The University of Minnesota is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1851, it is the oldest and largest university in the state, and is one of America's Public Ivy universities, which recognizes top public research universities in the United States. The
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The University of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units.