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Rankings and Recognition

#85

Best Value School Nationally (US News & World Report)

#137

National University (US News & World Report)

#15

Best Catholic College in America (Niche.com)

#35

Best Undergraduate Engineering Program Nationally (US News & World Report)

#18

Top Entrepreneurship undergraduate program nationally (Princeton Review)

#64

Best Undergraduate Business School Nationally (Poets & Quants)

#89

Best College for Veterans Nationally (US News & World Report)

#1

Best College Campuses in Minnesota (Niche.com)

#81

Most Sustainable Colleges in America (Sierra Magazine)

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Military Friendly Campus

St. Thomas is recognized as a military friendly campus (militaryfriendly.com) and ranked #89 as best college for veterans nationally (US News & World Report).

Learn More About Our Veterans Resources
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First-Generation College Students

St. Thomas is recognized as a First-Gen Forward Institution by the Center for First-Generation Student Success. One of only 200 institutions with this designation, it recognizes our commitment to first-generation student success.

Learn More About Our Proud To Be First Program
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Study Abroad

St. Thomas is ranked top 10 nationally and number one in Minnesota for percent of undergraduates studying abroad (Institute of International Education).

Learn More About Study Abroad

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Changemaker Campus

We are the only university in Minnesota designated a “Changemaker Campus,” meaning social innovation, entrepreneurship and caring for the common good are built into everything we do.

Learn More About Changemaking

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Sustainability

St. Thomas is recognized in the Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges and earned a Gold rating from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)

Learn More About Our Commitment to Sustainability

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Entrepreneurship

The Princeton Review ranks the St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship in the top 20 undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in the country and #1 among Catholic colleges and universities.

About the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship

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STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math)

St. Thomas STEAM-related programs have received millions of dollars in grants and funding over the years, leading the University to create a central home for STEAM education.

About the Schoenecker Center for STEAM

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Other Highlights

  • Our Catholic Studies program is the oldest and largest of its kind in the country.
  • Our School of Education’s graduate programs are ranked No. 2 in Minnesota (U.S. News & World Report). 
  • Our School of Engineering's Master of Data Science program is ranked No. 5 in the nation (Fortune)
  • We are recognized as one of the top 387 colleges by the Princeton Review.
  • Our actuarial science program is a designated Actuarial Science Center of Excellence; one of only 37 institutions in the world to hold this designation.
  • Our Air Force ROTC Detachment 410 ranks in the top 10% of the 145 detachments nationwide.
  • TommieMedia, our student-run news outlet for the university, is a national leader in all-digital college journalism and winner of a National Online Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press.