University of Minnesota acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Minnesota admitted 34,648 of 43,929 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 78.9%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into University of Minnesota counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
University of Minnesota acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43,929 | 34,648 | 78.9% | 7,180 | 20.7% |
| 2024-25 | 41,496 | 33,091 | 79.7% | 7,391 | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 39,763 | 30,645 | 77.1% | 6,721 | 21.9% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at University of Minnesota
Early decision counts: Not published. University of Minnesota’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
University of Minnesota waitlist
Waitlist counts: Not published. University of Minnesota’s Common Data Set prints no waitlist numbers (section C2) for any year shown.
University of Minnesota SAT and ACT scores
What University of Minnesota says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors University of Minnesota rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Class rank, Academic GPA
- Important: None recorded
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Class rank, Academic GPA
- Important: None recorded
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Class rank, Academic GPA
- Important: None recorded
University of Minnesota testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-optional: freshman applicants through fall 2027 admission are not required to submit an ACT or SAT score (scores reviewed if the student chooses). The 2025-26 CDS C8A also marks SAT/ACT not required for Fall 2027 but considered if submitted.
From University of Minnesota’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Figures are for the Twin Cities campus. Minnesota has no early decision plan and prints no waitlist counts. The 2023-24 totals are the sums of the men and women rows; that year's residency table gives lower totals (34,699 applied, 26,880 admitted, 6,736 enrolled).
University of Minnesota acceptance rate questions
- What is the University of Minnesota acceptance rate?
- University of Minnesota's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 43,929 first-year applicants and 34,648 admitted, an acceptance rate of 78.9%. It was 79.7% in 2024-25 and 77.1% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do University of Minnesota students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1310 to 1460, and ACT submitters scored 26 to 32. 7.3% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- Does University of Minnesota require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-optional: freshman applicants through fall 2027 admission are not required to submit an ACT or SAT score (scores reviewed if the student chooses). The 2025-26 CDS C8A also marks SAT/ACT not required for Fall 2027 but considered if submitted.
Applying to University of Minnesota?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what University of Minnesota says it weighs.
Source: University of Minnesota Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with University of Minnesota. All official acceptance rates