University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, MN · Public · Small city · UMD
Public institution in Duluth, MN · 7,475 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $62,616 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 16%Undergraduates
- Top 22%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 23%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,464945th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,318917th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,762848th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,907804th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,024902nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,616450th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,840423rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 64.5%608th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.8%627th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 81.8%968th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1221349th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,475342nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 18.2%1,811th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 144 mi (MSP)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 64 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,758 | $64,493 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,420 | $62,012 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,638 | $64,940 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,501 | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $57,318 | $61,020 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $56,114 | $56,979 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer Science | bachelors | $55,512 | $61,218 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,822 | $52,651 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $49,752 | $50,231 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,510 | $53,244 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $47,260 | $46,478 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $46,673 | $44,244 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1895source
- Athletic nickname: "Bulldogs"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Maroon and Goldsource
- Mascot: Champ the Bulldogsource
- Motto: "Real Connections"source
- Campus size: about 244 acressource
- Formerly known as "Duluth Normal School" (1902–1921)source
- Formerly known as "Duluth State Teachers College" (1921–1947)source
- Athletic conference: NSICsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A Sea-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "The Bone Trophy{{Cite web|url=https://scsuhuskies.com/news/2019/9/18/football-huskies-bulldogs-set-for-battle-in-duluth.aspx|title=Huskies, Bulldogs set for battle in Duluth|publisher=St. Cloud State University Athletics|access-date=November 22, 2019}}" (since 1933)source
- Fight song: ""Minnesota-Duluth Rouser""source
- Notable alum: Brian Kobilkasource
- Notable alum: Brett Hullsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,994,501 (M $1,618,679 · W $1,375,822)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Ice Hockey
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Football: 2010, 2008
- Ice Hockey: 2019, 2018, 2011, 2010, 2008
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websited.umn.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 174233)
- Compare colleges in MNRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MinnesotaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Minnesota-Duluth vs Walden UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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