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M I L I TARY FR I ENDLY
BEST FOR VETS
St. Thomas has earned a Military Friendly School designation for the past four years. The university also has ranked in the top 100 schools in the U.S. News & World Report‘s Best Colleges for Veterans list for three years in a row, moving up to No. 82 from No. 93 in a year. For the first time, St. Thomas also landed on the U.S. Veterans Magazine’s “Top Veteran-Friendly Schools” list and received its first Military Friendly Gold Star Award.
As a Yellow Ribbon School, St. Thomas also covers financial gaps for veteran students. Those who receive the maximum benefit from the Post-9/11 GI Bill won‘t have to pay tuition and fees to attend the university. In addition, they receive a monthly housing stipend and a flat rate for books and supplies.
GLOBE - TROT T I NG
EASY BE I NG GREEN
TOP GREEN COLLEGES
INTERNATIONALLY RELEVANT
Prioritizing sustainability pays off. For the fourth year in a row, St. Thomas is among the top green colleges in North America, according to the Princeton Review‘s latest annual Guide to Green Colleges.
St. Thomas has the most international students (641) among private universities in Minnesota and remains fourth in the state overall for international enrollment, according to the 2021 Open Doors report issued by the Institute of International Education. St. Thomas saw an increase of 11% to 187 undergraduate international students during a time when total undergraduate international enrollment across the country decreased. The number of new international undergraduate students in fall 2020 at St. Thomas also increased by 23%, whereas it decreased nationally. The fall report, which also tracked study abroad participation for the 2019-20 school year, found that St. Thomas ranks seventh in the nation based on the percentage of the graduating student body and 18th in the nation for the overall number of undergraduate students from doctoral institutions who studied abroad for academic credit. St. Thomas ranks first among private institutions in Minnesota.
St. Thomas‘ “Green Rating“ continues to
trend upward, receiving this year a 93 rating out of 99 – the highest possible score, compared to 89/99 in the 2020 edition. St. Thomas was among the top five Minnesota institutions appearing in the 2022 edition, ahead of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and just below Macalester College, according to St. Thomas‘ analysis. Analysis also reveals that the university scores among the top 10 of select Catholic peer institutions.
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