Geographic Profile of Students

Students' permanent residence as of fall semester census date

Fall 2012

  • 3,128 degree-seeking students:
    • 49 US states plus District of Columbia
    • 49% from Minnesota (1,523)
    • top other US states: Wisconsin (249), Illinois (232), Iowa (111), Colorado (88), California (87)
    • 51 other countries (including 18 US citizens with foreign address)
    • 150 non-resident international students from 55 countries
    • top countries represented: China (44), Norway (11), India (6) Nepal (6), Vietnam (6)
  • 864 entering students in the Class of 2016:
    • 43 US states plus District of Columbia
    • 45% from Minnesota (391)
    • 35 other countries (including 8 US citizens with foreign address)
    • 59 non-resident international students from 35 countries
  • 13 non-degree-seeking international students from 8 countries

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)