St. Thomas University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for St. Thomas University

St. Thomas University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,214 students of which 4,641 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. St. Thomas University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 97.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $26,312, with published in-state tuition of $34,770 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,125, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 56.6%. Graduates earn a median of $54,272 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,435 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 70500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.