1049 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812-2496
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1947
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 9,488
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $56,142,332
Admissions
Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: August 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $8,932 in-state, 19,299 out-of-state
Room/Board: $N/A
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 55%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 578,966
Number of current serial subscriptions: 23,170
Number of microforms: 61,086
Number of audiovisuals: 17,014
Number of ebooks: 22,339
Other library facilities: Voyageur Collection, Ramseyer-Northern Bible Society Museum Collection,
Northeast MN Historical Center
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Tweed Museum of Art, Glensheen, Weber Music Hall, Visualization & Digital Imaging Lab, William R. Bagley Nature Area, Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium, Natural Resources Research Institute
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 693
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 50
Classrooms: 80
Labs: N/A
Other areas: 10
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 4,320
Recommended operating system: Other
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 33%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 45%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 33%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (46%), women’s dorms (4%), men’s dorms (2%), apartment for single students (48%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 1%
Doubles: 65%
Triples or Suites: 2%
Apartments: 32%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 20
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 90%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 244 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Duluth (5), Minneapolis (160)
Nearest train station: Minneapolis (150)
Nearest bus station: Duluth (6)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 18%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,721
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Feast of Nations, Tweed art exhibits & lecture series, Brown Bag lunch series, The Ovation Series, Spectrum Lecture Series, Doctalks, Kirby program series, homecoming, snow week,