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University of St Thomas

Tuition, net price, acceptance rate, SAT/ACT scores, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Net price / year

$29,155

after grants & scholarships

higher than 76% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Acceptance rate

85%

Graduation rate

76%

within 150% of normal time

higher than 84% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Median earnings

$82,136

4 years after graduating

higher than 90% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

University of St Thomas at a glance

What is the tuition at University of St Thomas?: Undergraduate tuition and fees are $54,398 for the 2024-25 academic year.
What is the cost of attendance at University of St Thomas?: The average cost of attendance is $66,116 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
What is the net price at University of St Thomas?: The average net price is $29,155 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at University of St Thomas?: About 85% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
What SAT and ACT scores are typical at University of St Thomas?: The middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores had an SAT total of about 1260–1423 and an ACT composite of 25–30 (fall 2024). Test policy reported: Considered if submitted, but not required.
What is the graduation rate at University of St Thomas?: 76% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
How much do graduates of University of St Thomas earn?: The median graduate earns $82,136 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).

Key takeaways

Graduates earn a median $82,136 four years after finishing, more than 90% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.6 years of work (not counting income forgone while studying).
76% of students graduate on time or within 150% of normal time, higher than 84% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
At $29,155 a year, the average net price is higher than 76% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $28,131 a year on average, versus $33,232 for families earning over $110,000.

Tuition and cost of attendance at University of St Thomas

Average net price

$29,155 per year

Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.

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Estimated total net cost

$116,620

Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.

Net price by family income

Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.

$0–30k $28,131
$30–48k $26,820
$48–75k $24,357
$75–110k $25,363
$110k+ $33,232

Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $66,116

Tuition & fees$54,398
Books & supplies$1,000
Room & board$14,969
Other expenses$2,596

Tuition & fees (in-state): $54,398
Tuition & fees (out-of-state): $54,398

University of St Thomas acceptance rate and SAT/ACT scores

Acceptance rate

Share of applicants admitted.

Test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required

SAT range (middle 50%)1260–1423

4001600

ACT composite range (middle 50%)25–30

136

Graduation rate and salary after graduating from University of St Thomas

Graduation rate

76%

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.

Retention rate

87%

Full-time first-years who return the next fall.

Typical monthly payment

$246

On a standard 10-year federal plan.

Years of earnings premium to cover cost

2.6 years

Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.

Earnings vs debt

4 years after graduating$82,136

1 year after graduating$56,242

Median graduate debt$23,250

High-school graduate median (Minnesota)$37,835

Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.

Debt-to-earnings: 0.3×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Share of pay going to loans: 3.6%
3-year loan default rate: 0%

Outcomes by student group

The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.

Completion within 150% of normal time, by group

Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).

White students 78%

Black students 71%

Hispanic students 70%

Asian students 71%

Pell Grant recipients 71%

All students, same entering cohort: 76%

Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).

Earnings ten years after entry

All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.

Typical range: middle half of students

25th percentile $51,278 · median $73,739 · 75th percentile $104,019

Median by family income

Lowest third of family incomes $69,948

Middle third $73,887

Highest third $75,608

Median by sex

Male students $77,325

Non-male students $69,995

This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.

Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).

Median federal student debt, by group

Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.

By Pell Grant status

Pell Grant recipients $21,000

Not Pell recipients $19,500

By first-generation status

First-generation students $19,500

Not first-generation $19,500

By family income

Family income $0–$30,000 $18,000

Family income $30,001–$75,000 $20,500

Family income over $75,000 $19,500

By gender

Men $19,500

Women $19,500

Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).

How borrowers are doing

One year after leaving school and entering repayment, here is where the 2,412 federal-loan borrowers from this college stood. It covers borrowers only, not students who did not take federal loans.

Repayment status one year after entering repayment

Paid in full 17%
Making progress 17%
Not making progress 10%
Delinquent 2%
Default 0%
Forbearance 42%
Deferment 11%
Discharged 0%

What the terms mean

Paid in full:: The borrower has paid off the loans completely.
Making progress:: Payments are reducing the loan balance, not just covering interest.
Not making progress:: The borrower is paying, but not enough to shrink the balance.
Delinquent:: Payments are late but the loan is not yet in default.
Default:: The borrower has missed payments for so long that the loan is officially in default.
Forbearance:: Payments are temporarily paused or reduced, and interest may keep adding up.
Deferment:: Payments are on hold for an approved reason, such as returning to school.
Discharged:: The loan was cancelled, for example because of a disability or a school closure.

2,412 borrowers · Data period: Borrowers who entered repayment in the AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 cohorts (pooled, NSLDS).

Programs and majors at University of St Thomas ranked by earnings

Program	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Earnings over time	Compared with the U.S. median for this field	Median debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's · Graduates: 30	$108,187	1 yr$78,9784 yrs$108,1875 yrs$99,241	U.S. median $86,176 U.S. middle half $61.8K–$114.7K · Above the U.S. median	$18,500
Computer Science Bachelor's · Graduates: 35	$107,938	1 yr$73,3014 yrs$107,9385 yrs$100,656	U.S. median $107,009 U.S. middle half $74.8K–$152K · Above the U.S. median	$22,454
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Bachelor's · Graduates: 27 Small sample	$93,981	1 yr$67,0434 yrs$93,9815 yrs$104,912	U.S. median $100,647 U.S. middle half $84.6K–$122.4K · Below the U.S. median	$26,122
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 133	$93,720	1 yr$66,0064 yrs$93,7205 yrs$94,691	U.S. median $83,343 U.S. middle half $60.8K–$111.5K · Above the U.S. median	$25,485
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's · Graduates: 83	$91,683	1 yr$68,4404 yrs$91,6835 yrs$92,439	U.S. median $92,135 U.S. middle half $77.7K–$109.1K · Below the U.S. median	$27,000
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 97	$91,587	1 yr$65,5734 yrs$91,5875 yrs$89,852	U.S. median $76,194 U.S. middle half $56.2K–$97.2K · Above the U.S. median	$22,750
Economics Bachelor's · Graduates: 38	$89,881	1 yr$60,3234 yrs$89,8815 yrs$78,183	U.S. median $82,686 U.S. middle half $58.2K–$116.3K · Above the U.S. median	$24,250
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's · Graduates: 165	$82,396	1 yr$56,4014 yrs$82,3965 yrs$79,513	U.S. median $68,257 U.S. middle half $47.6K–$93.6K · Above the U.S. median	$22,250
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's · Graduates: 35	$79,390	1 yr$48,6004 yrs$79,3905 yrs$86,169	U.S. median $61,027 U.S. middle half $38.5K–$88.5K · Above the U.S. median	$21,500
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 23 Small sample	$78,381	1 yr$52,6674 yrs$78,3815 yrs$75,925	U.S. median $68,069 U.S. middle half $50.2K–$90.6K · Above the U.S. median	$22,250

Show all 25 programs

Marketing Bachelor's · Graduates: 128	$77,870	1 yr$50,5634 yrs$77,8705 yrs$76,644	U.S. median $69,303 U.S. middle half $49.7K–$93.2K · Above the U.S. median	$26,481
Biology, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 21 Small sample	$71,619	1 yr$36,0724 yrs$71,6195 yrs$67,999	U.S. median $57,214 U.S. middle half $38.9K–$79.2K · Above the U.S. median	$25,735
Criminology Bachelor's · Graduates: 18 Small sample	$70,419	1 yr$41,7804 yrs$70,4195 yrs$68,406	U.S. median $55,556 U.S. middle half $41K–$73.1K · Above the U.S. median	$26,848
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's · Graduates: 17 Small sample	$69,525	1 yr$30,5204 yrs$69,525	U.S. median $55,012 U.S. middle half $39.4K–$72.8K · Above the U.S. median	$24,625
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's · Graduates: 17 Small sample	$66,876	4 yrs$66,8765 yrs$66,067	U.S. median $55,384 U.S. middle half $39.8K–$74.5K · Above the U.S. median	—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's · Graduates: 18 Small sample	$66,868	1 yr$36,0594 yrs$66,868	U.S. median $62,451 U.S. middle half $40.7K–$88.6K · Above the U.S. median	$27,000
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 41	$64,917	1 yr$45,1004 yrs$64,917	U.S. median $56,359 U.S. middle half $39.6K–$76.1K · Above the U.S. median	$26,125
Political Science and Government Bachelor's · Graduates: 21 Small sample	$61,922	1 yr$34,7754 yrs$61,9225 yrs$63,199	U.S. median $63,293 U.S. middle half $44.8K–$85.4K · Below the U.S. median	$22,250
Psychology, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 43	$59,398	1 yr$38,3964 yrs$59,3985 yrs$61,307	U.S. median $50,706 U.S. middle half $35.7K–$67.2K · Above the U.S. median	$27,000
Public Health Bachelor's · Graduates: 41	$59,389	1 yr$38,4754 yrs$59,3895 yrs$67,515	U.S. median $58,808 U.S. middle half $42K–$79.2K · Above the U.S. median	$25,750
Music Bachelor's · Graduates: 17 Small sample	$47,724	—	U.S. median $42,892 U.S. middle half $26K–$58.8K · Above the U.S. median	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's · Graduates: 20 Small sample	$47,712	1 yr$42,8194 yrs$47,7125 yrs$49,710	U.S. median $47,382 U.S. middle half $38.4K–$56.1K · Above the U.S. median	$25,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate · Graduates: 32	$45,072	1 yr$14,7474 yrs$45,072	U.S. median $44,125 U.S. middle half $28.9K–$61.6K · Above the U.S. median	$4,500
Philosophy Bachelor's · Graduates: 26 Small sample	$41,209	4 yrs$41,2095 yrs$57,472	U.S. median $54,455 U.S. middle half $34.9K–$78K · Below the U.S. median	$17,500
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 22 Small sample	$35,960	1 yr$27,4964 yrs$35,9605 yrs$48,307	U.S. median $41,390 U.S. middle half $20.5K–$65.2K · Below the U.S. median	$19,500

Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.

The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.

The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.

Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.

What students study

The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.

Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 42.3%

Engineering 9.5%

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 7.6%

Social Sciences 5.7%

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 5.3%

Psychology 4.7%

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 4.3%

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology 2.8%

A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).

Who attends

A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.

Race and ethnicity

White 62.5%
Black or African American 8.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3%
Asian 5.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or more races 4.6%
U.S. nonresident 3.8%
Race and ethnicity unknown 3.4%

Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Gender

Men 50.2%
Women 49.8%

Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Students aged 25 or older

of undergraduates

Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).

Students and campus

Undergraduate enrollment: 6,245
Part-time students: 2%
Receive Pell Grants: 22%
Receive federal loans: 44%
Students per faculty member: 14 : 1
Setting: City

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Frequently asked questions

How much is tuition at University of St Thomas?

For the 2024-25 academic year, University of St Thomas reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $54,398. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.

What is the cost of attendance and net price at University of St Thomas?

The average cost of attendance at University of St Thomas is $66,116 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $29,155 a year. That is higher than 76% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.

How much financial aid do students at University of St Thomas get?

22% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 44% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $28,131 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $33,232 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).

What is the acceptance rate at University of St Thomas?

University of St Thomas admitted about 85% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.

What SAT and ACT scores do you need for University of St Thomas?

Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% had an SAT total of about 1260–1423 and an ACT composite of 25–30 (fall 2024). That is a guide, not a cutoff. Reported test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required.

What are the graduation rate and retention rate at University of St Thomas?

76% of first-time, full-time students at University of St Thomas finish within 150% of normal time. 87% of full-time first-years return the next fall.

How much do University of St Thomas graduates earn after graduation?

The median graduate earns $82,136 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $56,242.

Is University of St Thomas worth it?

There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For University of St Thomas, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.6 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $23,250, about 0.3 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 76% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.

Sources and data periods

All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:

Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts

Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things