University of St Thomas

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

University of St Thomas operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 6,245 students of which 6,365 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. University of St Thomas 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 85.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,296 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $29,155, with published in-state tuition of $54,398 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 75.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.4%. Graduates earn a median of $73,739 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,412 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 224300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 83.4% 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.