When you live here, we help you make it feel like home. Options include multiple eateries that suit a variety of tastes, live music when you want to chill, and sports facilities of all kinds when it’s time to push your physical limits.
As a Tommie you get the classic college campus experience with the comfort of it being in a small neighborhood. Our main campus located in St. Paul. It's nestled between the Merriam Park and Macalester Groveland neighborhoods, both of which are known for being safe, active and also not too far from two large cities. Students can easily hop on a shuttle and explore downtown Minneapolis, too.
Your Residence Hall is more than a place to sleep; we strive to create communities that are rooted in learning and support. Our new and newly renovated residence halls make it easy to comfortably live, learn and make lasting connections.
Multiple dining areas use fresh, sustainable ingredients in dishes like our legendary pizzas, signature sandwiches, customizable stir-frys, and made-to-order burgers.
We offer fresh, nutritious food, while employing sustainable, socially responsible business practices.
As a first-year student, you will choose what Learning Community best fits your interest, and that decision will help guide you in picking your residence hall.
Living Learning Communities (LLC) are specialized living environments that help connect students in and out of the classroom. Each LLC is unique, but all are centered on an academic area of interest or academic program.
The goal of a Common Good Learning Community (CGLC) is to explore the University's mission (to advance the common good) through a wide range of academic topics.
The safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors is the top priority of the St. Thomas Public Safety Department. That’s why, across our campuses, we engage in wide-ranging safety efforts. Our comprehensive services help Tommies study, work and live in a safer and more secure campus environment.
The University of St. Thomas has 24-hour, full-time Public Safety staff, trained and ready to assist you on both the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses. We respond to requests for assistance and train the community to prevent crime before it happens.
At St. Thomas, caring for the planet is in our DNA. Our sustainability programs run through our residence halls, dining halls, service center, bookstore and classroom curricula.
We are working as a community toward a goal of carbon neutrality by 2035, which is why St. Thomas' Board of Trustees approved a university commitment to divest our endowment from fossil fuels.
We encourage all members of the St. Thomas community to consider sustainable transportation to-and-from campus, including walking, riding a bicycle, taking the city bus, or even joining a carpool.
The University of St. Thomas offers a convenient campus shuttle for students, faculty and staff between the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses on a regular basis (must show valid St. Thomas ID).
Whether you are a prospective student, a member of the St. Thomas community or business owner, let us help you get to our Minneapolis or St. Paul campuses with ease.
Whether you need to get to Terrence Murphy Hall or the Anderson Student Center, our interactive map will help you get to where you need to go.
The map includes information such as hours of operation and what departments are connected to the building you plan to visit.
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