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Established in 1868, the College of Liberal Arts supports the University of Minnesota's land-grant mission as home to disciplines in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. With departments throughout the Minneapolis campus, it is the largest college and home to 16,457 students (14,723 undergraduate and 1,734 graduate students).


About Our Faculty

  • CLA has 531 tenured and tenure-track faculty
  • 19% of CLA's tenured and tenure-track faculty are faculty of color; up from 17% in 2007
  • 41% of CLA's tenured and tenure-track faculty are women; compared to 39% in 2007
  • CLA faculty have received numerous nationally recognized awards in many fields.

Students at a Glance

Undergraduate student enrollment 14,723
Graduate student enrollment 1,734
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded in 2010-11 3,262
Number of graduate degrees awarded in 2010-11 457
Students of color 19%

About the Class of 2015

26,783 students applied for 2,500 seats in CLA's class of 2015. Of the students who were admitted:

  • 78% graduated in the top 25% of their high school class
  • 36% ranked in the top 10% of their high school class
  • 19% are students of color
  • 58% are women
  • 65% are Minnesota residents
  • 17% are Wisconsin residents
  • 6% are international students
  • 26.7 is the average ACT score; 39% scored 28 or higher

Graduating and Retaining Students

Fall 2010 freshmen who returned to CLA for their sophomore year in fall 2011 88.4%
Students in the class of 2015 who took a full course load in fall 2011 and are on track to graduate in 4 years 99.7%
CLA students who take more than 12 credits per semester (up from 72.3% in 1996) 92%

Gifts to CLA for FY 2010-11

Donors Dollars
6,466 $15,142,465
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