Houston, Texas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Houston, Texas, University of St Thomas is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,301, made up of 3,365 undergraduates and 936 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
University of St Thomas offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 78 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Pastoral Studies/Counseling, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 1,011 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 25 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
4,301
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
1,011
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
78
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 78
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
603
Associate degrees
68
Master's degrees
264
Doctoral degrees (research)
18
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
53
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2
Post-master's certificates
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,301
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,365
Graduate students, fall 2024
936
Full-time, fall 2024
70%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,801
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,671
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,130
Full-time, 2024-25
68%
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
57%
Men
43%
White
22%
Hispanic or Latino
48%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
25
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
51%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Sinda Vanderpool
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization