University Of St Thomas

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of St. Thomas, also referred to as UST or St. Thomas, is a comprehensive Catholic university located in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established by 1947 by the Basilian Fathers. The university is named in the honor of St. Thomas Aquinas, an Italian Catholic priest. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

• School of Arts and Sciences
• Cameron School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary

UST’s student life is active. The campus hosts several student clubs and organizations. The university organizes a variety of events and activities including the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, St. Augustine Birthday Celebration, and ECOS Earth Day Celebration.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy and business and management.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• 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.
• 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 3,165 in 2009-2010 (2,342 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 49% of enrolled students and graduate students are 51%.

Students under 25 years old represent 50% of the student body. About 18% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of St Thomas provides on-campus housing for 340 of its 2,342 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Division I Independents for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

University Of St Thomas offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (315 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (121 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (135 awarded)

• Development Economics and International Development
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (18 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (68 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (28 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded)

• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology