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The University of Minnesota is in the top 25 Public National Universities - U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News and World Report Rankings Released

The 2022-2023 US News and World Report college rankings released its annual report earlier this month. Out of 227 public National Universities, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities is now ranked in the top 25 (moving from 26 last year to 23 this year).

Three other U of M campuses throughout Minnesota were also highlighted in the most recent rankings: 

  • The University of Minnesota Crookston retained its No. 1 status among public Midwest Regional Colleges. 
  • The University of Minnesota Duluth improved eight spots in the Regional Universities in the Midwest category, ascending to No. 33, which places UMD in the top 20 percent of the category. Among only public universities in the same category, UMD moved up two spots, from No. 8 to No. 6. 
  • The University of Minnesota Morris improved its ranking among National Liberal Arts Colleges by five places from No. 141 to No. 136. The campus remained the No. 8-ranked public university in the category.

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