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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

University of Minnesota
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Motto Commune vinculum omnibus artibus (Latin)
Motto in English
A common bond for all the arts
Type Public
Flagship University
Land-Grant
Sea-Grant
Space-Grant
Established 1851 (1851)
Academic affiliations
Endowment $3.281 billion (2016)
Budget $3.8 billion (FY 17)
President Eric W. Kaler
Provost Karen Hanson
Academic staff
3,804
Students 48,231
Undergraduates 28,942
Postgraduates 15,859
3,430
Location Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
44°58′29″N 93°14′07″W / 44.974747°N 93.235353°W / 44.974747; -93.235353Coordinates: 44°58′29″N 93°14′07″W / 44.974747°N 93.235353°W / 44.974747; -93.235353
Campus Urban
2,730 acres (1,100 ha)
Colors Maroon & Gold
         
Nickname Golden Gophers
Mascot Goldy Gopher
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I
Big Ten, WCHA (Women's ice hockey)
Website www.umn.edu
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University rankings
National
ARWU 24
Forbes 119
U.S. News & World Report 71
Washington Monthly 53
Global
ARWU 33
QS 137
Times 53
U.S. News & World Report 38

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (often referred to as The University of Minnesota, Minnesota, the U of M, UMN, or simply the U) is a public research university in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses are approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) apart, and the Saint Paul campus is actually in neighboring Falcon Heights. It is the oldest and largest campus within the University of Minnesota system and has the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 51,147 students in 2013–14. The university is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota system, and is organized into 19 colleges and schools, with sister campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester.

Minnesota is one of America's Public Ivy universities, which refers to top public universities in the United States capable of providing a collegiate experience comparable with the Ivy League. Founded in 1851, The University of Minnesota is categorized as an R1 Doctoral University with the highest research activity in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Minnesota is a member of the Association of American Universities and is ranked 14th in research activity with $881 million in research and development expenditures in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.

Minnesota faculty, alumni, and researchers have won 25 Nobel Prizes and three Pulitzer Prizes. Notable University of Minnesota alumni include two Vice Presidents of the United States, Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale, and Bob Dylan, who received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.


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