The main campus for the University of Minnesota is located in the Twin Cities, and is spread equally in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. The school is one of the biggest public trade universities in the United States and has five campuses, including the main campus, throughout the state of Minnesota. Thousands of undergraduate, graduate and professional students attend the University of Minnesota in a variety of courses of study such as architecture, computer science, journalism and sociology. The school's elite football program, the Gophers, play at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Located in the heart of Minneapolis, the Minnesota College of Art and Design offers undergraduate, graduate and two-year certificates in a variety of disciplines relating to the arts. The Minnesota College of Art and Design offers bachelor of fine arts and bachelor of science undergraduate degrees. The courses taught in these degree programs will help students specialize in fields such as animation, graphic design, filmmaking and photography. The school's Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree encompasses creative arts like animation, sculpture and painting.
A two-year college located in Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Community & Technical College has more than 14,000 students enrolled every school year. It was founded in 1996 following the merger of a technical college that had been operating since 1914 and a community college open since 1965. The school's top five areas of study for the 2009-2010 academic year were liberal arts, nursing, business management, law enforcement and human services.
St. Catherine University is a post-secondary institution with campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The school has a rich history--the Minneapolis campus was opened in 1887 to teach nursing, making St. Catherine University the oldest health care education school in the state. The undergraduate student body is comprised of more than 90 percent women, and nursing is the most popular major. The school had a total enrollment in 2009 of more than 5,000 students.
North Central University is a Pentecostal university located in downtown Minneapolis. It offers a variety of undergraduate programs, including religion-based programs that prepare students for work in the ministry. These programs include biblical studies, pastoral studies and worship arts. It is also known for having a large department for deaf students. The school was founded in 1930 and expanded in 1955 to offer four-year degree programs.
The University of St. Thomas is found in downtown Minneapolis and has been in operation since 1885. It is home to more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in 96 different undergrad degree programs and 48 graduate degree programs. The University of St. Thomas was ranked number 124 in the 2011 U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges" survey.