St. Thomas University Teaching Programs

St. Thomas University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. Miami Gardens is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is St. Thomas University?

Contact details for STU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	16401 Nw 37Th Ave, Miami Gardens, FL 33054-6459
Phone:	305-625-6000
Website:	www.stu.edu

How Do I Get Into STU?

You can apply to STU online at: www.stu.edu/Admissions/Apply-Now

Admission Requirements for STU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into STU?

STU has an acceptance rate of 65%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Can I Afford St. Thomas University?

The overall average net price of STU is $43,339. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At STU, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $6,215 a year. That adds up to $24,860 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at STU is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

St. Thomas University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,608 undergraduate students at STU, with 1,614 being full-time and 1,994 being part-time.

There are also 2,313 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,614 full-time undergraduates at STU, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of St. Thomas University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	573
Hispanic or Latino	538
White	174
International Students	190
Other Races/Ethnicities	133

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at St. Thomas University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 63 countries are represented at STU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Venezuela, and Brazil.

Online Learning at St. Thomas University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at STU. In 2022-2023, 2,821 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at STU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of STU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	50%
Teacher Education	50%

St. Thomas University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	65	29	94
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	22	0	22
Teacher Education	0	8	0	8
Elementary Education	5	0	0	5
TOTAL	5	95	29	129

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.