University Of St Thomas

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of St. Thomas, also known as St. Thomas or UST, was established in 1885 as St. Thomas Aquinas seminary, an all-male, Catholic seminary. It was named after a medieval, Catholic, theologian and philosopher named St. Thomas Aquinas. In 1894, it became the College of St. Thomas. In 1915, it and merged with the St. Thomas Military Academy; however, it dropped the military distinction in 1922 and became coeducational in 1977. The College of St. Thomas gained university status in 1991 and settled on its present name. The university is spread over 85 acres in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and has campuses in Owatonna, Minnesota, and in Rome, Italy.

UST is divided into the following academic units:

• College of Applied Professional Studies
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Graduate Programs in Software
• Opus College of Business
• Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
• School of Engineering
• School of Law
• School of Social Work

Some of the Greek letter organizations of UST include Psi Chi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Beta Beta Beta, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Sigma Chi, and Sigma Tau Delta. There are also other student organizations such as the Advertising Federation of America, Amnesty International, Art Attack, Club de Espanol, Computer Science Club, Eastern European Club, Financial Management Association, Knights of Columbus, and Music and Entertainment Industry Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, business and management, education and teaching, law, and computer science and engineering.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

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.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,963 in 2009-2010 (8,629 full-time equivalent).

About 57% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 43% of the class.

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

Students under 25 years old represent 60% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of St Thomas provides on-campus housing for 2,602 of its 8,629 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,139 awarded)

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Financial Planning and Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Insurance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (110 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (522 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (95 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Systems Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (133 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (16 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW (144 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (182 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Economics
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (122 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (23 awarded)

• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (85 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology and Religious Vocations

SCIENCE (114 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (42 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (51 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology