In academic programs, enrollment, degrees awarded, and research activities, the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Carnegie Classification Master's M, recognizes an affinity as "peers" to the following universities:
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
College of Charleston
Minnesota State University-Mankato
South Dakota State University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
University of Michigan-Dearborn
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of Northern Iowa
Western Michigan University
Western Washington University