University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

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67

TX Relative Cost

Top Reasons to Choose University of St. Thomas Online

  1. UST is rated by both U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review as one of the West’s best regional colleges. U.S. News also lists UST as one of the best colleges for veterans.
  2. UST has a Veteran’s Services Center, and offers many benefits and services to military personnel and their dependents, including participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program.
  3. UST has a dual credit program, allowing high school students to earn college credit.
  4. The university offers a completely online M.Ed. degree, as well as hybrid classes.

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Key Facts Answers
Total Enrollment 3,448 (12% fully online)
Public or Private Private Non-Profit
USDE Special Government Status Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, Hispanic-Serving Institution
Number of Online Programs 6
Average In-State Undergraduate Tuition $31,460 per year
Accreditation Type Regional
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Established 1947
Athletic Affiliation NAIA RRAC
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic
Source: National Center for Educational Statistics

Established by the Basilian Fathers in 1947, the University of St. Thomas is a private, non-profit, Roman Catholic university. It enrolls over 3,000, 12% of whom are completing their degrees fully online.

The University of St. Thomas offers six fully online degree programs, all of which are at the master's level. Current and future educators may advance their education with online MEd programs. The university provides six education tracks to choose from, in counselor education, educational leadership, special education dual language instruction, curriculum and instruction, and a generalist track.

The University of St. Thomas is federally recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. It is also a military friendly school that participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program and houses a Veteranu2019s Services Center, as well as a disability friendly school and a first-generation student friendly school.

The average cost of in-state undergraduate tuition at University of St. Thomas is $31,460, and the cost for graduate students is $20,934. 96% of students receive some form of financial aid or scholarship, averaging $21,256.

Tuition

Tuition Type Cost
Average In-State Undergraduate Tuition $31,460
Average In-State Graduate Tuition $20,934
Percentage Students Who Received Financial Aid or Scholarships 96%
Tution Guarantee No
Pre-paid Tuition Plan No
Tuition Payment Plan Yes
Average Amount of Aid $21,256
Net Cost by Income
Source: National Center for Educational Statistics

Student Body

Key Fact Answer
Fully Online Students 12%
Student-to-Faculty Ratio 12:1
First-Year Student Retention Rate 84%
Percentage Students Who Received Financial Aid or Scholarships 96%
Percentage of Students of Color 79%
Percentage of Non-Resident Alien Students 7%
Percentage of Adult Students (ages 25-64) 1%
Graduation Rate 68%
Students With Registered Disabilities 6%
Source: National Center for Educational Statistics

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Education & Teaching
Degree Ranking Credits Needed Completion Time
MEd - Education: Generalist 30-48 2.5-3.5 years

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We weren’t able to get all the data we needed for this institution. This score is based on the information they have reported. An institution’s program specfic score is calculated with seven data points: (1) its student-to-faculty ratio, (2) its number of online programs, (3) its graduation rate, (4) its retention rate, (5) its percentage of online students, (6) its concentrated Influence (a measure of the academic importance of a school), and (7) its desirability (a measure of how many students chose to go to an institution).
 
For each data point, we score schools based on where they fall in the percentile distribution for that data point. Because our scores are based on local data and not tied to irrelevant national data, they accurately reflect an institutions’s value to the Texas student. Institutions with missing data receive a zero for that data point.
 
We weigh each data point and calculate an institution’s raw score. Then we create an adjusted raw score by combining a schools's score with a base score of 50. Finally, we score and rank institutions based on their adjusted score’s percentile rank.
 
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