Geographic Profile of Students
Students' permanent residence as of fall semester census date
Fall 2011
- 3,128 degree-seeking students:
- 46 US states plus District of Columbia
- 49% from Minnesota (1,546)
- top other US states: Wisconsin (253), Illinois (214), Iowa (128), Colorado (81), California (76)
- 42 other countries (including 11 US citizens with foreign address)
- 123 non-resident international students from 40 countries
- top countries represented: China (45), Vietnam (9), Norway (8), Canada (7)
- 739 entering students in the Class of 2015:
- 44 US states plus District of Columbia
- 46% from Minnesota (343)
- 25 other countries (including 1 US citizen with foreign address)
- 43 non-resident international students from 24 countries
- 12 non-degree-seeking international students from 8 countries
Fall 2010
- 3,014 degree-seeking students:
- 47 US states plus District of Columbia
- 52% from Minnesota (1,567)
- top other US states: Wisconsin (256), Illinois (213), Iowa (131), California (94), Colorado (79)
- 38 other countries (including 19 US citizens with foreign address)
- 86 non-resident international students from 26 countries
- top countries represented: China (36), Norway (8), Vietnam (8), Canada (5)
- 844 entering students in the Class of 2014:
- 42 US states plus District of Columbia
- 49% from Minnesota (416)
- 23 other countries (including 10 US citizens with foreign address)
- 27 non-resident international students from 14 countries
- 9 non-degree-seeking international students from 7 countries
Link to Chronicle of Higher Education Facts & Figures: Where does your Freshman class come from? (interactive tool)
Historical data with geographic distribution of students can be found in the IR Archives.
