St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, Florida · Also known as St Thomas University Saint Thomas University Miami Catholic University · Website
$54,272
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,272
median earnings, 10 years after starting
St. Thomas University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Miami Gardens, Florida with 2,214 undergraduates and 3,166 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $26,312 a year (tuition and fees $34,770). It admits 98% of applicants and 48% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,272 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,125 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,312
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,770
US median $11,837
Admission rate
98%
US median 78%
Completion rate
48%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,125
About $203 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,272
Rank 1,159 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,312
- Tuition and fees
- $34,770
- Cost of attendance
- $51,205
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 31%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $24,657
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $26,101
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,122
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,081
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,098
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,960 in 2015-16 to $34,770 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 98%
- SAT reading, middle
- 490
- SAT math, middle
- 470
- ACT, middle
- 19
- Undergraduates
- 2,214
- Graduate students
- 3,166
- Part-time students
- 8.8%
- Women
- 45%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 57%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 83
- Endowment
- $43.0M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,159 of 5,094 US colleges and 43 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,312 | $19,850 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,770 | $16,920 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 98% | 72% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 57% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,125 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,435 | $33,574 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,272 | $37,894 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 49% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
83 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 219 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 162 | $29,264 | $70,805 | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 123 | $29,273 | $56,048 | $79,955 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 109 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, OtherGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 77 | $157,781 | $51,345 | $115,357 | $138,247 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $17,234 | $33,839 | $63,852 | $68,257 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 42 | $57,357 | $84,601 | $88,145 | $100,573 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 34 | $30,750 | $57,181 | $69,390 | $71,685 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $25,000 | Withheld | $54,337 | $55,378 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,644 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 30 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,000 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $114,740 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | $34,192 | $45,918 | $66,714 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $64,254 | $59,916 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| PhilosophyOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,407 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,837 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 10 | $40,196 | $56,253 | Withheld | $95,833 |
| Telecommunications ManagementMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,928 |
| PhilosophyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does St. Thomas University cost?
$26,312 a year is the average net price at St. Thomas University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,770, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,205. Families earning under $30,000 pay $24,657 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at St. Thomas University?
98% of applicants are admitted to St. Thomas University. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do St. Thomas University graduates earn?
$54,272 a year is the median pay of former St. Thomas University students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,435 after 6 years). That ranks 1,159 of 5,094 US colleges and 43 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $84,601.
How much student debt do St. Thomas University graduates have?
$19,125 is the median federal student loan debt of St. Thomas University graduates, about $203 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 31% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at St. Thomas University?
48% of first-time, full-time students at St. Thomas University finish within 6 years. 57% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at St. Thomas University?
Law (219 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (162 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (123 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 83 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.