By the numbers
The University of Minnesota...
Is one of only a few campuses in the United States where an engineering college and a medical school are within walking distance of one another.
2.1 Million
square feet of research space.
210 startups
The U has helped launch more than 210 startups since 2006, which have raised more than $1.8 billion in investment capital, IPOs, and acquisitions.
UMN Top 10
UMN ranks as a top 10 public research university.
70%
of Minnesota's health professionals educated at UMN
45%
Is home to the Department of Biomedical Engineering, where 45% of faculty members have a startup.
Top 10
in public university research.
Holds 1,100
patents and nearly 3,000 technology licenses.
UMN #8
Medical School ranks No. 8 among all public medical schools in funding from the National Institutes of Health.