University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN)

History and Traditions 

Developed in 1851 in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul). 

Minnesota's pioneer, zone blessing school 

Some place around 1947 and 2006, four additional grounds joined the U of M: in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester. 

Tones: maroon and gold 

Twin Cities mascot: Goldy Gopher 

Handle: Golden Gophers 

Activity and Faculty 

Driving collection of Regents 

President Eric W. Kaler 

Official Karen Hanson 

Senior Leadership Chart (PDF) 

We're situated by Forbes as one of the 10 best informative managers in the nation. 

Our 4,000 work force join people from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine, notwithstanding the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among various bodies. 

Present and past work force have won Guggenheim Fellowships, MacArthur Fellowships ("virtuoso recompenses"), Nobel Prizes, and other huge regards. 

Understudies and Alumni 

32,300 school understudies study on the Twin Cities grounds 

16,700 graduate and master understudies 

6,100 overall understudies, from 142 countries 

2,500 understudies concentrate abroad—third most among U.S. universities 

We rank among the primary 10 extensively in number of graduate Fulbright Scholars 

400,000 graduated class 

Understood graduated class fuse Norman Borlaug (Nobel Peace Prize-winning agronomist), past Vice President Walter Mondale, humorist Garrison Keillor, and Super Bowl title tutor Tony Dungy. 

Our graduated class have started 10,000 associations, using 500,000 and making salary of $100 billion. 

All above data is available as of December 2
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