University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN · Private · Large city · UST · University of Saint Thomas
Private institution in Saint Paul, MN · 6,014 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $73,739 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 11%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 14%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 19%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $30,5251,749th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $52,2841,860th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $52,2841,858th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $64,6841,773rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2501,040th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,739222nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,412208th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 75.2%290th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 86.3%379th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 84.9%1,073rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1296202nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,014420th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.6%1,738th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 4 mi (MSP)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $73,164 | $71,686 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $70,456 | $69,897 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $67,660 | $73,321 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,706 | $68,101 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $59,280 | $58,293 |
| Real EstateBusiness | bachelors | $59,045 | $49,019 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $58,324 | $58,274 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $56,157 | $50,231 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $51,586 | $50,773 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $50,856 | $49,058 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $49,270 | $49,235 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $49,625 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1885source
- Athletic nickname: "Tommies"source
- Competes in Summit Leaguesource
- School colors: Purple and Graysource
- Mascot: Tommie the Tomcatsource
- Campus size: about 78 acressource
- Formerly known as "College of St. Thomas" (1885–1990)source
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Blase Cupichsource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,169,641 (M $3,766,948 · W $5,402,693)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Baseball: 2009
- Basketball: 2016, 2011
- Volleyball: 2012
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitestthomas.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 174914)
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