TOEFL For students who are not native speakers of English, a minimum score of 100 on the TOEFL iBT (600 on the paper test) or 7.0 on the IELTS. Students who have at least four years of funding from a third party may be admitted with a TOEFL score of 79 on the ibT (550 on the paper test) or an IELTS score of 6.5. IELTS For students who are not native speakers of English, a minimum score of 100 on the TOEFL iBT (600 on the paper test) or 7.0 on the IELTS. Students who have at least four years of funding from a third party may be admitted with a TOEFL score of 79 on the ibT (550 on the paper test) or an IELTS score of 6.5. GRE The mean GRE scores of all admitted students were 160 on the verbal section and 168 on the quantitative section.  The mean score on the analytical writing section was 4.0.

PS This statement should include information about your research interests, academic background, and reasons for applying to Minnesota. Fee The fee is $75 for US students and $95 for international students. RL Applicants must submit a minimum of three and a maximum of four letters. Please email the program at econdgs@umn.edu if they cannot be sent electronically. Transcript You must submit a transcript for each college or university you have attended. To upload transcripts use unofficial text-only versions. We do not want ones with color or backgrounds full of logos, because the application takes too long to open and many are unreadable. Do NOT take a photo of transcripts with a phone. Make a black/white photocopy to scan into a PDF. For fall semester grades, send only one page without the grading scale. If a file is too large or hard to read we will not upload it. More information on uploading transcripts.