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St. Thomas Student Enrollment Rises in Multiple Categories for 2023-24 Academic Year
St. Thomas 2025The University of St. Thomas in Minnesota saw a year-over-year increase in student enrollment across several categories, according to the final count from the 2023 fall semester. There was nearly a 5% increase in first-time, first-year 4-year students to 1,526 students, as well as gains across the total student body to 9,146 students. Bachelor’s-degree-seeking undergraduate…
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President Vischer Shares Message on Violence in Israel and Gaza
President's OfficeUniversity of St. Thomas President Rob Vischer sent the following note to the campus community on Tuesday, Oct. 10. As we begin a shortened week here on campus, we hold close to our hearts the innocent lives taken as a result of this past weekend’s terrorist attacks in Israel. The images and stories emerging from… -
Men’s Hockey Kicks Off Season With Win Over Ranked Huskies
AthleticsThe University of St. Thomas men’s hockey team kicked off its season with a significant upset on the road Oct. 7, defeating the No. 7/8 ranked St. Cloud State Huskies 5-4 in overtime. The win marks the first time the Tommies have defeated the Huskies since moving up to Division I. The Tommies scored five… -
U.S. News & World Report: St. Thomas Ranks as the No. 1 ‘Best Value’ in Minnesota
The University of St. Thomas is once again ranked as No. 1 “Best Value” in Minnesota, according to the latest Best Colleges rankings from U.S. News & World Report. Minnesota’s largest private university maintained its standing among the country’s top 20 Catholic universities on the annual report’s list of national institutions. Among all institutions, St.… -
St. Thomas Selected for Department of Defense-Backed ACE Initiative in Minnesota
STEAMThe University of St. Thomas is one of two Minnesota universities selected to be part of an emerging national network of machine tool workforce development centers supported by the Department of Defense. The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD)’s Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP)… -
In Our Prayers: Karen Boros
In Our PrayersKaren Boros, a longtime St. Thomas journalism professor and mentor to a generation of broadcasting majors, died Sept. 10 at age 82 after a long battle with cancer. Boros taught at St. Thomas, first as an adjunct professor and then as a full-time faculty member, for 19 years before retiring in the early 2000s. She… -
St. Thomas Faculty Member Discusses Behavioral Finance
Business & LawDavid Alexander, assistant professor of marketing in Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas, was highlighted as an expert in MoneyGeek on behavioral finance. From the Q&A: As it relates to personal finance, what do you think is the most important thing individuals need to know about behavioral finance? Perhaps the most… -
VIDEO: Karl Procaccini Accepts Appointment as Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
In the NewsKarl Procaccini, an assistant visiting professor in the University of St. Thomas School of Law, made headlines when Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appointed him as the next associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. The Star Tribune reported how he is the first Muslim on the state’s high court, joining at the time Walz elevated… -
St. Thomas Listed Among Princeton Review’s ‘Best Colleges’ for 2023
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas in Minnesota is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduates according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and again recommends St. Thomas in the new edition of its annual college guide, The Best 389 Colleges: 2024 Edition. The university is also featured in several sub-categories, including…