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August 19, 2013

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	Minnesota	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Minnesota	Nation
Total (State rank: 21)	5,344,861	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Minnesota	Nation
Up to 4	6.6%	6.4%
5 to 14	13.3%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.9%	7.0%
20 to 24	6.6%	7.1%
25 to 44	26.1%	26.4%
45 to 64	27.4%	26.5%
65 and older	13.2%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Minnesota	Nation
American Indian	1.1%	0.8%
Asian	4.0%	4.8%
Black	5.2%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	85.7%	74.1%
More than one race	2.5%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	4.8%	16.7%
Other	1.4%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Minnesota	Nation
8th grade or less	3.3%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	4.7%	8.1%
High-school diploma	26.9%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	22.4%	21.2%
Associate degree	10.3%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	21.8%	17.9%
Master’s degree	7.3%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.2%	1.2%
Professional degree	2.1%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Minnesota	Nation
	10.8%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Minnesota	Nation
(State rank: 12)	$46,227	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Minnesota	Nation
	11.9%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Minnesota	Nation
Total for 2013-14	59,379	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	10.8%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Minnesota	Nation
	5,562	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Minnesota	Nation
	3.4%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Minnesota	Nation
Professor	$128,594	$118,822
Associate professor	$84,652	$81,373
Assistant professor	$79,439	$70,325
All	$94,327	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Minnesota	Nation
Professor	$84,054	$89,076
Associate professor	$67,802	$71,297
Assistant professor	$59,382	$60,506
All	$69,672	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Minnesota	Nation
Professor	$103,594	$152,042
Associate professor	$80,586	$95,762
Assistant professor	$70,638	$82,983
All	$81,858	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Minnesota	Nation
Professor	$80,900	$91,161
Associate professor	$64,271	$71,963
Assistant professor	$55,096	$58,901
All	$63,906	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Minnesota	Nation
Public	$59,411	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$72,610	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Minnesota	Nation
Public	$60,401	$62,568
Private nonprofit	$43,860	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Minnesota	Nation
Undergraduate	340,628	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	117,124	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	139,037	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	135,155	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	72,058	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	88	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	109,108	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	2,306	396,832
Total	457,752	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Minnesota	Nation
Public	60%	72%
4-year	70%	64%
2-year	30%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Minnesota	Nation
Associate	20,480	942,217
Bachelor’s	33,386	1,712,538
Master’s	21,823	730,635
Doctorate	4,352	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 81% of all freshmen enrolled in Minnesota in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 72% of all Minnesota residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Minnesota	Nation
All	62.3%	59.0%
Men	59.6%	56.4%
Women	64.3%	61.2%
American Indian	36.3%	40.6%
Asian	60.3%	69.7%
Black	40.6%	40.2%
Hispanic	50.9%	51.4%
White	64.2%	62.3%
2 or more races	45.7%	64.0%
Race unknown	51.2%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Minnesota	Nation
American Indian	3,682	174,629
Asian	18,540	1,133,719
Black	55,923	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	564	61,179
Hispanic	16,646	2,695,637
White	306,505	11,519,372
2 or more races	11,368	405,812
Race unknown	29,741	1,409,094
Foreign	14,783	738,624
Total	457,752	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Minnesota	Nation
Women	59.7%	57.0%
American Indian	0.8%	0.8%
Asian	4.1%	5.4%
Black	12.2%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Hispanic	3.6%	12.8%
White	67.0%	54.9%
2 or more races	2.5%	1.9%
Race unknown	6.5%	6.7%
Foreign	3.2%	3.5%
Minority	23.3%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	16.7%	27.2%
Full-time	56.5%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 22.8 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 74% of Minnesota’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 1198 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 7% of Minnesota’s high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Minnesota	Nation
Public 4-year	$9,402	$7,087
Public 2-year	$4,965	$2,419
Private 4-year	$28,735	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Minnesota	Nation
State funds	$1,285,247,000	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	0.1%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Minnesota	Nation
Need-based grants	$150,290,089	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$900,976	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$99,796,002	$1,737,198,826
Total	$250,987,067	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Minnesota	Nation
Total	$898,741,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	8.1%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Minnesota	Nation
Federal government	56.6%	62.6%
State and local governments	7.3%	5.9%
Industry	3.7%	4.9%
Nonprofit	7.2%	5.9%
Institution itself	23.3%	19.1%
Other	1.8%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Minnesota	Nation
Engineering	11.3%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	3.5%	4.9%
Life sciences	67.5%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	3.1%	3.6%
Physical sciences	4.9%	7.3%
Psychology	2.6%	1.7%
Social sciences	3.4%	3.1%
Other sciences	0.3%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	3.5%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Minnesota
University of Minnesota and Foundations	$2,494,050,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Minnesota
Carleton College	$28,284,467
University of Saint Thomas	$17,121,154
Gustavus Adolphus College	$15,413,150

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Minnesota	Nation
Public 4-year	12	679
Public 2-year	30	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	35	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	1	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	32	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	6	669
Total	116	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Minnesota
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	38,694
Walden University	30,881
Minnesota State University-Mankato	12,392

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

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Almanac 2013 »

Minnesota

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	Minnesota	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Minnesota	Nation
Total (State rank: 21)	5,344,861	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Minnesota	Nation
Up to 4	6.6%	6.4%
5 to 14	13.3%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.9%	7.0%
20 to 24	6.6%	7.1%
25 to 44	26.1%	26.4%
45 to 64	27.4%	26.5%
65 and older	13.2%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Minnesota	Nation
American Indian	1.1%	0.8%
Asian	4.0%	4.8%
Black	5.2%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	85.7%	74.1%
More than one race	2.5%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	4.8%	16.7%
Other	1.4%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Minnesota	Nation
8th grade or less	3.3%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	4.7%	8.1%
High-school diploma	26.9%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	22.4%	21.2%
Associate degree	10.3%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	21.8%	17.9%
Master’s degree	7.3%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.2%	1.2%
Professional degree	2.1%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Minnesota	Nation
	10.8%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Minnesota	Nation
(State rank: 12)	$46,227	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Minnesota	Nation
	11.9%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Minnesota	Nation
Total for 2013-14	59,379	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	10.8%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Minnesota	Nation
	5,562	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Minnesota	Nation
	3.4%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Minnesota	Nation
Professor	$128,594	$118,822
Associate professor	$84,652	$81,373
Assistant professor	$79,439	$70,325
All	$94,327	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Minnesota	Nation
Professor	$84,054	$89,076
Associate professor	$67,802	$71,297
Assistant professor	$59,382	$60,506
All	$69,672	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Minnesota	Nation
Professor	$103,594	$152,042
Associate professor	$80,586	$95,762
Assistant professor	$70,638	$82,983
All	$81,858	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Minnesota	Nation
Professor	$80,900	$91,161
Associate professor	$64,271	$71,963
Assistant professor	$55,096	$58,901
All	$63,906	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Minnesota	Nation
Public	$59,411	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$72,610	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Minnesota	Nation
Public	$60,401	$62,568
Private nonprofit	$43,860	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Minnesota	Nation
Undergraduate	340,628	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	117,124	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	139,037	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	135,155	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	72,058	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	88	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	109,108	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	2,306	396,832
Total	457,752	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Minnesota	Nation
Public	60%	72%
4-year	70%	64%
2-year	30%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Minnesota	Nation
Associate	20,480	942,217
Bachelor’s	33,386	1,712,538
Master’s	21,823	730,635
Doctorate	4,352	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Minnesota	Nation
All	62.3%	59.0%
Men	59.6%	56.4%
Women	64.3%	61.2%
American Indian	36.3%	40.6%
Asian	60.3%	69.7%
Black	40.6%	40.2%
Hispanic	50.9%	51.4%
White	64.2%	62.3%
2 or more races	45.7%	64.0%
Race unknown	51.2%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Minnesota	Nation
American Indian	3,682	174,629
Asian	18,540	1,133,719
Black	55,923	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	564	61,179
Hispanic	16,646	2,695,637
White	306,505	11,519,372
2 or more races	11,368	405,812
Race unknown	29,741	1,409,094
Foreign	14,783	738,624
Total	457,752	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Minnesota	Nation
Women	59.7%	57.0%
American Indian	0.8%	0.8%
Asian	4.1%	5.4%
Black	12.2%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Hispanic	3.6%	12.8%
White	67.0%	54.9%
2 or more races	2.5%	1.9%
Race unknown	6.5%	6.7%
Foreign	3.2%	3.5%
Minority	23.3%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	16.7%	27.2%
Full-time	56.5%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Minnesota	Nation
Public 4-year	$9,402	$7,087
Public 2-year	$4,965	$2,419
Private 4-year	$28,735	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Minnesota	Nation
State funds	$1,285,247,000	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	0.1%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Minnesota	Nation
Need-based grants	$150,290,089	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$900,976	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$99,796,002	$1,737,198,826
Total	$250,987,067	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Minnesota	Nation
Total	$898,741,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	8.1%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Minnesota	Nation
Federal government	56.6%	62.6%
State and local governments	7.3%	5.9%
Industry	3.7%	4.9%
Nonprofit	7.2%	5.9%
Institution itself	23.3%	19.1%
Other	1.8%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Minnesota	Nation
Engineering	11.3%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	3.5%	4.9%
Life sciences	67.5%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	3.1%	3.6%
Physical sciences	4.9%	7.3%
Psychology	2.6%	1.7%
Social sciences	3.4%	3.1%
Other sciences	0.3%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	3.5%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Minnesota
University of Minnesota and Foundations	$2,494,050,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Minnesota
Carleton College	$28,284,467
University of Saint Thomas	$17,121,154
Gustavus Adolphus College	$15,413,150

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Minnesota	Nation
Public 4-year	12	679
Public 2-year	30	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	35	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	1	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	32	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	6	669
Total	116	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Minnesota
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	38,694
Walden University	30,881
Minnesota State University-Mankato	12,392

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.