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Rankings and Recognition

#139

National University (US News & World Report)

#81

Best Value School Nationally (US News & World Report)

#15

best Catholic College in America (Niche.com)

#38

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

#64

Best Undergraduate Business School Nationally (Poets & Quants)

#35

Top Entrepreneurship undergraduate program nationally (Princeton Review)

#72

Best Graduate School for Social Work (US News & World Report)

#1

for Law School Externships Nationally (National Jurist)

#2

for art history programs in the Midwest (College Magazine)

Two student smile from atop a camel.

Study Abroad

St. Thomas is ranked top 20 nationally and number one in Minnesota for percent of undergraduates studying abroad (Institute of International Education).
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St. Thomas student Nicole Herrli and high school student Steven Fuller operate a Brightside Produce stand in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis.

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
University of St. Thomas cross country runners, running past a yellow tree on a golf course.

Other Highlights

  • Our Catholic Studies program is the oldest and largest of its kind in the country.
  • Our actuarial science program is a designated Actuarial Science Center of Excellence; one of only 32 institutions in the world to hold this designation.
  • We are recognized as one of the Best Master’s in Special Education Programs (OnlineMasters.com).
  • 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.