- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MNCity: largeZIP 55105Founded 1885
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1885
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.stthomas.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of St Thomas
University of St Thomas is a private nonprofit university in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with 6,245 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $31,532 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention88%
4-year graduation67%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans44%
$31,532net price / year
85%admission rate
1296average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$82,322median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#177 of 1,704 for earnings#1,499 of 1,739 for lowest net price#289 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,021 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
- $69,662tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $56,460
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $56,460
- Average net price
- $31,532national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,201
$30,001–48,000$24,697
$48,001–75,000$26,753
$75,001–110,000$28,875
$110,001+$36,792
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1296
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 640–713
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 620–710
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $66,652
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $82,322middle 50%: $57,787–$113,345
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$113,345
Median, University of St Thomas$82,322
Lower quarter$57,787
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
- 6,245
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 14%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 49%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,771 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,681
- Endowment, end of year
- $740,260,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic11%
Black8.7%
Asian5.5%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.4%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management42%
Engineering9.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.6%
Social sciences5.7%
Liberal arts & humanities5.3%
Psychology4.7%
Computer & information sciences4.3%
Parks, recreation & fitness2.8%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | $31,905 | 71% | $69,118 |
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| Belmont University Nashville, TN | $32,648 | 71% | $62,789 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 174914. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1164229.