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St. Thomas University

St. Thomas University is a private campus in suburban Miami Gardens, FL. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$23,083

family income
under $30k

$23,471

$30–48k

$23,944

$48–75k

$28,095

$75–110k

$28,725

over $110k

Average net price

$26,3122023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at St. Thomas University rose from $13,511 (2008) to $26,312 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,511
2009	$14,854
2010	$15,642
2011	$12,194
2012	$18,466
2013	$21,620
2014	$25,116
2015	$17,019
2016	$22,866
2017	$16,833
2018	$18,374
2019	$23,821
2020	$27,150
2021	$25,275
2022	$24,275
2023	$26,312

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$51,2052024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at St. Thomas University rose from $29,631 (2009) to $51,205 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$29,631
2010	$31,971
2011	$33,299
2012	$35,907
2013	$37,090
2014	$40,271
2015	$36,230
2016	$37,714
2017	$41,968
2018	$41,512
2019	$43,839
2020	$46,539
2021	$50,484
2022	$47,834
2023	$49,762
2024	$51,205

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$13,980
2001	$14,700
2002	$15,450
2003	$16,200
2004	$17,010
2005	$17,860
2006	$18,750
2007	$19,680
2008	$20,664
2013	$26,370
2014	$27,150
2015	$27,960
2016	$28,800
2017	$29,730
2018	$31,830
2019	$32,000
2020	$32,940
2021	$32,940
2022	$33,760
2023	$34,770

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

St. Thomas University reports published tuition of $34,770 in this record. St. Thomas University's $34,770 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

St. Thomas University reports 2,214 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

48.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at St. Thomas University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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48.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at St. Thomas University rose from 31.5% (entered 1995) to 48.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1995 cohort	31.5%
1996 cohort	37.8%
1997 cohort	36.1%
1998 cohort	25.4%
1999 cohort	36%
2000 cohort	33.9%
2001 cohort	34.3%
2002 cohort	37.3%
2003 cohort	37.4%
2004 cohort	40%
2005 cohort	38.7%
2006 cohort	32.2%
2007 cohort	38.3%
2008 cohort	32.7%
2009 cohort	43.6%
2010 cohort	42.6%
2011 cohort	44.2%
2012 cohort	39.7%
2013 cohort	42.8%
2014 cohort	34.6%
2015 cohort	41.2%
2016 cohort	42.6%
2017 cohort	43.4%
2018 cohort	48.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1995–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$18,335	$6,838
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$18,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	—	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,982	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,405	$4,820
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,425	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,273	$5,611
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,761	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,000	$5,950
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$13,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$12,000	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$16,550	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,471	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,000	$10,002
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,250	$9,369
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,575	$9,814
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,019	$8,380
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,761	$8,183
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,125	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$44,435

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,109

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,272

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

St. Thomas University admitted 6,947 of 7,095 applicants in Fall 2024. The 97.9% rate describes that application pool.

97.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $34,770 tuition · 2023–24 2,214 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

St. Thomas University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for St. Thomas University under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, St. Thomas University received 7,095 applications and admitted 6,947 (97.9%), with 726 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

97.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	67.8%
Fall 2002	64.6%
Fall 2003	55.3%
Fall 2004	42.7%
Fall 2005	89.5%
Fall 2006	68.8%
Fall 2007	90.5%
Fall 2008	65.4%
Fall 2009	91.1%
Fall 2010	59.4%
Fall 2011	62.6%
Fall 2012	39.4%
Fall 2013	87.8%
Fall 2014	84.9%
Fall 2015	48.9%
Fall 2016	54.1%
Fall 2017	48.7%
Fall 2018	51.5%
Fall 2019	54.6%
Fall 2020	59.6%
Fall 2021	70.9%
Fall 2022	65.1%
Fall 2023	99.4%
Fall 2024	97.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

860–1060Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	740	940
Fall 2003	736	973
Fall 2004	770	987
Fall 2005	798	1000
Fall 2006	780	1010
Fall 2007	763	950
Fall 2008	790	980
Fall 2009	770	980
Fall 2010	773	960
Fall 2011	780	977
Fall 2012	800	990
Fall 2013	818	1010
Fall 2014	810	1040
Fall 2015	810	1030
Fall 2016	840	1050
Fall 2017	860	1080
Fall 2018	950	1140
Fall 2019	890	1090
Fall 2020	910	1100
Fall 2021	860	1060

IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–21Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	15	19
Fall 2005	17	23
Fall 2006	16	22
Fall 2007	16	21
Fall 2008	16	20
Fall 2009	16	21
Fall 2010	16	19
Fall 2011	16	21
Fall 2012	17	21
Fall 2013	16	21
Fall 2014	17	21
Fall 2015	17	22
Fall 2016	17	21
Fall 2017	18	22
Fall 2018	16	21
Fall 2019	16	22
Fall 2020	16	21
Fall 2021	16	21

IPEDS Fall 2004–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,214Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at St. Thomas University rose from 1,205 (Fall 2002) to 2,214 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,205
Fall 2003	1,171
Fall 2004	1,169
Fall 2005	1,158
Fall 2006	1,155
Fall 2007	1,146
Fall 2008	1,093
Fall 2009	1,176
Fall 2010	1,113
Fall 2011	1,085
Fall 2012	1,092
Fall 2013	1,035
Fall 2014	931
Fall 2015	882
Fall 2016	839
Fall 2017	958
Fall 2018	991
Fall 2019	1,373
Fall 2020	1,636
Fall 2021	1,797
Fall 2022	1,896
Fall 2023	1,963
Fall 2024	2,214

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

57%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at St. Thomas University fell from 68% (Fall 2002) to 57% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	68%
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	71%
Fall 2006 cohort	64%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	69%
Fall 2009 cohort	69%
Fall 2010 cohort	67%
Fall 2011 cohort	70%
Fall 2012 cohort	62%
Fall 2013 cohort	72%
Fall 2014 cohort	57%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	65%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	49%
Fall 2020 cohort	56%
Fall 2021 cohort	53%
Fall 2022 cohort	55%
Fall 2023 cohort	57%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about St. Thomas University

Faculty pay at St. Thomas University averages $103,500 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes St. Thomas University as a primarily residential campus of 2,214 undergraduates — and 56.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

St. Thomas University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 97.9%. Review St. Thomas University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How St. Thomas University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

St. Thomas University97.9%

Florida median63.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

St. Thomas University$34,770

Florida median$19,975

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

St. Thomas University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

St. Thomas University$54,272

Florida median$48,082

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

St. Thomas University, Florida and national reference values
Metric & basis	St. Thomas University	Florida median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	97.9%	63.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,770	$19,975	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,272	$48,082	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For St. Thomas University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

St. Thomas University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$69,432
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,852
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$54,337

These 3 fields listed for St. Thomas University measure earnings after completion. The $54,272 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 26 additional St. Thomas University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does St. Thomas University report?

St. Thomas University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 97.9% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is St. Thomas University's acceptance rate?

97.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,947 admitted from 7,095 applicants.

How much does St. Thomas University cost?

At St. Thomas University, tuition is $34,770. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does St. Thomas University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,272. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Florida

Trinity College of Florida — 91.9% admitted
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale — 97% admitted
Florida Memorial University — 85.3% admitted
Bethune-Cookman University — 88.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.