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University of Minnesota

Enrollment by Campus
(67,932 in fall 2010)

	Undergraduate	Graduate	Professional	Total
Twin Cities	30,519	13,946	3,638	51,721
Duluth	9,659	716	350	11,729
Crookston	1,462			2,528
Morris	1,690			1,811
Rochester	141			143
Total				67,932*

*Total enrollment includes nondegree students

Other facilities
The university operates ten agricultural experiment station research and outreach centers at Grand Rapids, Becker, Crookston, Cloquet, Chanhassen, Rosemount, Waseca, Lamberton, St. Paul, and Morris.

Goverance

• The university is governed by a 12-member Board of Regents elected by the state legislature.
• Eight members of the Board of Regents must represent the state's congressional districts, each representing one district.
• Four members are elected from the state at-large, including a university student.
• Regents are elected to staggered six-year terms.
• Regents serve without pay.
• The university president is the ex officio president of the Board of Regents.

Related links:

• House Research publication University of Minnesota Constitutional Autonomy
• Legislative Reference Library Links to the World: Higher Education

Originally published January 2011.