The University of St. Thomas is a comprehensive university that prepares students for the contemporary world's complexities.
As Minnesota's largest private university, with approx. Ten thousand students from 50 states and 63 countries, St. Thomas has metropolitan campuses in St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Rome. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate majors with cross-disciplinary coursework in the liberal arts and 60 graduate degree programs, including engineering, business, and law. Broad offerings are paired with a low student-faculty ratio of 14 to one, allowing each student to enjoy personal attention from professors and opportunities to collaborate in student-faculty research. Also, faculty, not teaching assistants, teaches one hundred percent of classes.
The university's partnerships with Fortune 500 companies and its 109,000 alumni connect students to internships – completed by nearly two-thirds of undergraduates. Ninety-five percent of students are employed or enrolled in graduate schools within nine months of graduation.
Rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition, students are taught to think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good. Students contribute nearly 45,000 hours to nonprofits, and more than half of undergraduate students study abroad, expanding their perspectives inside and outside the classroom.
Campus life means getting involved. St. Thomas athletic teams have won at least one conference team championships in 22 of 23 sports. It has fielded teams, won 14 NCAA team championships in eight sports and has 84 recognized Academic All-Americans. Students widely participate in academic and recreational clubs and live in learning communities with students who share their affinities. Known for a contagious school spirit, they cheer on their teams and proudly wear purple on "Tommie Tuesdays."
Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, the University of St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good.
The University of St. Thomas, a Catholic comprehensive urban university, is known nationally for academic excellence that prepares students for the contemporary world's complexities. Through disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiry and deep intercultural understanding, we inspire students to lead, work, and serve with the skill and empathy vital to creating a better world. More than half of our students study abroad during their time at St. Thomas. We offer approximately 150 programs in more than 50 countries. Each paw print represents students who have studied abroad. Click to find program details.
Whether you spend a semester in Tanzania studying biodiversity conservation or delve into the Chinese financial services industry as part of your MBA, the nationally-ranked St. Thomas Study Abroad program combines academic theory with real-world practice in an intercultural context for a truly transformative experience - you have to go to know!
The University of St. Thomas is a Catholic, independent, liberal arts university that emphasizes values-centered, career-oriented education. With more than 10,000 students, it is Minnesota's most extensive independent college or university. The university welcomes students of all ages, religions, races, and financial backgrounds.
The University of St. Thomas is a community that values faith and education. Students have the opportunity to explore and discuss faith, join together in prayer, discover community, and take action to transform the world.
The Career Development Center serves students and alumni with a job and internship posting board, career development tools, and a schedule of events and services. The Graduate Business Career Services office serves graduate students and alumni of the Opus College of Business with a job and internship posting board, career and professional development tools, and a schedule of events and services.
The School of Law Office of Career and Professional Development serves UST law students and alumni with career and professional development tools, fellowship information, and services.
The University of St. Thomas, founded in 1885 by Archbishop John Ireland, is a Catholic comprehensive urban university that emphasizes values-centered, career-oriented education.
The University of St. Thomas will actively promote global engagement in teaching, learning, research, and service in an ethical and socially responsible manner. We will accomplish this goal by developing global and intercultural awareness across the university, integrating global knowledge, skills, and perspectives into the curriculum, enhancing study-abroad, and off-campus learning opportunities attracting international and ethnically diverse domestic students, and supporting a globally engaged faculty and staff.
Diversity is an indispensable component of academic excellence and holistic development. As a Catholic university and the largest private institution of higher learning in Minnesota, St. Thomas has both an extraordinary opportunity and a special responsibility to create and maintain a climate that affirms diversity of persons and diversity of views. A commitment to diversity means a commitment to the inclusion, welcome, and support of individuals from all groups, encompassing persons' various characteristics in our community. Among these characteristics are race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, socioeconomic background, geographic and linguistic background, religion, and physical ability. As we harness the power of diversity, we will provide students, faculty, and staff a university experience rich in perspectives and opportunities to learn from each other.
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