University is one of the eleven official communities of the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is composed of seven smaller neighborhoods and is the only community with neighborhoods on both sides of the Mississippi River. The University community contains the East Bank and West Bank campuses of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, for which it is named, as well as the campus of Augsburg University. The portions of the community east of the Mississippi River are often referred to as Southeast Minneapolis, as most street names in these neighborhoods have the SE suffix.
The University community contains most of Minneapolis City Council Ward 2, currently represented by Robin Wonsley. It also contains portions of Wards 1, 3, and 6, represented by Elliott Payne, Michael Rainville, and Jamal Osman, respectively. In the Minnesota Legislature, it contains District 60B and parts of Districts 59B and 60A.
Official neighborhoods
Cedar-Riverside, also known as the West Bank
Como
Marcy-Holmes, a neighborhood containing an area more commonly known as Dinkytown.
Mid-City Industrial
Nicollet Island/East Bank
Prospect Park-East River Road
University