Exchange Partner Fact Sheet
2024-25

About the University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is a R1 Doctoral University in the U.S. — indicating the highest
level of research activity. Ranked #9 among U.S. public research institutions according tothe Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, we are #10 in research among allU.S. public universities, with more than $1 billion in spending. The UMN has also beenhonored as one of the top institutions in the world for technology transfer. Distinguishedalumni and faculty include 26 Nobel Laureates (including Peace Prize), two U.S. vicepresidents, Pulitzer Prize awardees, Rhodes Scholars, and former Prime Ministers ofIceland, Tunisia, and the U.K.

Facts and Figures
Undergraduates: 30,734
Graduate and Professional Students: 15,947
International students: 5,102 from 130+ countries
Student groups: 750+
Libraries: 14 containing 6.9 million volumes

About the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. PaulThe University of Minnesota is located in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul,Minnesota (pop. 3.3 million residents). The Twin Cities are home to 16 Fortune 500
companies. There is world-class shopping at the Mall of America and a vibrant arts
community, with top-ranked museums, theaters, and the nation's first-ever sculpture
garden. Our central location also provides for easy access to other great U.S. cities, such as
Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Getting to and from campus and the Minneapolis-St.
Paul International airport is an easy 30-minute ride on the light rail train.

Program Details
2024-25 Dates & Deadlines
Fall and Academic Year

Spring 2025

Nominations due: March 1st

Nominations due: September 1

Application deadline: April 1st

Application deadline: October 1

Arrival date: August 24Arrival date: January 11, 2025

Semester begins: September 3

Semester begins: January 21, 2025

Application
Students should complete our online application.

ESL Requirements

Undergraduate Semester*

TOEFL

IELTS

68

6.0

*Students with scores below 79 or 6.5 are required to take English courses. They are noteligible to enroll in Carlson School of Management courses.
German students may provide a DAAD score of B2 or C1. Students will also be required totest upon arrival and may be required to take additional ESL classes.

Credits & Grading
A typical class is equal to 3 or 4 credits, and most students register for 3 to 5 classes.
Undergraduate students must enroll in at least 12 credits to be considered full-time, arequirement for their student visa. We strongly recommend students do not register for
more than 16 credits. The University has two distinct grading scales: A-F and S-N (pass/fail).
More information can be found at the UMN Policy Library.

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Housing
Students are guaranteed University-owned housing if they request housing on theirapplication and apply for their specific choices by the deadline. Students can choose fromthe University housing options listed below or find their own housing off campus.
●Radius: New, fully furnished apartment-style accommodation with many amenities.
Located within a 10-minute walk from campus in the Dinkytown neighborhood. No
meal plan is required.

●

Yudof: Fully furnished apartment-style accommodation located on campus. Allunits have a kitchen or kitchenette. No meal plan is required.

●Centennial: Traditional dormitory-style accommodation located on campus.
Students can live in a single or shared room, and share a common bathroom withother units. A meal plan is required, as there are no kitchens.

Informational Guide
Admitted students will be emailed a link to the Admitted Student Guide, where they canfind information about applying for a student visa, a helpful checklist of important things to
do before and after arrival, and useful information for making the most of their Universityof Minnesota experience.

Contact Information
190 Hubert H. Humphrey School

Adriana Castelo, Assistant Director of

301 19th Avenue South

Exchange Programs

Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA+1 612-626-8643

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caste064@umn.edu

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Academic Offerings
Carlson School of Management
Departments Available: Accounting; Business Law; Finance; Human Resources and IndustrialRelations; Information and Decision Sciences; Insurance and Risk Management;International Business; Management; Marketing; Public and Nonprofit Management;
Supply Chain and Operations Management
Please note: Courses may be limited because of high demand from both degree andnon-degree students. The following courses are not available: MGMT 1001, BA 3000, IBUS
courses, or BA 4501-4505 Enterprise courses.

College of Continuing and Professional Studies
Departments Available: Construction Management; English as a Second Language; HealthServices Management

College of Design
Departments Available: Architecture; Fashion Studies; Interdisciplinary Design; Interior
Environments; Landscape Design and Planning; Retail MerchandisingCollege of Education and Human Development
Departments Available: Business and Marketing Education; Early Childhood Education;
Elementary Education; Family Social Science; Human Resource Development; Kinesiology;
Physical Education; Recreation Administration; Special Education; Youth Studies

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Departments Available: Agricultural Education; Agricultural Communication and Marketing;
Agricultural and Food Business Management; Agronomy and Plant Genetics; AnimalScience; Applied Economics; Entomology; Environmental Sciences, Policy, andManagement; Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology; Food Science and Nutrition;
Food Systems; Forest and Natural Resource Management; Horticulture; Plant Pathology;
Sustainable Systems Management

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College of Liberal Arts
Departments Available: African American and African Studies; American Indian Studies;
American Studies; Anthropology; Art; Art History; Asian American Studies; Asian Languages
and Literatures; Biology, Society, and Environment; Chicano Studies; Cinema Media Culture,Studies in; Classical and Near Eastern Studies; Communication Studies; Cultural Studies
and Comparative Literature; English Literature; Foreign Languages; Gender, Women, andSexuality Studies; Geography; Global Studies; History; Jewish Studies; Journalism; Law;
Linguistics; Music; Philosophy; Physiology; Political Science; Psychology; Public Health;Religious Studies; Scandinavian Studies; Sociology; Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences;
Statistics; Technical Writing and Communication; Theatre Arts; Urban Studies
Please note: Economics (ECON) courses are very popular with degree students and are often
full. Classes with the course designator “ECON” focus on theoretical and empiricalreasoning. Many students who are studying economics at their home university are able toenroll in business courses, such as management (MGMT), finance (FIN), marketing (MKTG),
or supply chain management (SCO). Students can also explore Applied Economics (APEC)
courses, which focus on how economics is applied in the real world to improve people'slives.

College of Science and Engineering
Departments Available: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics; Astronomy; Bioproducts andBiosystems Engineering; Chemistry; Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering; ComputerScience; Earth Sciences; Electrical and Computer Engineering; History of Science andTechnology; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Materials Science; Mathematics;
Mechanical Engineering; Physics

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