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University of Minnesota - Rochester Data & Information Overview

30 awards Ranking Badges
80% Acceptance Rate
2% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on University of Minnesota - Rochester, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is University of Minnesota - Rochester Ranked?

Health Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

University of Minnesota - Rochester was awarded 30 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

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Overall Quality

UMN Rochester was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UMN Rochester?

80% Acceptance Rate
79% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

University of Minnesota - Rochester has an acceptance rate of 80%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to UMN Rochester submitted their SAT scores.UMN Rochester received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 29.

ACT Composite Scores for University of Minnesota - Rochester  ( 22 to 29 )
1
36

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University of Minnesota - Rochester Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at University of Minnesota - Rochester is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of Minnesota - Rochester is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Minnesota - Rochester

75% Freshmen Retention
55% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Minnesota - Rochester enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  75 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at UMN Rochester for first-time, full-time students is 55%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  55 out of 100
0
100

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University of Minnesota - Rochester Undergraduate Student Diversity

602 Full-Time Undergraduates
39.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
77.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 632 undergraduates at UMN Rochester with 602 being full-time and 30 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Minnesota - Rochester Cost?

$15,636 Net Price
53% Take Out Loans
$32,784 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UMN Rochester is $15,636. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UMN Rochester

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$7,537 $8,469 $11,340 $18,096 $23,472

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UMN Rochester, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMN Rochester, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $8,196 a year. That adds up to $32,784 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMN Rochester is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do UMN Rochester Graduates Make?

$61,201 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from UMN Rochester make around $61,201 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future UMN Rochester graduates since it is 44% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of University of Minnesota - Rochester

Minnesota State
602 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Located in Rochester, Minnesota, University of Minnesota - Rochester is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Rochester makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for UMN Rochester are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 111 South Broadway, Suite 300, Rochester, MN 55904
Phone: 877-280-4699
Website: https://r.umn.edu/

University of Minnesota - Rochester Majors

1 Majors With Completions
129 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Health Sciences & Services 129 $41,065

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Minnesota - Rochester along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UMN Rochester

50% Take At Least One Class Online
1% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 326 students took at least one online class at University of Minnesota - Rochester. This is a decrease from the 588 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 326 8
2019-2020 588 155
2018-2019 42 14
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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