- The Inkwell
- Florida
- St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FLSuburb: largeZIP 33054Founded 1961
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1961
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.stu.edu
FloridaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
St. Thomas University
St. Thomas University is a private nonprofit university in Miami Gardens, Florida, with 2,214 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 28% within six years and costs $26,153 a year after aid.
28%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention57%
4-year graduation20%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans32%
$26,153net price / year
98%admission rate
—average SAT
28%graduate in 6 years
$58,912median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,750median debt
#849 of 1,704 for earnings#1,300 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,571 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,442 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,577tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,780
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,780
- Average net price
- $26,153national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,707
$30,001–48,000$24,078
$48,001–75,000$27,298
$75,001–110,000$30,557
$110,001+$30,507
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college57%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college28%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 28%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 20%
- First-year retention
- 57%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,626
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,912middle 50%: $37,179–$86,029
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,029
Median, St. Thomas University$58,912
Lower quarter$37,179
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,214
- Part-time
- 8.8%
- Women / men
- 45% / 55%
- Average age at entry
- 24.2
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,625 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,550
- Endowment, end of year
- $42,969,520
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White9.8%
Hispanic34%
Black34%
Asian0.3%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident14%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.8%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions44%
Business & management31%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.0%
Psychology3.6%
Social sciences3.1%
Computer & information sciences2.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.2%
Communication & journalism1.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 137476. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2323376.