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University of St Thomas

University of St Thomas is a private campus in Saint Paul proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. 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

$26,922

family income
under $30k

$27,049

$30–48k

$26,471

$48–75k

$29,807

$75–110k

$34,192

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$29,1552023–24Skip 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 University of St Thomas rose from $24,456 (2008) to $29,155 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,456
2009	$24,360
2010	$26,608
2011	$29,998
2012	$31,482
2013	$29,465
2014	$28,374
2015	$29,713
2016	$30,503
2017	$28,904
2018	$29,155
2019	$31,066
2020	$28,142
2021	$28,233
2022	$30,525
2023	$29,155

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$66,1162024–25Skip 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 University of St Thomas rose from $38,212 (2009) to $66,116 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$38,212
2010	$42,362
2011	$43,739
2012	$46,062
2013	$48,421
2014	$47,616
2015	$49,000
2016	$50,515
2017	$52,586
2018	$52,824
2019	$54,814
2020	$57,785
2021	$60,092
2022	$62,028
2023	$64,684
2024	$66,116

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	$17,313
2001	$18,421
2002	$19,468
2003	$20,608
2004	$21,828
2005	$22,880
2006	$24,368
2007	$26,274
2008	$27,822
2013	$35,308
2014	$36,682
2015	$38,105
2016	$39,594
2017	$41,133
2018	$42,736
2019	$45,780
2020	$47,383
2021	$48,329
2022	$50,366
2023	$52,284

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of St Thomas reports published tuition of $54,398 in this record. University of St Thomas's $54,398 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of St Thomas reports 6,245 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

76.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of St Thomas 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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76.4%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 University of St Thomas rose from 65.5% (entered 1991) to 76.4% (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
1991 cohort	65.5%
1992 cohort	65.9%
1993 cohort	66.4%
1994 cohort	71.8%
1995 cohort	68.1%
1996 cohort	70.3%
1997 cohort	76.2%
1998 cohort	71.6%
1999 cohort	73.6%
2000 cohort	74.1%
2001 cohort	71.7%
2002 cohort	72.3%
2003 cohort	71.9%
2004 cohort	76.6%
2005 cohort	74.3%
2006 cohort	74.4%
2007 cohort	75.1%
2008 cohort	72.2%
2009 cohort	75.8%
2010 cohort	75.6%
2011 cohort	76.8%
2012 cohort	77.3%
2013 cohort	76.1%
2014 cohort	80.2%
2015 cohort	78.1%
2016 cohort	79.6%
2017 cohort	75.2%
2018 cohort	76.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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)	$14,720	$5,748
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,650	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,120	$11,140
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,087	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,299	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,151	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,533	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,466	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,552	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,651	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$11,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,748	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,201	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,250	$8,250

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

$62,412

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$70,906

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$73,739

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

University of St Thomas admitted 8,343 of 9,774 applicants in Fall 2024. The 85.4% rate describes that application pool.

85.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $52,284 tuition · 2023–24 6,245 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1260–14231600

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Admissions

University of St Thomas reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of St Thomas’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 640–713 and Math was 620–710 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1260–1423 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	640	680	713
SAT Math	620	665	710
ACT Composite	25	27	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of St Thomas received 9,774 applications and admitted 8,343 (85.4%), with 1,737 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

85.4%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	81%
Fall 2002	87.5%
Fall 2003	86.7%
Fall 2004	81.4%
Fall 2005	80.1%
Fall 2006	83.1%
Fall 2007	80.5%
Fall 2008	81%
Fall 2009	86.7%
Fall 2010	84.9%
Fall 2011	84.5%
Fall 2012	86.7%
Fall 2013	86.2%
Fall 2014	86.6%
Fall 2015	84%
Fall 2016	82.7%
Fall 2017	84.2%
Fall 2018	80.4%
Fall 2019	80.5%
Fall 2020	87.4%
Fall 2021	75.5%
Fall 2022	77%
Fall 2023	84.9%
Fall 2024	85.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1260–1423Fall 2024 · 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	1050	1260
Fall 2003	1048	1260
Fall 2004	1048	1260
Fall 2005	1070	1307
Fall 2006	1040	1280
Fall 2007	1040	1280
Fall 2008	1070	1270
Fall 2009	1060	1280
Fall 2010	1060	1300
Fall 2011	1030	1260
Fall 2012	1060	1310
Fall 2013	1040	1280
Fall 2014	1070	1310
Fall 2015	1030	1250
Fall 2016	1050	1290
Fall 2017	1090	1330
Fall 2018	1130	1380
Fall 2019	1160	1350
Fall 2020	1130	1340
Fall 2021	1120	1380
Fall 2022	1200	1390
Fall 2023	1223	1416
Fall 2024	1260	1423

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

25–30Fall 2024 · 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 2001	22	27
Fall 2002	22	27
Fall 2003	22	27
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	22	27
Fall 2007	23	27
Fall 2008	23	27
Fall 2009	23	28
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	24	29
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	24	29
Fall 2017	24	29
Fall 2018	24	29
Fall 2019	24	29
Fall 2020	23	29
Fall 2021	22	28
Fall 2022	24	29
Fall 2023	25	30
Fall 2024	25	30

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, 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

6,245Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of St Thomas rose from 5,267 (Fall 2002) to 6,245 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,267
Fall 2003	5,038
Fall 2004	5,126
Fall 2005	5,442
Fall 2006	5,682
Fall 2007	5,940
Fall 2008	6,018
Fall 2009	5,992
Fall 2010	6,093
Fall 2011	6,073
Fall 2012	6,211
Fall 2013	6,246
Fall 2014	6,080
Fall 2015	6,076
Fall 2016	5,983
Fall 2017	6,085
Fall 2018	6,344
Fall 2019	6,312
Fall 2020	6,276
Fall 2021	6,030
Fall 2022	5,868
Fall 2023	6,014
Fall 2024	6,245

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

88%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 University of St Thomas has held near 88% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	85%
Fall 2004 cohort	89%
Fall 2005 cohort	88%
Fall 2006 cohort	88%
Fall 2007 cohort	88%
Fall 2008 cohort	86%
Fall 2009 cohort	89%
Fall 2010 cohort	88%
Fall 2011 cohort	88%
Fall 2012 cohort	88%
Fall 2013 cohort	85%
Fall 2014 cohort	89%
Fall 2015 cohort	88%
Fall 2016 cohort	88%
Fall 2017 cohort	86%
Fall 2018 cohort	87%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	85%
Fall 2021 cohort	86%
Fall 2022 cohort	86%
Fall 2023 cohort	88%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of St Thomas

Faculty pay at University of St Thomas averages $141,252 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of St Thomas as a primarily residential campus of 6,245 undergraduates — and 88.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of St Thomas's SAT section-percentile sums are 1260–1423 — their midpoint is above the MN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of St Thomas's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 University of St Thomas 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

University of St Thomas85.4%

Minnesota median85.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

University of St Thomas$54,398

Minnesota median$22,520

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

University of St Thomas$73,739

Minnesota median$58,351

National median$53,781

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University of St Thomas, Minnesota and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of St Thomas	Minnesota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	85.4%	85.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$54,398	$22,520	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$73,739	$58,351	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 24 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$108,187
Computer Science	$107,938
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$93,981
Finance and Financial Management Services	$93,720
Mechanical Engineering	$91,683
Accounting and Related Services	$91,587
Economics	$89,881
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$82,396
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$79,390
Human Resources Management and Services	$78,381
Marketing	$77,870
Biology, General	$71,619
Criminology	$70,419
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$69,525
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$66,876
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$66,868
Communication and Media Studies	$64,917
Political Science and Government	$61,922
Psychology, General	$59,398
Public Health	$59,389
Music	$47,724
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,712
Philosophy	$41,209
Religion/Religious Studies	$35,960

These 24 fields listed for University of St Thomas measure earnings after completion. The $73,739 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 41 additional University of St Thomas fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

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

University of St Thomas's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1260–1423 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of St Thomas's acceptance rate?

85.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 8,343 admitted from 9,774 applicants.

How much does University of St Thomas cost?

At University of St Thomas, tuition is $54,398. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of St Thomas report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $73,739. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Minnesota

The College of Saint Scholastica — 93% admitted
St Catherine University — 91.8% admitted
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota — 92.8% admitted
Saint Johns University — 90.6% 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.