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St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·stu.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
-5.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
7,652
peer median 3,514
Avg net price
$26,312
+$3.5k vs Doctoral/Professional
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About

St. Thomas University is an English-language liberal arts university located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is a primarily undergraduate university, offering bachelor degrees to approximately 1,700 students. St. Thomas is also home of the Frank McKenna Centre for Communications and Public Policy.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
7,095
7,095 candidates competed
Admitted
6,947
97.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
726
10.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
48%-5.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
48%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

5.1pp gap
Pell recipients
46%52 of 114
Non-Pell (all)
51%47 of 92
Subsidized loan, no Pell
56%9 of 16
No Federal Aid
50%38 of 76

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 75 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
75
Passing
11
14.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

75programs
  • Passing11 · 14.7%
  • No Data63 · 84.0%
  • Failing1 · 1.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
10
No data
63

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

12
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
-5.8%
$45,918 vs $48,732
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+13.8%
$58,659 vs $51,545
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+35.8%
$63,009 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+38.5%
$64,254 vs $46,391
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+49.6%
$69,390 vs $46,391
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+55.1%
$79,955 vs $51,545
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+67.3%
$54,337 vs $32,488
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
+90.0%
$88,145 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Law
Doctoral Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
160%
$158,699 debt · $99,412 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
143%
$84,032 debt · $58,659 earn
Legal Professions and Studies Other
Graduate Certificate · Legal Professions And Studies
136%
$156,742 debt · $115,357 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
62%
$55,031 debt · $88,145 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
49%
$34,166 debt · $69,390 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
44%
$34,999 debt · $79,955 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
41%
$26,279 debt · $64,254 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
27%
$17,000 debt · $63,852 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1968Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 19

  1. Nov 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
  2. Aug 2025Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring
    American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
  3. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. May 2025Removal of Show Cause Status
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  5. Feb 2025Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring
    American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,657
$30–48k$26,101
$48–75k$27,122
$75–110k$29,081
$110k+$30,098

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$26,312
+$3,537vs Doctoral/Professional median $22,775
Federal loans
30.9%
In-state tuition
$34,770
Out-of-state
$34,770

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,475 students received $8.4M in Pell grants, alongside $98.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,475
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.4M
$8,412,466 total
Direct Loans
$98.4M
6,772 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.7M
1,357 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.2M
1,389 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$48.9M
2,818 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.6M
307 loan awards
Grad PLUS$35.9M
901 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 798 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
798
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.9%
2017
5.1%
2018
5.8%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.1%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at St. Thomas

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs52
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,322 total completions
01Health Professions
52739.9%
02Business
28421.5%
03Legal Professions
24218.3%
04Education
13310.1%
05Security/Protective
372.8%
06Philosophy/Religion
282.1%
07Computer Sciences
272.0%
08Psychology
221.7%
09Social Sciences
131.0%
10Biological Sciences
90.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
7,652
12-mo unduplicated
9,371
Undergraduate
5,289
Graduate
4,082

Gender split

Men
39%3,662
Women
61%5,709

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
34.5%
Hispanic
34.3%
Non-resident
14.5%
White
9.8%
Two or more
4.4%
Unknown
1.8%
Asian
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
809
499 M · 310 W
Women athletes
38.3%
Athletic aid
$6.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$12.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.7M
$2.2M
Recruiting expense
$82K
$33K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$38K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 15

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
111 M · 46 W
$1.2M
Other Sports
56 M · 51 W
$1.0M
Football
107 M · —
$2.5M
Soccer
48 M · 52 W
$1.1M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
45 M · 44 W
$1.0M
Baseball
39 M · —
$754K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.24
8 offenses · 6,455 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.941 yr ago1.24Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
14
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
4
Rape
1
Robbery
1
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

8total
  • On campus7
  • Public property1

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons13
Drugs134
Liquor029

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
109

St. Thomas vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions St. Thomas selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSt. Thomas University
48%—7,652$26,312Doctoral/Professional
Ave Maria University
47%41.4%1,423$24,860Baccalaureate
Barry University
37%77.2%6,825$22,613Doctoral/Professional
Chestnut Hill College
49%74.5%1,288$27,970Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Dominican University
55%90.3%3,803$11,745Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Eastern University
60%90.8%8,727$26,662Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Holy Family University
60%71.0%3,225$13,143Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Immaculata University
71%85.8%2,512$24,258Doctoral/Professional
Loyola University New Orleans
59%93.1%4,250$23,696Doctoral/Professional
Lynn University
52%73.5%3,514$44,089Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Our Lady of the Lake University
46%65.8%1,968$16,442Doctoral/Professional
Palm Beach Atlantic University
55%82.0%4,147$28,354Doctoral/Professional
Saint Elizabeth University
51%71.0%871$23,125Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Saint Leo University
44%78.4%9,692$21,293Doctoral/Professional
Stetson University
62%71.6%3,775$19,372Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Trevecca Nazarene University
53%69.4%3,195$16,813Doctoral/Professional
University of Dallas
73%53.4%2,078$22,610Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of St Francis
67%65.3%3,074$13,006Doctoral/Professional
University of the Incarnate Word
50%98.1%7,047$22,775Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median53%74.0%3,514$22,775

Institutions like St. Thomas

Explore the federal data for institutions in St. Thomas's comparison group.

IPEDS

St. Thomas Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Address
16401 NW 37th Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33054

The Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness facilitates the collection, analysis, and interpretation of institutional data and the provision of information to support planning and decision making.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Eric Godin, PhD
    Vice President of Strategic Planning and Effectiveness

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF
USA Spending
$680,982
All sources
$680,982

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of St. Thomas (12)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Kiko Calero
    Athletics
  • Vinnie Chulk
    Athletics
  • Ivette Corredero
    Entertainment
  • Francis Farberoff
    Athletics
  • Mike Fitzpatrick
    Politics
  • Leopold Frade
    Religion
  • Dom Irrera
    Entertainment
  • Paul Mainieri
    Athletics
  • Alex Penelas
    Politics
  • Juan-Carlos Planas
    Politics
  • Stan Van Gundy
    Athletics
  • Connie Yori
    Athletics

Frequently asked questions about St. Thomas University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about St. Thomas.

What is the graduation rate at St. Thomas University?

St. Thomas University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend St. Thomas University?

St. Thomas University reports a total enrollment of 7,652 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at St. Thomas University?

The average net price at St. Thomas University is $26,312 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at St. Thomas University?

St. Thomas University's yield rate is 10.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is St. Thomas University located?

St. Thomas University is located in Miami Gardens, Florida 33054-6459.

Who runs Institutional Research at St. Thomas University?

St. Thomas University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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