Academics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at UMN Twin Cities will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at UMN Twin Cities this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 34,437 undergraduate students at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is 3,630 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 17 to 1 which makes University of Minnesota - Twin Cities worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities , there are 17 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

The majority of the instructors (68.0% ) are full-time.

The majority of instructors (72.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The vast majority of the faculty (82.0% ) are full-time.
	A slim percentage of the faculty (26.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities compares to the national average

The Most Popular Majors Students Choose

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities offers 140 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 107 majors within 25 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities awarded 8,887 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
General Psychology	522	522
Computer Science	462	462
Economics	376	376
General Biology	359	359
Finance & Financial Management	313	313

Find out what University of Minnesota - Twin Cities' top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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