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University of Minnesota—Twin Cities

MN · Public · Midwest · National university · Top 100 tier · 32,632 undergraduates (large)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate78.9%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS

† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

Overall
0%40%80%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2556.7%69.6%73.2%74.9%77.1%79.7%78.9%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Action, non-binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Not stated
ACT
Does not superscore (highest single sitting)

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional through fall 2029. The SAT superscoring policy isn't stated. Up to three ACT composites can be self-reported, but individual ACT section retests "can not be used to create a superscore".

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

School’s words: “You can self-report your score as part of the application process if you choose; if you're admitted, you'll be asked to submit your official score after you confirm your enrollment to the UMN.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡40.9%SAT 7.3% + ACT 33.6%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT7.3%
Submitted ACT33.6%

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1310–1460 median 1390
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
640–740 median 690
500800
SAT Math
650–750 median 700
500800
ACT composite
26–32 median 29
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%48.0%46.4%42.3%41.5%40.9%18.0%14.38%7.0%7.7%8.0%8.2%7.34%88.6%90.88%41.0%38.7%34.3%33.32%33.58%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'251270–1440144012701260–1430143012601320–1470147013201300–1470147013001328–1460146013281320–1470147013201310–146014601310

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'23'24'2526–31312625–31312527–32322727–32322727–31312726–31312626–323226

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS

Sources