page_title: University of Minnesota
section_title: West Bank
hierarchical_section_title: University of Minnesota / Campuses / Minneapolis campus / West Bank
caption_attribution_description: Rarig Center, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
context_page_description: The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Twin Cities campus comprises locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul approximately 3 miles apart, and the St. Paul location is in neighboring Falcon Heights. The Twin Cities campus is the oldest and largest in the University of Minnesota system and has the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 51,327 students in 2019-20. It is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System, and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units.
  The University of Minnesota is included in a 2001 book describing America's Public Ivy universities. The Minnesota Territorial Legislature drafted a charter for a territorial university in 1851, the university took significant time to fully organize and the first college classes weren't held until 1867. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
context_section_description: The West Bank covers 53 acres (21 ha). The West Bank Arts Quarter includes:
  Rarig Center (Theatre Arts & Dance)
  The Barbara Barker Center for Dance
  Ferguson Hall (School of Music)
  Ted Mann Concert Hall
  Regis Center for Art
  The Quarter is home to several annual interdisciplinary arts festivals.
  The Social Sciences are also on the West Bank and include the Carlson School of Management, the Law School, and the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
  Wilson Library, the largest library in the university system, is also on the West Bank, as is Middlebrook Hall, the largest residence hall on campus. Approximately 900 students reside in the building named in honor of William T. Middlebrook.
caption: Department of Theatre Arts & Dance, Rarig Center
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