Student Population at UST (Saint Paul, MN)

How many students at UST?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of St Thomas has a total enrollment of 9,410 students, including 6,270 undergraduate and 3,140 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 4,604 male students (48.9%) and 4,806 female students (51.1%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,880 White students (62.5%) and 900 Hispanic students (9.6%).
Class Level Breakdown: 6,270 undergraduate students (66.6%) and 3,140 graduate students (33.4%).
Class Delivery: 635 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,538 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - UST's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,604 male (48.93%) and 4,806 female (51.07%) students are attending University of St Thomas. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 95.80.

By class level, 6,270 (66.63%) are undergraduate students and 3,140 (33.37%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 50.30% are male and 49.70% are female, while among graduate students, 46.18% are male and 53.82% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,410	6,270	3,140
Men	4,604	3,154	1,450
Women	4,806	3,116	1,690

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,880 White, 752 Black, and 547 Asian students out of a total of 9,410 are attending at University of St Thomas. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of St Thomas is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	16	7	9
Asian	547	280	267
Black	752	369	383
Hispanic	900	390	510
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	6	3	3
White	5,880	2,902	2,978
Two or more races	381	177	204
Race Unknown	441	224	217

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	11	5	6
Asian	345	181	164
Black	544	264	280
Hispanic	711	314	397
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	6	3	3
White	3,905	2,010	1,895
Two or more races	285	132	153
Race Unknown	227	126	101

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	5	2	3
Asian	202	99	103
Black	208	105	103
Hispanic	189	76	113
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	1,975	892	1,083
Two or more races	96	45	51
Race Unknown	214	98	116

Student Age Distribution

By age, UST has 51 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 6,853 students under 25 years old, and 2,557 students over 25 years old out of 9,410 total students.

UST has 6,105 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 165 students aged 25 and over.

It has 748 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,392 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	51	29	22
18-19	3,053	1,625	1,428
20-21	2,560	1,265	1,295
22-24	1,189	556	633
25-29	1,063	543	520
30-34	522	233	289
35-39	329	159	170
40-49	421	254	167
50-64	209	134	75
Over 65	13	8	5

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	51	29	22
18-19	3,052	1,624	1,428
20-21	2,521	1,237	1,284
22-24	481	159	322
25-29	96	31	65
30-34	22	6	16
35-39	10	5	5
40-49	20	14	6
50-64	17	11	6

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	1	1	0
20-21	39	28	11
22-24	708	397	311
25-29	967	512	455
30-34	500	227	273
35-39	319	154	165
40-49	401	240	161
50-64	192	123	69
Over 65	13	8	5

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of St Thomas, 635 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,538 students are enrolled in some online courses.

563 students who live in Minnesota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 72 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	9,410	635	2,538
Undergraduate	6,270	11	1,878
Graduate	3,140	624	660

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Minnesota Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	563	67	5
Undergraduate	9	2	0
Graduate	554	65	5

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,270 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 218 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.48%.214 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	5,913
Transfer-in Full-time	214
Regular Part-time	139
Transfer-in Part-time	4

UST Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UST?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 9,410 students are enrolled at UST.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UST?

6,270 undergraduate and 3,140 graduate students are enrolled at UST.

What is the gender breakdown at UST?

4,604 male (48.93%) and 4,806 female (51.07%) students are attending UST.

What is the international student enrollment at UST?

487 international students (5.18%) are enrolled at UST, including 236 undergraduate and 251 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UST?

UST has a student population that is predominantly White: 5,880 White (62.49%), 752 Black (7.99%), and 547 Asian (5.81%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UST are under 18 or over 65?

51 students are under 18 and 13 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UST take online courses?

635 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 2,538 students take some online courses.

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