The University of St. Thomas is a private Catholic research university founded in 1885, with its main campus in Saint Paul, Minnesota and a downtown Minneapolis campus serving its graduate and professional schools. It is the largest private university in Minnesota, enrolling roughly 9,500 students — about 6,300 undergraduates and 3,200 graduate and professional students — and welcoming students from more than 75 countries. Rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition and a commitment to the common good, St. Thomas combines a values-driven liberal arts core with strong professional programs, all set in the heart of the Twin Cities, one of the most economically vibrant metro areas in the U.S. Midwest. Academically, St. Thomas is organized around eight schools and colleges, including the College of Arts and Sciences, the Opus College of Business (one of the largest AACSB-accredited business schools in the country), the School of Engineering, the Morrison Family College of Health, the School of Law, and the School of Education. Popular undergraduate majors include Finance, Marketing, Mechanical Engineering, Biology, and Computer Science, while graduate offerings span MBA, JD, software engineering, data science, and counseling psychology. The student-faculty ratio is around 14:1 and most classes have fewer than 30 students, giving undergraduates direct access to faculty mentorship, undergraduate research, and the Aquinas Scholars honors program. Life at St. Thomas blends a residential campus along the Mississippi River with full access to the Twin Cities — major employers like 3M, Target, U.S. Bank, Medtronic, Best Buy, Cargill, and UnitedHealth all have headquarters or major offices nearby, fueling strong internship and job pipelines. Tommies athletics now compete at the NCAA Division I level (the only program in modern history to move directly from D-III to D-I), and over 200 student organizations support an active campus community. International students benefit from generous merit scholarships of 10–70% of tuition, dedicated F-1/J-1 advising through the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS), and a welcoming Catholic-but-inclusive campus that admits students of all faiths.
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Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $54,398
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
