University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (UMN) Reviews and Ratings

• I opted for off-campus housing, which is very common at UMN.
• I found my accommodation through WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook groups for UMN Indian students—those communities are honestly gold. My rent was around $600–700 per month, including utilities, Wi-Fi, and in-unit laundry.
• The biggest challenge was avoiding scams and finalizing housing from abroad. I’d recommend starting early, verifying leases, and connecting with seniors. I lived about 10–15 minutes from campus, and most Indian students stay near Dinkytown, Stadium Village, or Prospect Park.

• I found my accommodation through my college seniors who were studying here at UMN. Common sources are WhatsApp groups, FB pages, and the UMN subreddit (has more than 25k people).
• I live in a student co-op, 3 bed apartment with 2 other grad students. I pay $665 a month that covers all utilities as well. Private apartments might tend to be a bit more expensive, and you at least have to pay for electricity separately.

• You can get a private room for about 500-600 per month near campus

• Masters student should stay off campus, and there are plenty of off campus housings starting from 500 for shared rooms to 1500 for a luxurious room.

• I googled it’s called grandmarc at seven corners, it was cheap and fit my budget along with the university business school was steps away, helps with the extreme weather, my rent was 489 as I lived in a shared bedroom, a bed mattress and desk were provided with a shared bathroom for each room in a 2 bed 2 bath, there was a couch and coffee table along with a dining table, in unit laundry and each bathroom had a bathtub.
• I faced no challenges in finding accommodation; it was a smooth transition, as I had the apartment before I landed in the US; my accommodation was 200 metres from the business school where my classes were located on the West Bank but the rest of the university was a 5-minute campus bus ride away. I’d say you can use the light rail to get to the rest of the campus on the east bank, which was just 1 stop. The light rail was covered under the university ID which changed recently, I think. I’m not sure.

• I choose an off-campus apartment, which is what everybody prefers since it is flexible and affordable.
• Rent can vary from as low as 400 to 1000 depending on the type of room that you choose, the apartment and the location.
• I did not really face any challenges while looking for an apartment; you have a lot of resources provided by the university and online to find the right apartments for you. Most students live in Prospect Park and Dinkytown, which are pretty close to campus. Other areas include St. Paul and Como, which require a commute.

I chose this university as it is one of the best university in the world for Chemical Engineering. Overall, my experience has been good. Since there is a significant population of Indian students, it is easy to adjust into the university culture. In addition, a lot of sporting facilities are available in the university where one can spend time apart from academics. The library in the university is very vast with nearly all the books.

I chose this university because of the business program, the Carlson School of Management is ranked very highly across the nation for business schools. So far the college experience is great and I have zero complaints, I would definitely recommend to other students!

So far as an freshman, I got to make some friends for life and experiences beyond of what I could of with traditional upbringing and to be dependency on my own self has definitely molded me into a better version with time and I am happy and grateful for this.

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