Ava Weinreis
Graduate programs make an effort to engage with undergraduate students, hoping to keep them at the University, admissions staff say.
Whether her graduate peers are wondering about homework, classes or where to go for the best happy hour deals, aspiring physical therapist and University of Minnesota alum Mckenna Knipp has the answers.
Knipp graduated from the University with her degree in kinesiology in 2022. Knipp was accepted to each of the four graduate programs she applied to, but the University’s program is the one she chose.
“I knew the area here, all my friends are here, it just feels like the right spot to go to,” Knipp said. “A huge factor for it for me was cost, with the U, obviously, in-state tuition.”
Just under 40% of University graduates who seek a master’s or other doctorate degrees do so at the University, according to post-graduation surveys.
That figure is slightly higher than the number of 2007 graduates who had obtained an additional degree from the University nine years down the line.
Nationally, enrollment in graduate programs fell by almost 5% in fall 2022 from the previous year despite an increase in the number of applications.
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