St. Catherine University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, family and social work, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,201 in 2009-2010 (4,123 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 72% of enrolled students and graduate students are 28%.

Students under 25 years old represent 46% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

St. Catherine University provides on-campus housing for 900 of its 4,123 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

St. Catherine University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (184 awarded)

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Management Information Systems
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Selling Skills and Sales Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Information Science/Studies

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (16 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (174 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Montessori Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (156 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (147 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Applied Economics
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• International Economics
• International Relations and Affairs
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Assistant/Technician
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (14 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (68 awarded)

• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Hematology Technology/Technician
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music Pedagogy
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (294 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (93 awarded)

• Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapist Assistant
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (22 awarded)

• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (38 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (87 awarded)

• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology