The University of Minnesota Twin Cities is a large, public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. It is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities, or "The U," offers over 150 majors studied by over 30,000 undergraduate students who are also involved in over 1,000 different majors. The U is also known for being a top-10 public research institution in the United States and a top-25 public institution overall within the US. Among countless other reasons, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities stands out as a classic Big 10 campus that happens to reside in the downtown of a major city, providing students with both a traditional college campus experience and access to all the benefits of a major city such as internship opportunities, entertainment, culture, and so much more.