University of Minnesota-Rochester

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

University of Minnesota-Rochester operates as a public institution located in Rochester, Minnesota (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 568 students of which 618 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-Rochester is categorized as “26” 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 71.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,183 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,744, with published in-state tuition of $15,016 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.4%. Graduates earn a median of $69,020 ten years after enrolling, compared with $57,984 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1194300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.5% 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.