University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (UMN) Courses and Fees 2026

• Many courses in my program are at least partially updated every year
• I had an industrial internship, and being in a Ph.D. program was involved in research for roughly 5 years
• It is very dependent on the program; most engineering classes are earlier in the day, 8 am - 5 pm. Some management-based classes are sometimes scheduled for 6 pm - 9 pm. At UMN, students typically sign up for 9 credits per semester if they have research duties, which roughly translates to 9 class hours/week. Some programs have a fixed plan, whereas many have a few mandatory courses, with the rest of the credits up to the student's choice, based on what makes more sense in their field of work. A personal suggestion would be to take the first semester light, with 6-9 credits, to get used to the teaching style and adjust to the new location, if possible.
• Many master's and Ph.D. level courses can have anywhere between 6 and 50 students based on the level of specialization and program.

• As part of the engineering school, tuition is roughly $ 17,000 per semester, plus an additional $ 2,000 to cover insurance and other fees. Master's programs are usually 30 credits; I've seen some students complete in 3 semesters and others in 4. In cases involving research, I've seen students take more semesters as well.
• TAs and RAs, based on the number of hours covered, receive at least a portion of their tuition and a very comfortable stipend. For living expenses, factor in about $ 1,500 per month.

• The syllabus was updated, and we had industry experts as professors. We had 3-4 classes a week and roughly 20 students per class.

• I got a TA discount, so it was $45000 for me for 3 semesters

• The University of Minnesota is the best or number 1 university for VLSI backend courses and exposure, undoubtedly.

• 60 Lakhs INR only for tuition for 2 years.

• Course curriculum was hard and a mix of both; positive aspects would be that it definitely was challenging and built your intuition around data along with applying it for companies every semester; negative aspects would be the short duration for such hectic work and heavy coursework; there were 4 classes every day but broken down over the week, including theoretical and lab work; average number of students were 65 to 72; 35 Indians

• I paid 75000 for tuition with no scholarship; in total it cost me 95000 to attend with rent and allowance; fees are charged semester-wise; monthly expenses were 1000 dollars for me and it was a 10 month course; I was there for 5 more months for a job search.
• Rent was 489 for me; for transportation, I used the light rail, which was free for my university ID card; and groceries were 200. I barely ate so that was compensated and roommates would split bills.

• The course curriculum is pretty rigorous and you have a wide variety of courses to choose from within different disciplines. Most courses do not have a formal practical component but the course involves assignments, which are usually hands-on and provide a practical experience.
• One positive aspect is the wide variety of courses to choose from depending on your interest and you have professors who are well known in their respective fields who are instructing them.
• Most students take about 9-11 credits per semester, which is 3 courses and you expect there to be 6-8 classes per week. Daily schedule depends on the course you take.
• From what I know, there are fewer Indian students at the University of Minnesota (this is in comparison to the number of Indian students you might see in other states like Texas or Ohio). There is a pretty good representation of all Asian countries and this is one of the reasons you should choose this university. In my course there are about 6-8 Indian students.

• Tuition fee is charged per semester and is based on per credit for this program. The tuition fee is 1315 usd per credit and students are expected to complete 31 academic credits. Other fees charged are for health insurance, public transport, university maintenance, etc., which can vary.
• If you live off campus, which is what 99% of grad students do, depending on the place you stay, rent can be on average between 600 and 750. Other expenses, including groceries and food, would not exceed 100 dollars. Since public transportation is included in the fee to the university, that would not be counted as a personal expense. On average, monthly personal expenses would not exceed 750 usd.

No, I had to take up research and industrial opportunities.

Ph.D. is paid by the university and advisor. No fees to be paid by student. We are paid a stipend of ~$30k/yr

They are pretty challenging but rewarding in the end when you learn all the information

The fees per semester are around $7500

As a freshman coming from an Indian curriculum, I'd say it's in an Intermediate mode so far although hearing my seniors; it takes a pace from the second year and to not be fogged by the illusion of an easy curriculum, in regards to it is still on a good pace, understandable, and very much practical.

13,536 USD for the whole year tuition.

Yes, we were trained for 1 month before exposure to lab regarding SOP of the instrument.

It was wonderful and great. I feel great that I could get the chance to extend to bilateral development and cultural exchange.

$32000/year

It was scary at first moving to a new country and not knowing anything but the welcoming nature and inclusiveness of the people made me feel at home and the curriculum is designed well and had ample opportunities to grow in this environment.