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About This Campus
UMR offers distinctive health sciences and biosciences education to prepare students for a broad spectrum of current and emerging careers, ranging from patient care to pure and applied research. The campus community serves approximately 700 undergraduate and graduate students in the heart of downtown Rochester. Our project-based, interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences provides exceptional preparation for students pursuing careers in a broad range of health science disciplines. It also serves as a laboratory for research focused on creating and testing new educational paradigms for tomorrow’s information-rich, interdisciplinary, technology-transformed world.Location Information
The University of Minnesota Rochester is located in University Square, one block away from the Mayo Clinic, seven miles south of IBM, and just 75 miles south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. As a student on the UMR campus in downtown Rochester, you will be at the heart of one of the world’s top medical centers and at the center of an internationally known research community.Helpful Information
Incoming NSE students can only take courses in the Bachelor of Science in Health Science (BSHS) major. It is recommended to contact the NSE Coordinator at UMR to verify courses are offered in the desired term, and that pre-requisites are met before applying.Fast Facts
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| Location | | Rochester |
| Population | | 114,000 |
| Enrollment | | 590 |
| Language | | English |
| Calendar | | Semester |
| Canada | | Host Payment |
| Fall | | 09/04-12/20 |
| Spring | | 01/22-05/15 |
Campus Diversity
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| 1st Nation/Native | | 1% |
| Asian | | 14% |
| Black | | 8% |
| Hawaiian/P.I. | | 0% |
| Hispanic/Latino | | 5% |
| Two or more | | 1% |
| White | | 69% |
| Other | | 2% |
| International | | 0% |