97%
of Tommies are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation
A place to grow and thrive
With 150+ majors and minors to choose from, there is something for everyone.
See yourself at St. Thomas
We create a learning space where you can thrive, find your community and create life-long connections with friends and faculty.
Your potential creates possibilities
100% of first-year students are offered a St. Thomas scholarship because we believe you are much more than just your GPA.
A picture-perfect home
From residence life and campus gatherings to 140+ student clubs and D-I collegiate athletics, step into a vibrant, fun environment where friendships are forged and valuable connections can begin.
Academics
With eight schools and colleges, St. Thomas offers a comprehensive university with undergraduate and graduate options.
Our two-year college, is for students who want to obtain a four-year college degree. They receive financial, academic and professional support on the way to their goals.
All students can participate in Study Abroad, Research, and Internship opportunities, and access the , which helps spread the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation across campus.
100%
of classes are taught by faculty (not teaching assistants)
300+
study abroad programs in 50+ countries
Our Mission
Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good.
Life on Campus
When you live here, we help you make it feel like home. Here we offer the classic college campus experience with the comfort of being in a small neighborhood nestled within Saint Paul, MN, near the Mississippi River.
Outcomes & Career Readiness
St. Thomas students graduate with a liberal arts foundation and loads of real-life readiness to become global citizens. Students who earn their degree here are ready to lead teams, communicate effectively and successfully influence others - in the workplace or in graduate school.
Support & Inclusion
We strive to create a culture of caring together. We provide the resources to help you in and out of the classroom, to find your community, take care of your well-being and find a space to belong and learn.
Featured Priorities
Commitment to STEM + Arts
From coursework to workspaces, we weave the arts, engineering and science together, fostering creativity and collaboration at every turn.
Whole Person Health
The Morrison Family College of Health educates future healthcare providers on how to advance the physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being of their communities.
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Entrepreneurship is a way our students and alumni look at the world. Across all disciplines we鈥檝e created a hub of innovative thinking, transforming passion into action.
News from St. Thomas
January 23, 2025
The article, 鈥淎 Reprinting History of the Bront毛s鈥 Poetry, 1850-1899,鈥 by University of St. Thomas English Professor Alexis Easley, has been published in The Edinburgh Companion to the Bront毛s and the Arts, edited by Deborah Wynne and Amber K. Regis; Edinburgh University Press, 2025. Easley鈥檚 research found that despite poor initial sales, books of poetry鈥 The post English Professor Publishes Research on Reprinting History of the Bront毛 Sisters鈥 Poems appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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January 22, 2025
This February, Dr. David Gardiner, director of St. Thomas鈥 64-year-old tradition of Irish studies (the oldest in the U.S.), will have his introduction to Tim Robinson鈥檚 A Little Gaelic Kingdom published by Milkweed Press. Robinson (1935鈥2020) studied mathematics at Cambridge and worked for many years as a teacher and visual artist in Istanbul, Vienna, and鈥 The post Director of Irish Studies Pens Intro to 鈥楢 Little Gaelic Kingdom鈥 appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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January 21, 2025
The coming-of-age novel Scattergood by Dr. Heather Bouwman, an English professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, received several advance, rave reviews. Published by Holiday House on Jan. 21, the historical novel is told from the first-person point of view of 12-year-old Peggy Mott, a Methodist鈥 The post The New York Times Says Professor Bouwman鈥檚 Novel 鈥楾ruly Shines鈥 appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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January 21, 2025
Ali Ling, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, was recently quoted in The Guardian for a story about the cost of cleaning up toxic PFAS pollution. From the story: Just to clean up existing legacy pollution in the UK, analysis has found it will cost an estimated鈥 The post In the News: Ali Ling Co-Authors Study on PFAS Pollution Costs in Europe appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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January 21, 2025
David Deeds, entrepreneurship professor at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, recently co-authored an article on making better strategic decisions around slow-developing technology in the Harvard Business Review. From the article: Most corporations can鈥檛 afford to invest much effort in tracking technologies that may take decades to be effective and affordable enough鈥 The post In the News: David Deeds Co-Authors Article on Technological Innovation in Harvard Business Review appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.