![Three international students look at a world map. Circular logo with globe in the middle reads "Celebrating 150 years of international students"](/sites/global.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/media/images/internationalstudents_1949_001_1600x600_logo.jpg?_buster=dFtv96ZF&itok=-lJqy63e)
The University of Minnesota is celebrating 150 years since the first international students arrived on campus. Join us to highlight the worldwide impact of the 60,000+ international students educated at the University of Minnesota since 1874.
International Students Today
5,200
international students
140
countries represented
11%
of the total student body
![Collage of photos of international students over the years. Student smiling in present day while talking to two others. Group of Latin American students pose for a photo in 1944. Four students smile in leis and tropical attire in an undated black-and-white photo. Two students play games in 2023. A student points to a world map in 2022. Three students walking in 1961.](/sites/global.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/media/images/intl-student-collage.jpg?_buster=DRgL-6Qm&itok=DuPxmZYq)
Campus Then and Now
1874 | 2024 |
---|---|
Two international students | 5,200+ international students |
237 total students | 54,890 total students |
One campus building — Old Main | 348 buildings |
Two colleges: College of Science, Literature and the Arts; and College of Mechanic Arts | 8 freshman-admitting and 5 upper-division colleges |