by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of St Thomas Minnesota was awarded 397 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education/teaching of individuals with autism.
UST MN landed the #126 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UST MN held the #167 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UST MN is also ranked #3 out of 55 schools in Minnesota.
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With an acceptance rate of 87%, University of St Thomas Minnesota is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
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.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, University of St Thomas Minnesota is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of St Thomas Minnesota is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 87% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of St Thomas Minnesota enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at UST MN for first-time, full-time students is 64%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of St Thomas Minnesota.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,333 undergraduates at UST MN with 6,126 being full-time and 207 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $32,436 | $27,782 | $28,771 | $30,108 | $32,282 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UST MN, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 1.4%. 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.
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See which majors at University of St Thomas Minnesota make the most money.
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Contact details for UST MN are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2115 Summit Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105-1078 |
| Phone: | 651-962-5000 |
| Website: | www.stthomas.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UofStThomasMN |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 143 | $51,044 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 138 | $58,218 |
| Marketing | 114 | $48,478 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 93 | $64,605 |
| General Biology | 73 | $29,380 |
| General Psychology | 67 | $34,718 |
| Accounting | 64 | $58,805 |
| Computer Science | 55 | $66,071 |
| Economics | 51 | $46,741 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 49 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 8,801 students took at least one online class at University of St Thomas Minnesota. This is an increase from the 884 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 8,801 | 2,134 |
| 2018-2019 | 884 | 187 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,243 | 462 |
| 2016-2017 | 999 | 340 |
| 2015-2016 | 923 | 373 |
Learn more about online learning at University of St Thomas Minnesota.
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Footnotes
*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.
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