University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (UMN) Rankings 2026

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Overall Rankings 2026-2027

Current overall ranks for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities span a 204-position range across five bodies, placing UMN anywhere from top 60 globally to top 300 depending on which methodology an Indian applicant reads.

The 204-position gap between ARWU #51 and QS #255 signals a research-strong campus whose employer-brand visibility in Asia trails its academic output. For Indian STEM applicants chasing PhD or research-track MS, this gap works in UMN’s favour. For employer-brand-driven MBA or UG decisions, QS #255 is the number that matters most.

Key insight: UMN sits inside the global top 100 on three of four major bodies (ARWU #51, US News #72, THE #88) and outside on one (QS #255), making the ARWU-to-QS gap of 204 positions the single largest signal to read.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Rankings: Bottom Line for Indian Students

UMN’s rank mix tells three different stories for three different Indian applicant profiles: research PhDs read ARWU, MS applicants read US News and THE, MBA applicants read QS.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities QS World University Rankings 2027

UMN’s QS 2027 rank sits at #255, continuing a three-edition slide of 52 positions since QS 2025. QS, which ranks universities based on academic reputation, employer opinion, citations and sustainability, has moved UMN downward each year.

The rank slipped 45 positions between QS 2026 and QS 2027 alone, the steepest single-year drop in the three-year window. For Indian applicants, the slide signals QS employer-reputation surveys have not kept pace with UMN’s research output. Other bodies rate that same output much higher.

Key insight: QS 2027’s #255 sits 204 positions behind UMN’s ARWU #51, meaning Indian applicants reading only QS will see a very different UMN than those reading research-weighted bodies.

Collegedunia Study Abroad Rankings of University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Collegedunia Study Abroad places University of Minnesota - Twin Cities at #149 of 824 globally and #55 of 357 in the USA for Indian applicants in 2026, with three subject-wise ranks across Engineering, Computer Science and Law.

UMN performs strongest on the Collegedunia USA list (top 16% of 357 ranked universities) and weakest in Collegedunia Computer Science Global (bottom 25% of 392 ranked). The 154-position gap between Law #145 and CS #299 points Indian applicants toward law and engineering tracks over pure CS at UMN.

What it signals: Collegedunia’s Indian-student-weighted methodology places UMN 106 positions ahead of its QS 2027 rank, closer to its US News #72 than its QS #255.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings 2026

UMN is placed at #88 in THE World University Rankings 2026, inside the global top 100 and 3 positions lower than its #85 placement in THE 2024. THE, which combines teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook, has moved UMN by only 3 positions across two editions.

A 3-position move in two editions puts THE firmly in the stable bucket for UMN. This contrasts QS (down 52 in three editions) and US News (up 51 in one edition). For Indian MS applicants, THE’s top-100 position is the single most predictable rank data point UMN offers.

Note: THE #88 places UMN 167 positions ahead of QS 2027 #255, meaning the two bodies disagree sharply on where UMN sits globally, with THE’s teaching-plus-research formula favouring UMN more than QS does.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Other Global Rankings

Two further bodies rank UMN with limited year coverage. Both place the university inside the global top 100.

US News lifted UMN by 51 positions in one edition, from #123 to #72, driven by changes in how its citation metrics are weighted. ARWU #51 is UMN’s single highest rank across any body globally, placing it ahead of every Indian university currently in the ARWU listing.

Trend signal: ARWU #51 and US News #72 both sit well inside the global top 100, forming the strongest paired evidence that UMN’s research profile runs 150+ positions ahead of its employer-brand profile.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Subject Rankings

Three disciplines carry subject-wise ranks for UMN on Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026, with Law and Engineering performing stronger than Computer Science globally.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Engineering Rankings

Collegedunia Study Abroad places UMN Engineering at #188 of 370 globally in its 2026 subject list, inside the top 51% of ranked engineering schools worldwide.

Engineering at #188 sits 67 positions ahead of UMN’s QS overall #255, suggesting the engineering school pulls more weight than other faculties in UMN’s ranking profile. For Indian engineering MS applicants, this subject-vs-overall gap favours UMN as a destination.

Note: Engineering #188 outperforms UMN’s overall QS 2027 by 67 positions, meaning the engineering school ranks better than the university as a whole.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Law Rankings

At #145 of 243 globally on Collegedunia Study Abroad Law 2026, UMN posts its strongest subject performance in percentile terms (top 60% of ranked law schools).

Law at #145 of 243 outperforms UMN’s QS overall by 110 positions, the widest subject-vs-overall gap on the UMN list. Indian LLM or JD applicants targeting Minnesota’s bar market should treat this subject rank as more relevant than UMN’s QS #255.

What it signals: Law #145 is the single subject where UMN beats its own overall QS rank by over 100 positions, pointing Indian legal-education applicants toward UMN Law School specifically.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Computer Science Rankings

At #299 of 392 globally, UMN’s Collegedunia Study Abroad Computer Science 2026 placement falls in the bottom quartile of ranked CS programs worldwide.

CS at #299 sits 44 positions behind UMN’s QS overall #255, the only subject where UMN’s discipline rank trails its university rank. Indian MS CS applicants should still weigh placement data and faculty strength, but the subject rank itself runs below UMN’s university-wide performance.

Reading the rank pattern: CS is the one subject where UMN’s own methodology scores it below its overall rank, so the UMN brand carries Indian MS CS applicants further than the CS-specific rank alone.

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Rankings: Indian Student Outlook

UMN’s rank mix favours Indian applicants targeting research, engineering and law more than those targeting tech or MBA brand recognition. The university hosts 6,800 international students from 130 countries, with a significant Indian cohort concentrated in STEM MS programs.

Popular programs chosen by Indian students at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities include:

• MS Computer Science: the top STEM MS choice for Indian applicants, backed by UMN’s #88 THE rank and the F-1 STEM OPT extension of 36 months total
• MS Electrical and Computer Engineering: sits inside the engineering school ranked #188 globally on Collegedunia Engineering 2026
• MS Data Science and Business Analytics: a growing Indian cohort tied to UMN’s analytics faculty and Twin Cities tech employers
• MBA (Carlson School): 89% of Class of 2024 received offers within 90 days of graduation, average base salary USD 141,471
• MS Chemical Engineering: a long-standing UMN discipline feeding into US pharma and energy employers