University of St. Thomas Teaching Programs

Located in Houston, Texas, University of St. Thomas is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is University of St. Thomas?

Contact details for UST are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3800 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006-4696
Phone:	713-522-7911
Website:	www.stthom.edu

How Do I Get Into UST?

You can apply to UST online at: https://myust.stthom.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UST

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UST?

Since UST has an acceptance rate of 97%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to UST submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 640. Math scores were between 510 and 660.

UST received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 30. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

Can I Afford University of St. Thomas?

The overall average net price of UST is $29,446. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UST, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $6,807 a year. That adds up to $27,228 over four years for those students.

University of St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,667 undergraduate students at UST, with 2,212 being full-time and 455 being part-time.

There are also 1,210 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,212 full-time undergraduates at UST, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	253
Black or African American	248
Hispanic or Latino	1,085
White	415
International Students	123
Other Races/Ethnicities	88

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at University of St. Thomas. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at UST. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at University of St. Thomas

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at UST. In 2022-2023, 2,193 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 29th most popular in Texas 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 UST majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	44%

University of St. Thomas Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	47	44	91
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	69	0	69
Curriculum & Instruction	36	0	36
Other Special Education & Teaching	21	0	21
Educational/Instructional Technology	11	0	11
General Education	4	0	4
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed	2	0	2
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	1	0	1
Reading Teacher Education	1	0	1
Multicultural Education	0	0	0
Music Education	0	0	0
Elementary Education	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	192	44	236

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
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