HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2019 PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT

At the University of Minnesota, we lean into our strengths and impact, finding our

collective vision rooted at the intersection of our values and our action.

It is there that our core commitments to students, discovery, our state, a

welcoming culture, and as fiscal stewards merge together to ensure a bright and

flourishing future. And it is there that we champion our systemness, with all of its

unique strengths and imperfections, which makes the whole of us stronger and

better.

From Crookston to Duluth, Morris to Rochester, and to the Twin Cities—we

are one University of Minnesota, and as a publicly funded institution, we are

accountable to the citizens of our state for how well we perform.

Our 2019 Performance and Accountability Report provides a comprehensive

assessment of our performance as a university, and the results will support work

towards a new systemwide strategic plan in 2020.

Thank you for all that you do for the University of Minnesota. By working

together, we can be even greater, ensuring that our best days lie ahead.

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

President Joan T. A. Gabel

At the University of Minnesota, we lean into our strengths and impact, finding our

collective vision rooted at the intersection of our values and our action.

It is there that our core commitments to students, discovery, our state, a

welcoming culture, and as fiscal stewards merge together to ensure a bright and

flourishing future. And it is there that we champion our systemness, with all of its

unique strengths and imperfections, which makes the whole of us stronger and

better.

From Crookston to Duluth, Morris to Rochester, and to the Twin Cities—we

are one University of Minnesota, and as a publicly funded institution, we are

accountable to the citizens of our state for how well we perform.

Our 2019 Performance and Accountability Report provides a comprehensive

assessment of our performance as a university, and the results will support work

towards a new systemwide strategic plan in 2020.

Thank you for all that you do for the University of Minnesota. By working

together, we can be even greater, ensuring that our best days lie ahead.

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

President Joan T. A. Gabel

The University of Minnesota System comprises five distinct campuses—

Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester, and Twin Cities—serving all regions

of the state. Each campus has unique strengths, enriched by its surrounding

communities, and all are focused on meeting the needs of students and the

state. Collectively, the University of Minnesota System is one of the most

comprehensive in the nation, with offerings to meet the interests of every

student and the changing needs of our society. We’re proud of our land-grant

mission of world-class education, groundbreaking research, and community-

engaged outreach, and we are unified in our drive to serve Minnesota.

FIVE STRONG CAMPUSES. ONE STRONG STATE.

ECONOMICIMPACT TO THE STATE

The U of M system contributes $9+ billion U of M alumni living in Minnesota contribute over a quarter trillion dollars

Each year graduates add nearly $200 million in earnings

The U of M partners with many Fortune 100 & 500 companies

To learn more:z.umn.edu/impact

STUDENT SUCCESS

We’re developing campus communities that yield student success.

71.3% of all new incoming students across the system are Minnesota high school graduates.

• The Crookston campus has a 16:1 student-to-faculty ratio, which allows students access and opportunity to be involved in faculty-student research and creative works projects.

• Nearly 200 students on the Duluth campus participate each year in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, and several departments have nationally recognized summer undergraduate research programs.

• The Morris campus has been ranked as a top public liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report for 21 years.

• 90% of the first seven graduating classes from the Rochester campus have “finished in four”—a commitment central to the Rochester approach to undergraduate education.

• Applications on the Twin Cities campus grew from 18,496 to 40,673 over the past 15 years, while the average ACT score rose from 25.0 to 28.3 and the average class rank increased from 78.9% to 85.5% over that same period.

Meeting all students where they are and maximizing their skills, potential, and well-being in a rapidly changing world.

The University is the state’s primary source

of professionals for many industries, with

We’re developing the skilled workforce-ready graduates our state and society need.

The University offers 131 graduate degree programsand 93 professional degree programs on the TwinCities, Duluth, and Rochester campuses. In 2019, theUniversity of Minnesota System conferred more than16,000 degrees, including 10,872 bachelor’s degrees, 3,618 master’s degrees, 979 doctoral degrees, and 769 professional degrees.

Over the last 20 years, the Twin Cities campus’s four-yeargraduation rate has increased from 47.3% to 71.7%, the second highest among public Big Ten universities.

U of M Twin Cities has the largest increase in 4-year graduation rates

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Pharmacy, medical, and dental primary care

and specialty residents are trained each year in collaboration with

affiliated health systems.

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The University of Minnesota System is successful at placing graduates with employers or in graduate/professional school. For example,

96% OF U OF M DULUTH AND 97% U OF M MORRIS SURVEY RESPONDENTSwere employed, or in graduate/professional school, one year after graduation.

professional degrees and certificates.

DISCOVERY, INNOVATION, AND IMPACT

• The Minnesota Innovation Partnerships program, designed to streamline University-industry partnerships, has led to 419 agreements with 233 companies since its inception.

• The University launched a record number of 19 start-up companies last year, with more than 150 start-ups created since 2006.

Channeling curiosity and investing in discovery to cultivate possibility and innovative solutions, while elevating Minnesota and society as a whole.

THE U OF M IS RANKED IN THE TOP 10among U.S. public universities in research spending, with externally sponsored awards increasing last year to contribute to a total of $955 million in expenditures.

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Guardians of the LakeLife in Minnesota depends on water. But zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species are having a devastating effect on the state’s lakes and the businesses and recreation that depend on them. A project on Lake Minnetonka is looking for solutions to control zebra mussel populations and improve the health of the lake. It’s a collaboration between the University’s one-of-a-kind Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC) and the U.S. Geological Survey. If successful, the treatment could provide a blueprint for preserving this treasured resource.

“MAISRC is one of a kind and the work that

we’re doing is protecting Minnesota’s lakes.”

Angelique Dahlberg,PhD student

MnDRIVE-supported researchers secured an additional $360 million from federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health, NASA, and the Department of Energy; industry leaders like 3M, Boston Scientific, the Midwest Dairy Association, and Pepsico; and organizations like the Parkinson’s Foundation.

MNDRIVE PROJECTS SECURE STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING

Nearly $100 million in state funding has been allocated to MnDRIVE in its first five years, supporting over 400 interconnected research projects, involving more than 1,200 researchers, and leading to more than 300 new technologies.

Transplant Breakthrough without Long-Term DrugsFor decades, immunologists have been trying to train the transplant recipient’s immune system to accept transplanted cells and organs—that is, to exhibit “immune tolerance” to them—without the long-term use of anti-rejection drugs. Now, University of Minnesota preclinical research shows this is possible.

Working with animals, researchers at the U of M Medical School’s Department of Surgery and Schulze Diabetes Institute at Northwestern University have maintained long-term survival and function of pancreatic islet transplants after discontinuing anti-rejection drugs on day 21 post transplant.

For many patients with end-stage organ failure, transplantation is the only effective treatment option. To prevent transplant rejection, recipients must take, over the long term, medications that suppress the body’s immune system. The immunosuppressive drugs prevent rejection over the short term, but because they suppress the immune system generally, recipients face the risk of serious infections and cancer. There are also many side effects.

In the new study, modified donor white blood cells, when infused into transplant recipients one week before and one day after islet transplant, safely induced long-term (at least a year) tolerance to the transplants.

Eliminating the need for chronic immunosuppression would substantially lower the risks associated with islet cell transplants in individuals with type 1 diabetes, and islet replacement therapy could become the treatment of choice for many more people burdened by this disease.

“Our study is the first that reliably and safely induces lasting immune

tolerance of transplants in nonhuman primates.”

Senior study author Bernhard Hering, professor and vice

chair of translational medicine

MNtersections

of Minnesota’s health care practitioners, including

physicians, pharmacists, dentists, and veterinarians.

We’re delivering next generation health care from clinician training to delivery models, cures, and medical technology innovation.

• The University’s integrated clinical cancer trials are available at regional hospitals across the state. This reduces stress on patients, and increases participation and opportunities for lifesaving solutions.

• The University’s Institute for Child Development is ranked number one in the nation, bringing science and research to early childhood.

We’re innovating growth in agricultural productivity, while improving nutritional outcomes and food accessibility.

• University food scientists are working hard to make Kernza—a wheat grass—into a perennial crop cover, providing high quality grain for consumers while maintaining soil stability and reducing water run-off.

• University researchers are working with farmers to create markets and transportation options for specialty crops, improving food diversity, land use, and energy sustainability.

University programs in the health sciences

THE U OF M SYSTEM TRAINS OVER 80%

Improving the health of people and places at the intersection of our system strengths, and opportunities inspired by Minnesota that impact the world.

RANK IN THE TOP 10nationally, including our School of Public Health

and College of Pharmacy.

We’re ensuring clean water, thriving lakes and rivers, healthy aquatic life, abundant water resources for agriculture, and safe drinking water.

• From Emerald Ash Borers to Buckthorn, from Zebra Mussels to Starry Stonewort, the University’s invasive species researchers are protecting Minnesota’s environment.

• A leader in sustainability, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has built and is operating one of the few combined heat power plants at any institution of higher education, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and boosting our ability to control our energy destiny.

• The University’s Institute on the Environment brings together hundreds of faculty, students, and staff to help bring about clean drinking water for all Minnesotans, through collaborative research, interdisciplinary courses, and events and activities of shared learning.

• University of Minnesota Crookston researchers and students are shedding light on freshwater sponges in Minnesota, which may be indicators of water quality in the lakes and rivers they inhabit.

• From cold weather grapes to a long string of award winning apples, University food scientists have been at the forefront of creating new fruits that can be grown in Minnesota and sold across the country and world.

• The University’s Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence is one of only five such partnerships nationwide, as designated by the Centers for Disease Control.

THE BLUE HERONUniversity of Minnesota Duluth’s research vessel works year-round to find solutions that protect the

Great Lakes.

COMMUNITY AND BELONGING

We’re advancing diversity that reflects our community.

• This year marks the third time since 2015 that Forbes recognized the University of Minnesota as one of America’s Best Large Employers, and in 2018 the University was named one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity.

• The University received the Seven Seals Award in 2019 from the Minnesota Chapter of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

• The University of Minnesota Crookston’s dual enrollment agreements with Red Lake Nation College and Northland Community and Technical College provide opportunities for students in northwest Minnesota to earn four-year degrees.

• The 2019 incoming class at the U of M Medical School in Duluth has a record number of American Indian students.

• Overall, American Indian students, students of color, and international students make up over 40% of the Morris student body.

• Underrepresented students make up more than 60% of the student body on the Rochester campus, with graduates contributing to the diversification of the health care workforce—a development expected to enhance innovation and public health outcomes.

• In 2019, the Twin Cities campus welcomed the most diverse class in a generation, representing nearly every socioeconomic and cultural background, religious affiliation, and political persuasion.

Fostering a welcoming community that values accessibility, equity, diversity, and dignity in people and ideas.

We’re providing students greater affordability.

Average student debt at graduation has decreased at the University of Minnesota System every year for the past seven years. The average debt at graduation decreased a total of 7.9%, from $27,578 in 2011-12 to $25,573 in 2017-18.

• 41% of systemwide 2019 bachelor’s degree recipients did not borrow any federally secured student loans.

• The Twin Cities four-year graduation rate for Pell-eligible students increased from 31% to 62% over the last decade.

• Nearly 3/4 of the 2019 Twin Cities incoming class entered with earned college credit. More than 110,000 total credits were transferred, the most ever at the University—a tremendous cost savings for students and their families.

We’re driving costs down.

• Last year, the University reached its six-year goal of $90 million in administrative reductions.

• The Twin Cities Central Heating plant saved $1.8 million in annual utility costs and has reduced the carbon footprint.

• Twin Cities campus room and board rates are consistently among the lowest in the Big Ten. These facilities provide high quality housing and programs while helping to lower the total cost of attending the University.

42% of the University’s waste systemwide is processed in sustainable ways through reuse, recycling, or composting. This reduces the waste going to landfills and energy recovery facilities.

8 million gallons of water are reused by University campuses systemwide for air conditioning, toilets, and irrigation, saving money while reducing storm water runoff in Minnesota’s lakes and rivers.

REUSING WATERSYSTEMWIDE

REDUCING WASTESYSTEMWIDE

FISCAL STEWARDSHIPStewarding resources that promote access, efficiency, trust, and collaboration with the state, students, and partners.

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