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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
45
Applied
20
Accepted
14
Enrolled
Applying
75
Application Fee - Domestic
95
Application Fee - International
Yes
Electronic applications accepted?
Yes
Applications processed on a rolling basis?
Entrance Requirements
Exam | Details | |
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Master's Degree Exam | GRE General Test | |
Master's Degree Requirements | Previous course work in general chemistry, organic chemistry, physiology, biology, biochemistry, and statistics; minimum GPA of 3.0 (preferred) | |
Doctoral Degree Exam | GRE General Test | |
Doctoral Degree Requirements | Previous course work in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, physiology, biochemistry, and statistics; minimum GPA of 3.0 (preferred) |
Exam | Details | |
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TOEFL: Required |
TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79 |
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IELTS: Required |
IELTS Paper score: 6.5 |
Tuition & Fees
Financial Support
Types of financial support available |
Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students |
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Student Body
41
Total Graduate Students
21%
International Breakout (representing other countries)
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino | 2.44% |
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Black or African American | 4.88% |
White or Caucasian | 63% |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.44% |
Asian | Not Reported |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | Not Reported |
Two or more races | 0% |
Unknown | 4.88% |
Gender
Male (17%)
Female (82%)
Faculty
45
Total faculty
Full-time - 15
Part-time - 30
Male (17)
Female (28)
Research
Focus of faculty research: | Diet and chronic disease: from basic biological and molecular biology approaches to a public health/intervention/epidemiology perspective |
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Externally sponsored research expenditures last year: | 3,000,000 |
Location & Contact
Address
1334 Eckles Avenue
225J Food Science and Nutrition
St. Paul, MN 55455-0213
United States
225J Food Science and Nutrition
St. Paul, MN 55455-0213
United States
Contact
Dr. Xiaoli Chen
Director of Graduate Studies
Email: xlchen@umn.edu
Phone: 612-626-1220
Fax: 612-625-5272
Director of Graduate Studies
Email: xlchen@umn.edu
Phone: 612-626-1220
Fax: 612-625-5272
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus
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