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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, Minnesota Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Winona, Minnesota. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,505, made up of 1,932 undergraduates and 2,573 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 90 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Education, General, Counseling Psychology, and Social Work. It awarded 1,282 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 33 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

4,505
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
1,282
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
90
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 90

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 17
Business, Management and Marketing 12
Psychology 3
Health Professions 12
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 10
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Social Sciences 3
Communication and Journalism 4
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
English Language and Literature 3
History 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
279
Master's degrees
754
Doctoral degrees (research)
35
Professional doctorates
34
Certificates under 1 year
4
Postbaccalaureate certificates
112
Post-master's certificates
64

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,505
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,932
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,573
Full-time, fall 2024
57%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,215
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,214
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,001
Full-time, 2024-25
53%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
57%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
23%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
33
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
44%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
President
Rev. James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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