by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of St. Thomas was awarded 225 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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College Factual ranked UST as #740 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UST held the #822 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UST is also ranked #38 out of 115 schools in Texas.
With an acceptance rate of 98%, University of St. Thomas 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 33% of students accepted to UST submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 610. Math scores were between 520 and 610.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, University of St. Thomas 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.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of St. Thomas is 90%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of St. Thomas 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 is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UST this rate is 37%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of St. Thomas.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,411 undergraduates at UST with 1,968 being full-time and 443 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,500 | $17,509 | $14,365 | $22,146 | $26,501 |
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, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $6,807 a year. That adds up to $27,228 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UST is 3.7%. 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.
See which majors at University of St. Thomas make the most money.
Get more details about the location of University of St. Thomas.
Contact details for UST are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3800 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006-4696 |
| Phone: | 713-522-7911 |
| Website: | https://www.stthom.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.stthom.edu/Facebook |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/stthomashouston |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 59 | $49,272 |
| Nursing | 56 | $66,412 |
| General Psychology | 47 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 40 | NA |
| Marketing | 34 | $35,677 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 24 | $29,746 |
| Accounting | 21 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 19 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 13 | NA |
| Criminology | 12 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,805 students took at least one online class at University of St. Thomas. This is a decrease from the 3,266 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,805 | 898 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,266 | 1,385 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,039 | 435 |
| 2017-2018 | 720 | 388 |
| 2016-2017 | 730 | 373 |
Learn more about online learning at University of St. Thomas.
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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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