School Overview
The University of St. Thomas (UST), located in Houston, Texas, USA, is liberal arts grounded, comprehensive, Catholic university. It was founded in 1947 by Basilian Fathers and today stands as the only Catholic university in the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese.
The University grants many scholarships and awards: nearly $22 million annually in financial aid which includes $7 million in UST-funded grants and scholarships. Once admitted, students automatically are considered for a scholarship which can range from $5,000 to $12,000. Eighty-six percent of first-time freshman do get financial assistance at UST for their undergraduate education. These scholarships are based on class ranking, high school GPA, and ACT/SAT scores.
General Information
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Admission Office 3800 Montrose Boulevard Houston, TX 77006-4626 (713) 525-3500 (800) 856-8565 Fax: (713) 525-3558 [email protected] Contact: David Melton Assistant Vice President of University Admissions |
Main Address 3800 Montrose Boulevard Houston, TX 77006-4626 (713) 522-7911 |
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Size Total undergrads: 1,750 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 298 Degree-seeking undergrads: 1,657 Graduate enrollment: 1,406 Setting |
Degrees offered: Bachelor’s |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $25 Online application fee: $25 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 81% Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 72% |
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Admissions Considerations Secondary school GPA: Required Secondary school rank: Required Secondary school record: Required Recommendations: Recommended Admission test scores (SAT/ACT): Required College-prep program completed: Recommended TOEFL: Required Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2011 |
Test Scores: Fall 2011
SAT Critical Reading
SAT Math
SAT Writing
ACT Composite
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Writing
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Enrollment Statistics
Undergraduate Attendance Status
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Undergraduate Student Gender
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Undergraduate Student Age
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Undergraduate Student Residence
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Graduate Attendance Status
Undergraduate Race/Ethnicity
Retention and Graduation Rates
Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees
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Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students
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Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| Tuition and fees | $26,274 | $27,822 | $29,467 | $30,493 | +3.48% |
| Books and Supplies | $2,240 | $3,366 | $3,591 | $3,717 | +3.51% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $7,312 | $7,612 | $8,042 | $8,320 | +3.46% |
| Other | $2,100 | $2,100 | $2,100 | $2,100 | 0.00% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $7,312 | $7,612 | $8,042 | $8,320 | +3.46% |
| Other | $2,100 | $2,100 | $2,100 | $2,100 | 0.00% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| In-state On Campus | $37,926 | $40,900 | $43,200 | $44,630 | +3.31% |
| In-state Off Campus | $37,926 | $40,900 | $43,200 | $44,630 | +3.31% |
| In-state with Family | $28,514 | $31,188 | $33,058 | $34,210 | +3.48% |
| Average Graduate School Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $13,100 |
| In-state Student Fees | $165 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $13,100 |
| Out-of-state Student Fees | $165 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 1,311 | 99% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 1,303 | 99% | $16,525,511 | $12,683 |
| • Federal grants | 180 | 14% | $870,421 | $4,836 |
| • Pell grants | 180 | 14% | $588,337 | $3,269 |
| • Other federal grants | 167 | 13% | $282,084 | $1,689 |
| Local and state government scholarships or grantss | 271 | 20% | $961,163 | $3,547 |
| Institutional scholarships or grants | 1,300 | 98% | $14,693,927 | $11,303 |
| Student loan financial aid | 790 | 60% | $6,854,709 | $8,677 |
| • Federal student loans | 785 | 59% | $4,267,563 | $5,436 |
| • Other student loans | 212 | 16% | $2,587,146 | $12,204 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Grand Total of All Programs | 1478 | 1226 | 191 | – | 170 |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Women’s Studies | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 80 | – | – | – | – |
| Biochemistry | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology/biological Sciences, General | 54 | – | – | – | – |
| Neuroscience | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 764 | 515 | – | – | 22 |
| Accounting | 76 | 25 | – | – | – |
| Actuarial Science | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 44 | 412 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 135 | 20 | – | – | – |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | – | 1 | – | – | 14 |
| Business/corporate Communications | – | 34 | – | – | 1 |
| Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial Studies | 92 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Finance, General | 139 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Human Resources Management/personnel Administration, General | 24 | 2 | – | – | – |
| International Business/trade/commerce | 9 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Management Information Systems, General | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Marketing/marketing Management, General | 203 | 5 | – | – | 7 |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Real Estate | 16 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | 101 | – | – | – | – |
| Broadcast Journalism | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 33 | – | – | – | – |
| Journalism | 48 | – | – | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 11 | 116 | – | – | 7 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Computer Science | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Information Science/studies | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Information Technology | 1 | 116 | – | – | 7 |
| Education | 37 | 295 | 22 | – | 118 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 59 | 4 | – | – |
| Education, Other | – | 40 | 7 | – | 30 |
| Education/teaching Of Individuals With Autism | – | 10 | – | – | 51 |
| Education/teaching Of Individuals With Emotional Disturbances | – | 16 | – | – | – |
| Education/teaching Of Individuals With Mental Retardation | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Education/teaching Of Individuals With Specific Learning Disabilities | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| Education/teaching Of The Gifted and Talented | – | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | – | 15 | – | – | – |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | 7 | 11 | – | 32 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 9 | 37 | – | – | – |
| English/language Arts Teacher Education | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Higher Education/higher Education Administration | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| Junior High/intermediate/middle School Education and Teaching | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Music Teacher Education | 4 | 24 | – | – | – |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | 7 | – | – | 2 |
| Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | 37 | – | – | – |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Special Education and Teaching, Other | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Engineering | 71 | 31 | – | – | 10 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing Engineering | – | 19 | – | – | 10 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 48 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Systems Engineering | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Engineering Technology, General | – | 17 | – | – | – |
| Engineering/industrial Management | – | 17 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature/letters | 42 | 19 | – | – | – |
| Creative Writing | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature, General | 31 | 19 | – | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 40 | – | – | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 27 | – | – | – | – |
| Health Services/allied Health/health Sciences, General | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| History | 21 | – | – | – | – |
| History, General | 21 | – | – | – | – |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | – | 20 | – | – | – |
| Criminal Justice/law Enforcement Administration | – | 20 | – | – | – |
| Human Services, General | 15 | 137 | – | – | 1 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | – | 7 | – | – | 1 |
| Social Work | 15 | 130 | – | – | – |
| Legal Studies, General | – | 2 | 157 | – | – |
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 157 | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics, General | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General | 5 | – | – | – | 8 |
| Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| International/global Studies | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Science | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Studies | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 31 | – | – | – | – |
| Chemistry, General | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Geology/earth Science, General | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Physics, General | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Psychology | 83 | 34 | 12 | – | 3 |
| Counseling Psychology | – | 34 | 12 | – | – |
| Family Psychology | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Psychology, General | 74 | – | – | – | – |
| Psychology, Other | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 118 | – | – | – | – |
| Criminology | 19 | – | – | – | – |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Economics, General | 46 | – | – | – | – |
| Geography | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| International Economics | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| International Relations and Affairs | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Political Science and Government, General | 26 | – | – | – | – |
| Sociology | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Theology and Religious Vocations | 2 | 30 | – | – | 1 |
| Divinity/ministry | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Lay Ministry | 2 | 7 | – | – | 1 |
| Religious Education | – | 15 | – | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 15 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 5 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts, General | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Music Performance, General | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Music, General | 6 | – | – | – | – |
Undergraduate Majors
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Arts, Visual & Performing Drama/Theater Arts B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bioinformatics B Business, Management, & Marketing Accounting B Communications & Journalism Communications/Rhetoric B Education Education – General B English Language & Literature English Language & Literature – General B Foreign Language & Literature French B History History – General B Liberal Arts & Sciences General Studies B Mathematics Mathematics – General B Natural Resources & Conservation Environmental Science B Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Chemistry B Psychology Psychology – General B Social Sciences International Relations B Theological Studies & Religious Vocations Pastoral Counseling B |
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor’s degree C = Certificate or diploma |
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.
University of St Thomas Highlights
School Information
| Phone Number: | (713) 522-7911 |
| Website: | https://www.stthom.edu |
| Type of School: | 4-year, Private non-profit |
| Apply Online: | https://www.applyweb.com/sttundgr/index.ftl |
| Address: | 3800 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006-4696 |
| Setting: | City: Large |
| Campus Housing: | Yes |
Students & Programs
| Student Population: | 3,448 |
| 6-yr Graduation Rate (Bachelor's): | 57% |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
| Distance Learning Programs: | Yes |
| Distance Learning Students*: | 2,409 (70% of total students) |
| Degree Levels Offered: | Associates, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate |
* Students taking at least 1 distance learning course
Tuition & Financial Aid*
| In-state Tuition: | $31,460 |
| Out-of-state Tuition: | $31,460 |
| % of Students Receiving Financial Aid: | 96% |
| Avg. Amount of Grant or Scholarship Aid Awarded: | $24,895 |
* Full-time beginning undergraduate students. Financial aid is available to those who qualify.
University of St Thomas Programs
See the degree programs that are offered at University of St Thomas.
| Degree Name | Cert | Assoc | Bach | Mast | Doct |
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| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 5 | 1 | |||
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 5 | 5 | |||
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | 2 | ||||
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 1 | ||||
| Education | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| English Language and Literature/Letters | 1 | ||||
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 2 | ||||
| Health Professions and Related Programs | 1 | ||||
| History | 1 | ||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 2 | 1 | |||
| Mathematics and Statistics | 1 | ||||
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 2 | ||||
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Physical Sciences | 1 | ||||
| Psychology | 1 | ||||
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | 1 | ||||
| Social Sciences | 6 | ||||
| Theology and Religious Vocations | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts | 3 | 1 | |||
| Grand total | 3 | 37 | 26 | 2 |
* Based on programs that produced 2019-2020 graduates
Tuition & Financial Aid
See what it costs to enroll at University of St Thomas and how many students are receiving scholarships, grants, or loans as financial aid to help cover the costs of tuition.
Undergraduate Student Tuition
Average tuition and fees for academic year:
| Tuition and Fees | 2019-2020 |
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| In-state | $31,460 |
| Out-of-state | $31,460 |
| Books and supplies | $1,094 |
Graduate Student Tuition
Average tuition and fees for academic year:
| Tuition and Fees | 2019-2020 |
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| In-state | $21,534 |
| Out-of-state | $21,534 |
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2018-2019
Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
| Type of Aid | Number Receiving Aid | % Receiving Aid | Avg. Amt. of Aid |
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| Any student financial aid | 337 | 96% | – |
| Grant or scholarship aid | 337 | 96% | $24,895 |
| Student loan aid | 123 | 35% | $5,764 |
All Undergraduate Students
| Type of Aid | Number Receiving Aid | % Receiving Aid | Avg. Amt. of Aid |
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| Grant or scholarship aid | 1,535 | 78% | $21,256 |
| Federal student loans | 659 | 33% | $6,707 |
Admissions & Enrollment
See the admission requirements for University of St Thomas. Find out how many students apply and how many are accepted. View a graphical breakdown of the gender, age, and ethnicity of currently enrolled University of St Thomas students.
Undergraduate Admissions, Fall 2020
| Total | Male | Female | |
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| Number of applicants | 1,101 | 371 | 730 | Percent admitted | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| Percent admitted who enrolled | 31% | 36% | 29% |
Admissions Considerations
| Required | Recommended | Optional | |
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| Secondary school GPA | |||
| Secondary school rank | |||
| Secondary school record | |||
| Completion of college-preparatory program | |||
| Recommendations | |||
| Formal demonstration of competencies | |||
| Admission test scores | |||
| Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | |||
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language |
University of St Thomas Enrollment, Fall 2020
| Total Enrollment | 3,448 |
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| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,124 |
| Graduate enrollment | 1,324 |
Undergraduate Attendance
Undergraduate Gender
Undergraduate Age
Undergraduate Race/Ethnicity
Undergraduate Distance Education
Undergraduates taking 100%, Some, or No Distance Education
Graduate Distance Education
Graduate students taking 100%, Some, or No Distance Education
University of St Thomas Accreditation
This institution is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Specialized institution accreditations:
- Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
- Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
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