Editing University of Minnesota System (section)

==Sources of funding==
As of 2007, the University of Minnesota maintained an endowment of $2.8 billion.<ref>[http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2008/01/28/72165198 University's endowment fund reaches $2.8 billion - Minnesota Daily<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129080314/http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2008/01/28/72165198 |date=2008-01-29 }}</ref> Also, as a public university, the system received an estimated $641 million from the [[State of Minnesota]].<ref>[http://www.budget.state.mn.us/budget/summary/fund_statements/071130_con_fund_state.pdf Microsoft Word - front page.doc<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625070328/http://www.budget.state.mn.us/budget/summary/fund_statements/071130_con_fund_state.pdf |date=2008-06-25 }}</ref> The system's total budget for FY 2006 was $2.36 billion.<ref>[http://www.budget.umn.edu/answer.htm Budget and Finance - The University's Annual Budget<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>