UMTC's tuition & fees has increased from $22,210 (2015) to $38,362 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 72.72% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $25,953 (year 2015) to $33,249 (year 2025).
The 2025 tuition & fees have risen more than 5% this year (2025) at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
UMTC's tuition increase rate is higher than the Minnesota's average increase rate of 7.71%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 60.03% from 2015 ($34,724).
For the current academic year 2024-2025, UMTC's COA is $55,568, which is increased by 5.28% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to UMTC's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 72.72% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $36,296. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,000, and it has not changed since 2015.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $1,000 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $1,000 | |
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| 2017-18 | $1,000 | |
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| 2018-19 | $1,000 | |
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| 2019-20 | $1,000 | |
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| 2020-21 | $1,000 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,000 | |
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| 2022-23 | $1,000 | |
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| 2023-24 | $1,000 | |
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| 2024-25 | $1,000 | |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 38.94% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 54.58% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $11,514 | $11,514 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $11,577 | $11,577 | 0.55% |
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| 2017-18 | $12,052 | $12,052 | 4.10% |
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| 2018-19 | $12,138 | $12,138 | 0.71% |
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| 2019-20 | $12,792 | $12,792 | 5.39% |
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| 2020-21 | $12,800 | $12,800 | 0.06% |
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| 2021-22 | $13,162 | $13,162 | 2.83% |
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| 2022-23 | $14,240 | $14,240 | 8.19% |
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| 2023-24 | $15,378 | $15,378 | 7.99% |
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| 2024-25 | $16,206 | $18,030 | 5.38% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and similar schools.
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase Rate |
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| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $38,362
($17,214) | $36,402
($16,488) | 5.38% |
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| University of Maryland-College Park | $41,186
($11,809) | $40,306
($11,505) | 2.18% |
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| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $37,441
($17,929) | $36,001
($17,239) | 4.00% |
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| Indiana University-Bloomington | $41,891
($12,144) | $40,482
($11,790) | 3.48% |
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| Ohio State University-Main Campus | $40,022
($13,244) | $38,365
($12,859) | 4.32% |
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| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $40,096
($18,267) | $39,192
($18,060) | 2.31% |
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