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Saint Paul, MN · Private · 6,245 undergraduates · urban

University of St Thomas

Less selective

St. Thomas combines a Catholic liberal-arts foundation with engineering, business and professional study on a traditional St. Paul campus.

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Institutional profile

Well established Solid in career outcomes, and solid in mobility.
Academic Solid Affordability Steady Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
84.9% admitted

8,813 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
78%

$73,739 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of St Thomas apart

Academic design

Undergraduates learn across a broad university curriculum, with newer STEAM spaces designed to bring science, engineering, arts and design into closer collaboration.

Campus pattern

The Lower Quad, Summit Avenue setting, residence communities and Anderson Student Center form the social core of the St. Paul campus.

Career & value signal

The Lower Quad is the main gathering landscape connecting St. Thomas's academic and residential life.

Can I get in?

84.9% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

8,813

About 85 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 84.9%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1223–1416
11001540
ACT middle 50%25–30
2233

Of admitted students, 3% submitted an SAT, and 29% submitted an ACT. Treat the SAT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of St Thomas, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What University of St Thomas weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Undergraduates learn across a broad university curriculum, with newer STEAM spaces designed to bring science, engineering, arts and design into closer collaboration.

02

Make institutional fit specific

St. Thomas combines a Catholic liberal-arts foundation with engineering, business and professional study on a traditional St. Paul campus.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early ActionNov 1
Regular DecisionJan 15
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$77,772
Average annual cost after aid$29,000
Affordability profileSteady

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at University of St Thomas

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years78%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one87.4%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$73,739

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates156
Median earnings$82,396

Admits separately

Finance and Financial Management Services

Recent graduates154
Median earnings$93,720

Admits separately

Marketing

Recent graduates130
Median earnings$77,870

Admits separately

Mechanical Engineering

Recent graduates79
Median earnings$91,683

Admits separately

Biology, General

Recent graduates70
Median earnings$71,619

What is campus life like?

University of St Thomas beyond the classroom

The Lower Quad, Summit Avenue setting, residence communities and Anderson Student Center form the social core of the St. Paul campus.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Undergraduates learn across a broad university curriculum, with newer STEAM spaces designed to bring science, engineering, arts and design into closer collaboration.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Lower Quad, Summit Avenue setting, residence communities and Anderson Student Center form the social core of the St. Paul campus.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

The Lower Quad is the main gathering landscape connecting St. Thomas's academic and residential life.

6,245 undergraduatesMidwesturban settingCampus housing available