Campus scene at night

Quick Facts

By the Numbers

9,000+
undergraduate and graduate students
800+
faculty
3
campuses - St. Paul, Minneapolis and Rome
150+
undergraduate majors and minors
55+
graduate degrees
100%
of classes are taught by faculty (not teaching assistants)
8
Schools and Colleges
89
countries and 46 states are represented in our student body
120,000+
Alumni in our Tommie network
Incoming freshmen March Through the Arches to celebrate the start of their college journey and the start to the 2018 academic year.

Undergraduate Student Profile

Number of students: 5,840

First-year students entering fall of 2023:

  • Middle 50 percent ACT range: 24-29
  • Middle 50 percent SAT range: 1130-1340
  • Middle 50 percent Average GPA: 3.3-3.93
  • Percentage students of color: 27%

Did You Know?

99%
of first-year students receive a St. Thomas scholarship
97%
of graduates are employed or in graduate school within six months
90%
of top public companies in Minnesota actively recruit St. Thomas students
Student football fans dressed in purple and cheer.

Student Experience

  • All first- and second-year students live on campus (exceptions to the two-year on-campus living requirement allow some students to commute)
  • As of fall 2023, students have access to 21 Division I sports teams upon the university's historic transition from Division III to Division I
  • More than 140 clubs to join
  • Only University in Minnesota to Be Designated a "Changemaker campus," meaning social innovation, entrepreneurship and caring for the common good is built into everything we do
  • 47% of our students study abroad in more than 50 countries