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Coordinates: 44°01′21″N 92°27′49″W / 44.02250°N 92.46361°W / 44.02250; -92.46361
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University of Minnesota Rochester
File:Umnseal.png
TypeMulti-faceted publicly funded campus
Established1966 (1966)
ChancellorStephen Lehmkuhle
Academic staff
13 (2016)[1]
Students366 full-time as of 2015[2]
Location
Rochester
,
Minnesota
,
U.S.

44°01′21″N 92°27′49″W / 44.02250°N 92.46361°W / 44.02250; -92.46361
CampusUrban
ColorsMaroon & Gold    
Websitewww.r.umn.edu

The University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) is a branch campus of the University of Minnesota system located in Rochester, Minnesota focusing primarily on general health sciences, having been formally established by an act of the state Legislature in December 2006. UMR currently offers a undergraduate program and several graduate programs on it's campus located in downtown Rochester.

History

Rochester legislators and community advocates started the campaign to increase higher education in the local Rochester area as early as the 1950s [citation needed]. Courses were offered in engineering, education, and math starting in 1966 as a satellite site of the University of Minnesota in coordination with other institutions.

In the early 1990s, an educational coalition was formed with Rochester Community College and Winona State University-Rochester to form the University Center Rochester – 3 institutions, 2 systems, 1 campus.

In 1998, Rochester was identified by the legislature as a future branch of the University of Minnesota system. This designation allowed the Rochester site to develop its own leadership structure and to begin to develop it's own academic program independent of other campuses.

In 2000, the University heightened efforts to grow both the graduate satellite programs of the Rochester branch by adding a new Provost to lead the campus and staff to accommodate this growth.

The current University of Minnesota Rochester began to take form in January 2005 when then-Governor Tim Pawlenty announced in his State of the State address that southeastern Minnesota was underserved by public higher education and a plan to initiate research into what was necessary to solve the problem.

The Governor formed the Rochester Higher Education Development Committee (RHEDC) and appointed local business owner Marilyn Stewart to lead the group. The committee consisted of representatives from other public and private education institutions, area business leaders, and leaders in health care. The group’s charge was to formulate a plan to advance higher education in the Rochester area.

The RHEDC eventually identified the need for a branch campus of the University of Minnesota system that could integrate with the health sciences programs and needs of the Mayo Clinic. The group promoted the University of Minnesota system as the only higher education provider in a position to carry out this ideal in spite of the existing branch campus of Winona State University - Rochester and Rochester Community and Technical College. The RHEDC report was drafted and delivered to the Legislature and the Governor. The recommendations of the report were adopted by the Governor, the legislature and the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. Controversially, this establishment represented a change in collegiate policy by establishing an additional University of Minnesota branch campus in spite of the prior policy that stated it was the role of Minnesota State system to provide programming for Greater Minnesota.

In 2006, the University of Minnesota Rochester was approved as a branch campus by the Board of Regents, and shortly after, selection of existing space in the former downtown mall allowed for the future siting of the campus. Staff were appointed to start the general health sciences undergraduate program.[3]

In fall of 2007, UMR staff moved into the renovated facilities at the newly renamed University Square in downtown Rochester and welcomed its new Chancellor, Dr. Stephen Lehmkuhle. Lehmkuhle was inaugurated in April 2008 with a community celebration and formal address.[4]

In September 2010, UMR chose "Raptors" as the mascot as well as taking on the maroon and gold colors of the university system.[5]

In fall of 2011, UMR added the Bachelor of Science in Health Professions (BSHP) degree program, which is delivered jointly with the Mayo School of Health Sciences. Students in the BSHP program will graduate with a both degree from UMR and a certificate from the Mayo School of Health Sciences in one of five health-related fields: Respiratory Care, Echocardiography, Sonography, and Radiography.[6]

On May 18, 2013, UMR graduated its first class of undergraduate students [7] in the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and Bachelor of Science in Health Professions programs at the Mayo Civic Center in downtown Rochester.

Student enrollment and graduation

Total UMR enrollment trended upward from 2009 through 2013,[8] as UMR added courses; however enrollment plateaued under 500 students, then dropped sharply. In 2009 UMR admitted only first-year students. Beginning in fall 2012 courses were available for first-year, sophomore, junior, and senior undergraduate students,. The number of first-year students hit a peak in fall 2013 and dropped off by 56.1% to spring 2015.

340 students have graduated from UMR. On May 18, 2013, UMR graduated its first class of 49[9] undergraduate students in the B.S. in Health Sciences and B.S. in Health Professions programs at the Mayo Civic Center in downtown Rochester.[10] 73 students graduated the following year,[11] an additional 109 graduating during the 2014-2015 academic year,[12] and another 109 walked across the stage on May 15, 2016.[13]

Cost of attendance and student debt

UMR's costs of attendance has risen significantly since first admitting students in 2009. In the 2010 Aid Year (covering Fall 2009, Spring 2010, and Summer 2010) the cost of attendance was $21,762.[14] In 2015 that number is $26,064,[15] a 16.51% increase. UMR has the highest cost of attendance of the University of Minnesota locations for the 2015-2016 academic year. The second highest is the Twin Cities campus ($25,784),[16] followed by Duluth ($23,998),[17] Morris ($23,250),[18] and Crookston ($23,075).[19]

The average loan debt for UMR students who graduate with debt is $36,015 in 2014. 19% of graduating students did so with no debt in 2014.[14]

On-campus housing

UMR's on-campus housing option is 318 Commons. The facility has a number of high-end features, such as granite countertops, particularly when compared with student housing on other campus.[20] Because 318 Commons is designated as on-campus, UMR sets the rental rate and the student pays the University along with tuition, fees, and other expenses.

For the 2015-2016 academic year rates at 318 Commons range from $3550 for a double (shared) bedroom to $4800 for a single room with private bathroom on the 9th floor.[21] UMR is the only University of Minnesota campus that does not offer a meal plan.

Each of the University of Minnesota campuses have apartment style housing and many have diverse or unique options, making comparisons of every option difficult. However, each campus has double (shared) bedroom apartments. The rent for those apartments for the 2015-2016 academic year are compared in the chart below. The Crookston and Twin Cities campuses have multiple double occupancy apartments available at different rates.

Campus Fall Semester Spring Semester Academic Year Total
Crookston-Centennial[22] $2279 $2279 $4558
Crookston-Evergreen[23] $2425 $2425 $4850
Duluth[24] $2295 $2295 $4590
Morris[25] $1939 $1939 $3878
Rochester[21] $3550 $3550 $7100
Twin Cities-University Village[26] $3158 $3431 $6589
Twin Cities-Roy Wilkins Hall[26] $3084 $3351 $6435

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "OIR : HR Employee Count". Oir.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  2. ^ "OIR : Enrollment Headcount Data: Full-Time/Part-Time Status". Oir.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  3. ^ "OIR : HR Employee Count". Oir.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  4. ^ Stachura, Sea (April 4, 2008) "U of M Rochester inaugurates new chancellor" Minnesota Public Radio
  5. ^ Post Bulletin, (September 9, 2010)"[1]"
  6. ^ "Growth of UMR | University of Minnesota Rochester". R.umn.edu. 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  7. ^ "U's Rochester campus has first graduation | Minnesota Public Radio News". Mprnews.org. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  8. ^ "OIR Official Enrollment Statistics: Spring 2016". Oir.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  9. ^ "OIR : Degrees and Certificates Awarded Trend Data: Degree Level 2010-2014". Oir.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  10. ^ Post Bulletin, (May 17, 2013)"[2]"
  11. ^ "OIR : Degrees and Certificates Awarded Headcount Data: By College/Major". Oir.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  12. ^ "OIR : Degrees and Certificates Awarded Headcount Data: By College/Major". Oir.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  13. ^ *Please enter your name. (2016-05-15). "Commencement Day for University of Minnesota-Rochester". Krocam.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
    First-year Sophomore Junior Senior Non-degree Total
    Fall 2009 55 1 1 0 0 57
    Spring 2010 42 6 1 0 0 49
    Fall 2010 100 37 3 1 2 143
    Spring 2011 88 38 12 2 3 143
    Fall 2011 112 88 44 13 16 273
    Spring 2012 94 87 59 28 18 286
    Fall 2012 138 102 73 72 29 414
    Spring 2013 94 89 78 95 21 377
    Fall 2013 164 115 92 106 18 495
    Spring 2014 97 115 91 135 20 458
    Fall 2014 103 137 112 127 9 488
    Spring 2015 72 104 112 154 12 454
    Fall 2015 86 73 109 134 14 416
    Spring 2016 51 77 87 159 14 388
    Fall 2016 122 88 77 137 11 435
    Spring 2017 73 78 75 142 14 382
  14. ^ a b "OIR : Student Financial Support". Oir.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  15. ^ "Costs and Tuition | University of Minnesota Rochester". R.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  16. ^ "Estimating your costs". Onestop.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  17. ^ -http://www.d.umn.edu/onestop/student-finances/tuition-fees/cost-of-attendance/chart.html
  18. ^ "University of Minnesota Morris | One Stop Student Services | Cost of Attendance". Onestop.morris.umn.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  19. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-07-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ oitadmin (17 June 2014). "Office Of Residential Life". Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  21. ^ a b https://r.umn.edu/sites/r.umn.edu/files/Rates%20for%20the%202015-2016.pdf
  22. ^ http://www1.crk.umn.edu/reslife/buildings/centennial/index.html
  23. ^ http://www1.crk.umn.edu/reslife/buildings/evergreen/index.html
  24. ^ viger005 (28 April 2016). "Housing & Residence Life". Retrieved 5 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ https://netfiles.umn.edu/umm/www/residentiallife/contract.pdf?uniq=cm6oaw
  26. ^ a b poepp024 (6 April 2016). "Housing & Dining Costs". Retrieved 5 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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