Inside Academics at University of St Thomas

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of St Thomas: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 15 students per faculty member, University of St Thomas is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. With 98% of instructors full time, University of St Thomas is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors & Degrees

Students at University of St Thomas can choose from 54 majors with reported graduates spanning 22 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of St Thomas are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at University of St Thomas.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at University of St Thomas, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of St Thomas offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,217 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (78% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research at University of St Thomas

Each page below covers one part of academic life at University of St Thomas in more detail:

• Academic Majors at University of St Thomas — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at University of St Thomas — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at University of St Thomas — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at University of St Thomas — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at University of St Thomas — regional and program accreditation status