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1854 First university
in Minnesota and one of the first coeducational colleges in the United
States
1856-57 Offered Minnesota's first legal
curriculum
1859
Conferred Minnesota’s first bachelor's degree - to a woman
1863 Conferred Minnesota’s first
master's degree - to a woman
1895 Hosted
the world's first intercollegiate basketball game and introduced five-man
(as opposed to nine-man) basketball
1924 Established America's first
exchange program with Peking (Beijing) University
1980’s Implemented America’s first computer literacy requirement
for undergraduates
1994 Offered Minnesota's first advanced
writing degree
1995 Offered the Midwest's first doctorate
of public administration
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