After University of Minnesota Twin Cities: graduation, pay and debt
Minneapolis, Minnesota · Public · 31,855 undergrads
85% of University of Minnesota Twin Cities students finish within six years, the typical student earns $74,314 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,350 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$74.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
85%
finish within six years.
74%
finish in four years.
91%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
75%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
74%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
85%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
91%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
83%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
86%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
6,179
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
85%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
10%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
5,767
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
8.9%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$61,634
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$74,314
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,350
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,727
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,915
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,202
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
75%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
81%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: admissions.tc.umn.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: admissions.tc.umn.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers