10-yr median earnings
$73,739
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Saint Paul, Minnesota
University of St Thomas
University of St Thomas is a private nonprofit institution in Saint Paul, Minnesota. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $73,739
- 10-yr median earnings
- 85.4%
- Acceptance rate
- $29,155
- Avg net price / yr
- 75.8%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
University of St Thomas pairs top-10% former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 6%
- former-student earnings, US
- 85.4%
- acceptance rate
- 75.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +18%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this University of St Thomas profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
63/100
University of St Thomas
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$73,739
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$29,155
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
75.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$23,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
87.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
88.4%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$29,155
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
75.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 75.8%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - University of St Thomas vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How University of St Thomas ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
University of St Thomas: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$73,739 Top 6% higher than 94% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | University of St Thomas | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $73,739 | #296 of 5103 | 94th |
| Average net price | $29,155 | #4400 of 5020 | 12th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 75.8% | #961 of 4858 | 80th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 6,245 | #602 of 5462 | 89th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
6,245
Undergraduate enrollment
85.4%
Acceptance rate
1,296
SAT average
75.8%
150%-time completion
$73,739
10-yr median earnings
88.4%
First-year retention
How University of St Thomas ranks in Minnesota
State rank among 96 reporting Minnesota colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | University of St Thomas | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $73,739 | #4 of 96 | 96th |
| Average net price | $29,155 | #77 of 82 | 6th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 75.8% | #9 of 80 | 89th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 6,245 | #9 of 85 | 89th |
Highest former-student earnings in Minnesota
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | $79,652 | - |
| 2 | Saint Johns University | $76,786 | $25,672 |
| 3 | Carleton College | $75,525 | $25,407 |
| 4 | University of St ThomasThis school | $73,739 | $29,155 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $69,020 | $16,778 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota-Rochester | $69,020 | $13,744 |
| 7 | The College of Saint Scholastica | $65,934 | $27,846 |
| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus College | $65,607 | $22,900 |
| 9 | St Olaf College | $65,543 | $23,874 |
| 10 | Metropolitan State University | $64,705 | $16,863 |
| 11 | Macalester College | $63,878 | $32,149 |
| 12 | Bethel University | $63,764 | $28,556 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 85.4% |
| SAT Average | 1,296 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 620 – 710 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 640 – 713 |
| ACT Average | 25 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 25 – 30 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at University of St Thomas
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$28,131 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$26,820 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$24,357 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$33,232 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at University of St Thomas - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $54,398 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $54,398 |
| Average Net Price | $29,155 |
21.8%
Pell Grant Rate
44.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$23,250
Median Debt
$246/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at University of St Thomas swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $28,142 to $31,482 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -3.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$28,142
Highest year
$31,482
Most recent (2023)
$30,525
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $31,4822023 · $30,525
Over the same years, enrollment went -3.7% (6,246 → 6,014 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
48.8%
Female
13.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
88.4%
Retention Rate
$62,412
Median Earnings (6yr)
83.4%
Earning Over $25K
87.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 75.8% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 88.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $62,412 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $73,739 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 83.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 87.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $23,250 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $246/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 33 | 1,453 | $73,273 | $108,187 | $24,088 |
| Master's | 18 | 834 | $87,636 | $149,456 | $47,469 |
| Graduate Certificate | 4 | 145 | - | - | $46,175 |
| Doctoral | 2 | 21 | $104,033 | $123,235 | $65,830 |
| First Professional | 2 | 160 | $89,706 | $89,706 | $74,968 |
| Associate's | 1 | 48 | $45,072 | $45,072 | $4,500 |
Top programs at University of St Thomas by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$149,456 median earnings
- Clinical, Counseling and A…
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
$123,235 median earnings
- Computer Software and Medi…
Computer Software and Media Applications
$119,571 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$118,888 median earnings
- Management Sciences and Qu…
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
$108,187 median earnings
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$107,938 median earnings
- Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
$107,807 median earnings
- Electrical, Electronics, a…
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
$93,981 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 204 | $149,456 | $61,317 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral | 9 | $123,235 | - |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's | 99 | $119,571 | $43,322 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's | 59 | $118,888 | $42,843 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's | 38 | $108,187 | $18,500 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | 53 | $107,938 | $22,454 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's | 20 | $107,807 | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | 22 | $93,981 | $26,122 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's | 175 | $93,720 | $25,485 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | 80 | $91,683 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | 70 | $91,587 | $22,750 |
| Economics | Bachelor's | 62 | $89,881 | $24,250 |
| Law | First Professional | 160 | $89,706 | $74,968 |
| Social Work | Doctoral | 12 | $84,830 | $65,830 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 181 | $82,396 | $22,250 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at University of St Thomas? ▼
University of St Thomas is a private nonprofit institution in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The acceptance rate is 85.4%. The average SAT score is 1,296. Undergraduate enrollment is 6,245 students.
How much do University of St Thomas former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at University of St Thomas who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $73,739 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $62,412.
How much does University of St Thomas cost? ▼
The average net price at University of St Thomas is $29,155. In-state tuition is $54,398 and out-of-state tuition is $54,398. Median student debt at graduation is $23,250.
What is the graduation rate at University of St Thomas? ▼
University of St Thomas has a 75.8% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 88.4%.
Is University of St Thomas worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at University of St Thomas is $23,250, while former students earn a median of $73,739 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 32% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 87.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $246.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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