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University of St Thomas

University of St Thomas is a private campus in Houston 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

$17,830

family income
under $30k

$17,460

$30–48k

$16,635

$48–75k

$19,337

$75–110k

$26,466

over $110k

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

Average net price

$19,3592023–24Skip 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 has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $21,428 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $19,359.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,370
2009	$19,225
2010	$19,907
2011	$21,428
2012	$20,025
2013	$19,131
2014	$20,348
2015	$19,161
2016	$17,309
2017	$18,467
2018	$18,476
2019	$18,510
2020	$18,241
2021	$18,861
2022	$18,762
2023	$19,359

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$45,6722024–25Skip 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 $30,697 (2009) to $45,672 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$30,697
2010	$32,063
2011	$33,738
2012	$35,970
2013	$37,271
2014	$38,726
2015	$40,040
2016	$41,141
2017	$42,587
2018	$43,207
2019	$44,170
2020	$42,652
2021	$42,402
2022	$42,639
2023	$44,151
2024	$45,672

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	$12,300
2001	$13,162
2002	$13,912
2003	$15,112
2004	$16,312
2005	$17,110
2006	$17,868
2007	$19,070
2008	$20,510
2013	$28,240
2014	$29,440
2015	$30,310
2016	$31,520
2017	$32,660
2018	$33,580
2019	$31,460
2020	$31,560
2021	$31,560
2022	$32,484
2023	$33,660

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $34,634 before grants and other attendance costs. At University of St Thomas, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,220 undergrads, University of St Thomas is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

68.8% 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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68.8%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 50.6% (entered 1991) to 68.8% (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	50.6%
1992 cohort	44.5%
1993 cohort	54.2%
1994 cohort	47.1%
1995 cohort	52.6%
1996 cohort	44.6%
1997 cohort	46.8%
1998 cohort	50.2%
1999 cohort	53.5%
2000 cohort	51.5%
2001 cohort	55.5%
2002 cohort	47.5%
2003 cohort	47.3%
2004 cohort	47.1%
2005 cohort	43.9%
2006 cohort	48.1%
2007 cohort	51%
2008 cohort	51.9%
2009 cohort	58.1%
2010 cohort	59.7%
2011 cohort	57.3%
2012 cohort	56.6%
2013 cohort	67.8%
2014 cohort	65.9%
2015 cohort	61.6%
2016 cohort	65.8%
2017 cohort	68.6%
2018 cohort	68.8%

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)	$14,970	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,229	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,900	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,450	$9,608
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,469	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,000	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,012	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,875	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,188	$7,268
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,500	$6,626
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,500	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,030	$9,781
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,500	$9,052
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,394	$8,504
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,500	$6,769
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,928	$6,250

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

$49,971

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$56,544

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,224

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 2,588 of 2,878 applicants in Fall 2024. The 89.9% rate describes that application pool.

89.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $33,660 tuition · 2023–24 3,220 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 980–12101600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of St Thomas received 2,878 applications and admitted 2,588 (89.9%), with 769 enrolling.

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 500–610 and Math was 480–600 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 980–1210 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	550	610
SAT Math	480	540	600
ACT Composite	18	21	25

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).

Acceptance rate

89.9%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	77.9%
Fall 2002	80.8%
Fall 2003	88.9%
Fall 2004	87.5%
Fall 2005	92.2%
Fall 2006	90.3%
Fall 2007	83.6%
Fall 2008	80.7%
Fall 2009	79.9%
Fall 2010	81.2%
Fall 2011	78.4%
Fall 2012	80%
Fall 2013	77.2%
Fall 2014	79%
Fall 2015	78%
Fall 2016	77.4%
Fall 2017	80.9%
Fall 2018	82.2%
Fall 2019	87.3%
Fall 2020	96.1%
Fall 2021	98.4%
Fall 2022	96.7%
Fall 2023	93.3%
Fall 2024	89.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

980–1210Fall 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 2001	1040	1240
Fall 2002	1050	1250
Fall 2003	1040	1240
Fall 2004	1030	1260
Fall 2005	1050	1280
Fall 2006	1020	1270
Fall 2007	1040	1260
Fall 2008	1018	1240
Fall 2009	1120	1250
Fall 2010	1040	1250
Fall 2011	1020	1215
Fall 2012	1020	1238
Fall 2013	1000	1210
Fall 2014	990	1220
Fall 2015	980	1210
Fall 2016	990	1175
Fall 2017	1070	1240
Fall 2018	1060	1250
Fall 2019	1058	1243
Fall 2021	1040	1220
Fall 2022	1010	1300
Fall 2023	1075	1340
Fall 2024	980	1210

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 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	23	28
Fall 2002	23	27
Fall 2003	21	27
Fall 2004	23	28
Fall 2005	22	28
Fall 2006	23	27
Fall 2007	21	27
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	23	27
Fall 2010	24	27
Fall 2011	24	29
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	22	27
Fall 2015	22	27
Fall 2016	21	26
Fall 2017	21	26
Fall 2018	22	25
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2021	18	24
Fall 2022	24	29
Fall 2023	22	28
Fall 2024	18	25

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

3,220Fall 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 1,825 (Fall 2002) to 3,220 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,825
Fall 2003	1,775
Fall 2004	1,776
Fall 2005	1,771
Fall 2006	1,692
Fall 2007	1,607
Fall 2008	1,648
Fall 2009	1,661
Fall 2010	1,543
Fall 2011	1,524
Fall 2012	1,547
Fall 2013	1,529
Fall 2014	1,563
Fall 2015	1,718
Fall 2016	1,730
Fall 2017	1,765
Fall 2018	1,909
Fall 2019	2,047
Fall 2020	2,330
Fall 2021	2,603
Fall 2022	2,524
Fall 2023	2,826
Fall 2024	3,220

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%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 rose from 68% (Fall 2002) to 78% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	68%
Fall 2003 cohort	69%
Fall 2004 cohort	71%
Fall 2005 cohort	64%
Fall 2006 cohort	68%
Fall 2007 cohort	72%
Fall 2008 cohort	70%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	82%
Fall 2011 cohort	79%
Fall 2012 cohort	77%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	83%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	84%
Fall 2019 cohort	83%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	81%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of St Thomas

41.6% of University of St Thomas's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of St Thomas as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 3,220 undergraduates live off campus, and 77.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of St Thomas's SAT section-percentile sums are 980–1210 — their midpoint is near the TX 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 Thomas89.9%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

University of St Thomas$34,634

Texas median$13,498

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$59,224

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

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University of St Thomas, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of St Thomas	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	89.9%	84.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,634	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,224	$54,132	$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 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$87,401
Marketing	$78,424
Accounting and Related Services	$72,586
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$61,219
Communication and Media Studies	$50,859
Psychology, General	$44,839
Biology, General	$43,542

These 7 fields listed for University of St Thomas measure earnings after completion. The $59,224 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 30 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 980–1210 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of St Thomas's acceptance rate?

89.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,588 admitted from 2,878 applicants.

How much does University of St Thomas cost?

At University of St Thomas, tuition is $34,634. 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: $59,224. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

Sam Houston State University — 90.3% admitted
Schreiner University — 88.2% admitted
St. Mary's University — 97.8% admitted
Nelson University — 89% 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.