University of St Thomas Minnesota Overview

University of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Saint Paul is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University of St Thomas Minnesota Known For?

• The student loan default rate at UST MN is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UST MN.
• In 2017-2018, 53% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UST MN makes roughly $56,800 a year. This is 39% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from UST MN to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

University of St Thomas Minnesota Rankings

We have ranked UST MN as #122 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #3 out of 63 schools in Minnesota.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UST MN has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#32	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#121	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UST MN.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#67	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UST MN has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#11	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#11	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#34	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#61	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	College Factual
#103	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#108	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of St Thomas Minnesota?

Contact details for UST MN are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2115 Summit Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105-1078
Phone:	651-962-5000
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UofStThomasMN

How Do I Get Into UST MN?

You can apply to UST MN online at: www.stthomas.edu/fr/apply/

Admission Requirements for UST MN

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UST MN?

UST MN has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to UST MN submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 670. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

UST MN received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford University of St Thomas Minnesota?

The overall average net price of UST MN is $40,880. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UST MN, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $11,238 a year. That adds up to $44,952 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UST MN is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of St Thomas Minnesota Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,333 undergraduate students at UST MN, with 6,126 being full-time and 207 being part-time.

There are also 3,459 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,126 full-time undergraduates at UST MN, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of St Thomas Minnesota students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	304
Black or African American	239
Hispanic or Latino	415
White	4,541
International Students	185
Other Races/Ethnicities	442

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at University of St Thomas Minnesota. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at UST MN. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico.

Online Learning at University of St Thomas Minnesota

In 2019-2020, 8,801 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UST MN has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 37th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of UST MN

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of St Thomas Minnesota was 252.2%. This is the #242 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UST MN regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UST MN ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UST MN.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Special Education	#10
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#40
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#49
Education	#70

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of St Thomas Minnesota Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	0	171	62	202	0	435
Social Work	0	0	16	0	117	15	148
Law	0	0	0	0	0	136	136
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	102	0	29	0	131
Marketing	0	0	117	4	0	0	121
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	119	0	0	0	119
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	45	69	0	114
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	29	31	48	0	108
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	2	29	75	0	106
Liberal Arts General Studies	77	0	14	0	0	0	91
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	37	0	41	0	78
Accounting	0	0	70	0	7	0	77
General Biology	0	0	67	0	0	0	67
Special Education	0	0	0	0	64	0	64
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	55	0	0	0	55
Public Health	0	0	53	0	0	0	53
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	43	9	52
Religious Studies	0	0	37	0	11	0	48
Educational Administration	0	0	0	18	16	12	46
Economics	0	0	46	0	0	0	46
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	26	0	18	0	44
General Psychology	0	0	44	0	0	0	44
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	42	0	0	0	42
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	42	0	0	0	42
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	34	0	0	6	0	40
Legal Research	0	0	0	0	39	0	39
Electrical Engineering	0	0	18	3	17	0	38
Manufacturing Engineering	0	0	0	24	13	0	37
Computer Science	0	0	34	0	0	0	34
Other Education	0	0	0	19	10	4	33
General English Literature	0	0	14	0	12	0	26
Philosophy	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	25	0	0	0	25
Political Science & Government	0	0	25	0	0	0	25
Human Resource Management	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Criminology	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Romance Languages	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
Writing Studies	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Real Estate	0	0	14	1	1	0	16
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	15	0	15
History	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	0	0	15	0	15
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	0	13	0	13
Statistics	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
International Business	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	12	0	12
Mathematics	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Systems Engineering	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
Human Biology	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Physics	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Museum Studies	0	0	0	9	0	0	9
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Chemistry	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Geography & Cartography	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
Computer Engineering	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Civil Engineering	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
International Relations & National Security	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	3	0	2	0	5
Music	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Germanic Languages	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Sociology	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Information Technology	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
Other Engineering	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
International Studies	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Journalism	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Information Science	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Ethnic Studies	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Social Sciences	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Classical & Ancient Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	77	34	1,491	252	936	176	2,966

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.