The U of M's contributions to Minnesota
Today the University of Minnesota is stronger than ever. Thanks to strong state support and careful management, the University has seen more success in recruiting and keeping top students, faculty and staff; more success in competing for sponsored funding; record levels of giving; increased collaboration with Minnesota's businesses and industries. It delivers an exceptional education, conducts research that drives innovation and growth, and is responsive to the state's priorities.
Delivering an exceptional education
- Nearly half of all STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and math) in the state are awarded by the U, including 75 percent of all first professional degrees and 90 percent of all doctoral degrees.
- Two-thirds of all advanced-practice healthcare professionals in the state (doctors, veterinarians, dentists, nurses and physical therapists) get their degrees from the U.
- The U is attracting better-prepared students—the average ACT score has increased more than a full point since 2002 (25.9 versus 24.7)
- Undergraduate student satisfaction has risen from 4.6 (on a six-point scale) to 4.93 in the past ten years.
Driving innovation and growth
- U alumni have created over 10,000 companies in Minnesota, spanning all 87 counties, employing 500,000 people and generating $100 billion in annual revenue.
- Competitive research awards have increased by over $150 million since 2003 ($675 million in 2008).
- Forty-four patents were issued to U researchers in 2007, and 77 new technologies were licensed.
- Research fuels job creation — for every $1 million spent on University-based research, 39 jobs are created in Minnesota.
Responding to Minnesota's priorities
- Discoveries — seed stock to plant varieties, animal vaccines to drugs for humans, medical devices to engineering applications — all contribute to the high quality of life in Minnesota.
- The Academic and Corporate Relations Center (ACRC) connected more than 600 businesses to the vast array of University resources in 2007. ACRC won the Tekne award for “Innovative Collaboration of the Year” from the Minnesota High Technology Association.
- The U's legendary contributions to agriculture and natural resources span the decades, from the Nobel Prize-winning work of Norman Borlaug to the discovery of the cause of acid rain to the industry-saving eradication of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome.
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The U's impact in your state senate district
Use our district data tool to learn how many U employees and alumni live in your local area, and to see how much the U spends on goods and services in your district.
2008 Accountable to U report
"Did you know?" — stories about U innovation
Graduate school facts about the U
Veterinary firsts at the U
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