University of Minnesota-Duluth

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Minnesota-Duluth

University of Minnesota-Duluth operates as a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 7,336 students of which 9,125 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Minnesota-Duluth is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 88.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,251 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,743, with published in-state tuition of $14,610 and a Pell grant recipient share of 18.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,024, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.1%. Graduates earn a median of $62,616 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,840 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 447600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.