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Noeticsage / Wikimedia Commons For Students and Parents College Admissions College Profiles College Admissions Process College Rankings Choosing A College Application Tips Essay Samples & Tips Testing Graphs College Financial Aid Extracurricular Activities Advanced Placement Homework Help Private School Test Prep College Life Graduate School Business School Law School Distance Learning View More By Allen Grove College Admissions Expert Ph.D., English, University of Pennsylvania M.A., English, University of Pennsylvania B.S., Materials Science & Engineering and Literature, MIT Dr. Allen Grove is an Alfred University English professor and a college admissions expert with 20 years of experience helping students transition to college. our editorial process Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter Allen Grove Updated November 23, 2020 The majority of those who apply to the University of St. Thomas are accepted. Learn more about this college and its admissions requirements. The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic university located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. St. Thomas is the largest private university in the state, and it offers undergraduates more than 85 fields of study. The school ranks highly among Midwest colleges, and it can boast of a 15 to 1 student/faculty ratio and an average class size of 21. The undergraduate curriculum has a liberal arts core. The university is a member of a consortium with four other private liberal arts colleges in the Twin Cities: Augsburg, Hamline, Macalester, and St. Catherine. In athletics, the St. Thomas Tommies compete in the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Admissions Data (2016) University of St. Thomas Acceptance Rate: 83 percentTest Scores: 25th / 75th PercentileSAT Critical Reading: 500 / 660SAT Math: 550 / 630What these SAT numbers meanACT Composite: 24 / 29ACT English: 23 / 29ACT Math: 24 / 28What these ACT numbers meanTop Minnesota Colleges ACT Score Comparison Enrollment (2016) Total Enrollment: 9,920 (6,048 undergraduates)Gender Breakdown: 54 percent Male / 46 percent Female96 percent Full-time Costs (2016-17) Tuition and Fees: $39,594Books: $1,000 (why so much?)Room and Board: $10,100Other Expenses: $2,746Total Cost: $53,440 University of St. Thomas Financial Aid (2015-16) Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 98 percentPercentage of New Students Receiving Types of AidGrants: 96 percentLoans: 57 percentAverage Amount of AidGrants: $19,864Loans: $10,921 Academic Programs Most Popular Majors: Accounting, Biology, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Journalism, Marketing, Psychology Transfer, Retention and Graduation Rates First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 88 percentTransfer Out Rate: 17 percent4-Year Graduation Rate: 62 percent6-Year Graduation Rate: 76 percent Intercollegiate Athletic Programs Men's Sports: Track and Field, Basketball, Football, Soccer, Ice Hockey, Swimming, Tennis, GolfWomen's Sports: Ice Hockey, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Track and Field More Minnesota Colleges - Information and Admissions Data Augsburg | Bethel | Carleton | Concordia College Moorhead | Concordia University Saint Paul | Crown | Gustavus Adolphus | Hamline | Macalester | Minnesota State Mankato | North Central | Northwestern College | Saint Benedict | St. Catherine | Saint John's | Saint Mary's | St. Olaf | St. Scholastica | St. Thomas | UM Crookston | UM Duluth | UM Morris | UM Twin Cities | Winona State If You Like the University of St. Thomas, You May Also Like These Schools Creighton University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphSt. Cloud State University: ProfileDrake University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphNorth Dakota State University: ProfileUniversity of North Dakota: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphMarquette University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT GraphUniversity of South Dakota: ProfileUniversity of Northern Michigan: ProfileSouth Dakota State University: Profile University of St. Thomas Mission Statement mission statement from http://www.stthomas.edu/aboutust/mission/default.html "Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, the University of St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely and work skillfully to advance the common good." 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