328 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UMN Duluth held the #341 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UMN Duluth also holds the #9 spot on the Best Colleges in Minnesota ranking.
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The acceptance rate at University of Minnesota - Duluth is 80%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that UMN Duluth is a good fit for you.
About 1% of students accepted to UMN Duluth submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 630. Math scores were between 570 and 640.
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The student to faculty ratio at University of Minnesota - Duluth is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Minnesota - Duluth is 86%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UMN Duluth this rate is 38%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,301 undergraduates at UMN Duluth with 7,943 being full-time and 1,358 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,843 | $8,697 | $13,364 | $19,107 | $23,970 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UMN Duluth, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMN Duluth, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $9,216 a year. That adds up to $36,864 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UMN Duluth is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UMN Duluth are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 515 Darland Administration Bldg, Duluth, MN 55812 |
| Phone: | 218-726-8000 |
| Website: | https://www.d.umn.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 178 | $28,721 |
| General Psychology | 160 | $33,338 |
| Marketing | 132 | $46,856 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 130 | $47,744 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 113 | $65,504 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 90 | $36,639 |
| Computer Science | 79 | $63,377 |
| Other Education | 74 | $41,089 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 66 | $29,708 |
| Civil Engineering | 65 | $58,804 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 4,582 students took at least one online class at University of Minnesota - Duluth. This is a decrease from the 9,460 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,582 | 250 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,460 | 3,051 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,082 | 101 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,962 | 109 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,692 | 83 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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