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University of Minnesota, Duluth.

I'm Sheana.

And I'm Nicole.

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The University of Minnesota
Duluth is located

in the beautiful international shipping
port city of Duluth, Minnesota.

Duluth has the highest number
of parks per capita in the U.S.

and is the gateway to
Minnesota's North Shore

and the Boundary Waters
Canoe Area Wilderness.

The students who enroll
here will take advantage

of all kinds of opportunities along
the North Shore of Lake Superior,

the Boundary Waters
Canoe Area Wilderness.

Opportunities to do exciting
outdoor activities like rock climbing

and ice climbing, kayaking,
windsurfing, outdoor camping.

The Duluth campus is
made up of 247 acres

and sits atop a hill
overlooking Lake Superior;

the largest freshwater
lake in the world.

Rain, snow, sun, wind?

Not a problem.

All structures are linked together
by this skyway and Concore system.

Connecting not only
buildings, but students.

The Marshall W. Alworth
Hall Planetarium

has a 30 foot dome
and a Spitz A3P star machine.

It holds up to 70 people and projects
approximately 1500 stars.

Inside it also holds
a historic telescope

that was once owned
by John H. Darling.

UMD enrolls over 9,000 undergrads
from 34 countries and 45 states.

Fifty-one percent are men,
49 percent women,

and six percent are
students of color.

Eighty-eight percent of classes
are taught to forty students or less.

And the student to
faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

UMD ADMITS STUDENTS SELECTIVELY, SO IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND

ADMISSION WILL BE BASED ON HIGH SCHOOL COURSEWORK AND PERFORMANCE;

TAKING THE ACT PLUS WRITING OR SAT IS REQUIRED.

In-state students will pay a yearly
tuition of approximately $11,000.

While those coming from out
of state will pay closer to $13,000.

All students will pay
around $1500 for books

and an additional $6200
towards room and board.

We offer 75 majors in five
undergraduate colleges and schools.

Some of them very unique programs.

And for students that are even
a little bit undecided or yet,

discovering where it is they'd like
to pursue their academic programs,

it gives them many options.

I've really enjoyed my classes at UMD,

I've done a lot of different things.

I'm actually, I'm a business major
but I have a science minor.

So I've gotten kind of
both ends of the spectrum.

One of the things that
I like about our program

is that all students on campus
are invited to participate,

they can audition for
every show and they do.

They can be cast in any show,
they can work behind the scenes,

and so it's a really active
department that way,

we're always reaching out to students
outside of the theatre department.

UMD has a medical school
and a pharmacy school,

also an internationally
accredited business school

and an undergraduate
engineering program

that ranks among
the best in the nation.

The University of Minnesota Duluth
has 564 total faculty members.

Forty percent hold their doctorate
and 77 percent

have the highest degree
possible in their field.

The thing that I like about the faculty
here is that we're diverse,

we teach from different
points of view but we

agree we're all going
for the same place.

I've always found it really easy to get
hold of my professor's office hours,

and some of them
are really friendly;

they're like other students too.

The advisement program here
has been nationally recognized.

To me that's the most important
to students and to parents.

The UMD Bulldogs compete
at the varsity level in Division II

of the NSI Conference with six men's
sports, and eight women's sports.

Hockey is the only sport to
compete at the Division I level

with the women's team holding four
national championship titles.

And following an
undefeated season,

the football team won
the 2008 championship.

There are four residence halls and five
apartment housing options on campus.

Providing the extra freedom
and responsibility students desire

while still retaining quick, convenient
access to all campus facilities.

I've lived on campus every
single year since I've been here.

I love it, everything's so convenient
and especially during winters

when driving would be pretty difficult
and getting to those 8 a.m. classes.

You never have to walk outside
for any of your classes,

and coming from Duluth it can
get a little cold during the winter

but knowing that everything is
connected you don't have to--

you can go to class in shorts

in the middle of December
and it's awesome.

There are more than 200
student clubs and organizations

from professional to honorary,
political to social action,

religious to Greek, and recreational
to special interest groups.

Now when you get to school,

don't spend all of your time locked
away in your residence hall

because 90 percent of students

participate in the recreational
sports and outdoor program.

And even if you don't want
to major in the area,

definitely check out one
of their many clubs.

My favorite?

The North Shore Climbers.

Want to hike your way to the top
literally and academically?

Then join the University of Minnesota
Duluth in the great outdoors.

Thanks for joining us here.

Hope you had fun.

See you next time.

Bye Champ.

Come on, let's go.