University of Minnesota

Ballinger|Leafblad is proud to present the following information on behalf of our client, University of Minnesota, in its search for the Vice President for University Services.

Founded in 1851, the University of Minnesota (UMN), with its five campuses is one of the most comprehensive universities in the country.  The University of Minnesota is a world-class public research university based in a vibrant, urban setting next to the Mississippi River, with unparalleled opportunities for collaboration and partnerships.  The University of Minnesota is one of only five universities in the nation with an engineering school, a medical school, a law school, a veterinary medical school, and an agricultural school all on one campus.  UMN is the eighth most active public research university, with more than $880 million in annual research awards.

More than 60,000 students are divided among the five campuses, with 30,135 undergraduate students and 16,444 graduate and professional students enrolled at the Twin Cities campus.

UMN is reducing administrative costs by $90 million over six years and moving those resources into mission driven areas of teaching, research, and community engagement.  In the last decade, UMN created a $292 million Biomedical Discovery District, enabling cutting-edge research across disciplines.

The University of Minnesota’s over 150 undergraduate degree programs and 200 graduate degree programs offer students a tremendous breadth and depth of opportunity in the sciences, liberal arts, agriculture, and business.  With more than 26,000 employees, its large student population, its long-established health care services, and its various research centers, UMN creates approximately $9 billion in total economic impact on Minnesota annually.

Campuses in the University of Minnesota system include University of Minnesota Twin Cities, University of Minnesota Crookston, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Minnesota Rochester.