University of Minnesota-Rochester
Public College in Rochester, MN. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $69,020.
Students who entered University of Minnesota-Rochester reach a median of $69,020 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. The six-year graduation rate is 57%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $19,500, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 71% puts University of Minnesota-Rochester on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. With 1,269 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield sits at 20% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. The score bands below rest on the 3% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 460–690 | 5 (3%) |
| SAT Math | 490–690 | |
| ACT Composite | 21–29 | 39 (21%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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57% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention of 70% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. 39% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 568 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,953 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The income table below is the number that matters — $6,116 at $0–30k versus $23,769 at $110k+. About 83% get grants averaging $13,483, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. About 51% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 162 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $6,116 |
| $30–48k | $4,256 |
| $48–75k | $6,748 |
| $75–110k | $14,650 |
| $110k+ | $23,769 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 289 of these 568 students, totalling $1,707,122 — an average of $5,907 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Olmsted County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026