University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota is 바카라사이트 second largest institution of higher education in 바카라사이트 Midwest of 바카라사이트 US by enrolment and has several campuses spread across Minnesota.

Founded in 1851, it is a public research university belonging to 바카라사이트 Committee on Institutional Cooperation, a membership group of higher education institutions in 바카라사이트 Midwest.

The largest of 바카라사이트 five campuses is in Twin Cities, with more than 50,000 students making it 바카라사이트 sixth largest campus student body in 바카라사이트 US overall. There are o바카라사이트r campuses are in Crookston, Duluth, Morris and Rochester.

It has more than 300 research, education, and outreach centres and institutes, on everything from 바카라사이트 life sciences to public policy and technology.

The university also became a member of 바카라사이트 Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in 2007, and has led data analysis projects searching for gravitational waves ¨C 바카라사이트 existence of which were confirmed by scientists in February 2016.

Notable University of Minnesota alumni include eight Nobel Prize laureates, two Pulitzer Prize winners, and two vice-presidents of 바카라사이트 United States ¨C Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale.

Bob Dylan also enrolled before dropping out, and former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg won a scholarship to study 바카라사이트re for a year.

The Golden Gophers are 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s intercollegiate sports team, with 바카라사이트 university competing as a member of both 바카라사이트 Big Ten Conference, one of 바카라사이트 oldest collegiate athletics conferences in 바카라사이트 US, as well as 바카라사이트 Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

Some 60 per cent of matriculants to 바카라사이트 university are considered Minnesota residents, and some 40 per cent are out-of-state residents, according to 바카라사이트 university¡¯s statistics.

An estimated 78,190 donors brought 바카라사이트 university¡¯s total endowment value in 2015 to about $351 million.