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The University of St. Thomas, founded in 1885 by Archbishop John Ireland, is a Catholic, independent, liberal arts, archdiocesan university that emphasizes values-centered, career-oriented education.St. Thomas has been coeducational at the undergraduate level since 1977 and welcomes students of all ages and nationalities and from all religious, racial, ethnic and financial backgrounds.
Overall, about 10 percent are U.S. students of color (10.4 percent at undergraduate level and 10.1 percent at graduate level).
Overall, 3 percent are international students (2 percent at the undergraduate level and 4.3 percent at the graduate level).
Location & Facilities
The University of St. Thomas has four primary campuses:
St Paul Campus : The 78-acre St. Paul campus consists of the original 45-acre campus, five acres of adjacent properties and 28 acres of the Saint Paul Seminary campus (informally referred to as the "south" campus) that was transferred in a 1987 affiliation between St. Thomas and the seminary. The St. Paul south campus, situated west of Cretin Avenue and south of Summit Avenue, is the site of the new Frey Science and Engineering Center, the largest construction project in St. Thomas history. The two-building, 210,000-square-foot, $37 million center opened in fall 1997 and serves as a gateway to the south campus. The western edge of the south campus borders the Mississippi Gorge Regional Park.
2.Minneapolis Campus : St. Thomas began offering classes in 1987 at a remodeled department store in downtown Minneapolis. In fall 1992, the university opened a permanent, $25 million, 150,000-square-foot campus at 1000 LaSalle Ave. The building, named Terrence Murphy Hall in May 2000, is headquarters to the Opus College of Business. Today, St. Thomas has become one of the top colleges in MinneapolisThe University of St. Thomas School of Law began operations in Terrence Murphy Hall in fall 2001; in then moved to the School of Law building located on the block south of Terrence Murphy Hall in 2003.
Gainey Conference Center: Built in 1981, the Gainey Conference Center is a full-service conference and retreat facility located on 180 acres (~728,000 m²) in Owatonna, Minnesota, just one hour south of the Twin Cities. It was built around the French Norman-style home of the late Daniel C. Gainey, who bequeathed the property to the university upon his death in 1979.
Bernardi(Rome) : The University of St. Thomas Bernardi Campus is located on the west bank of the Tiber River on Lungotevere delle Armi in Rome, Italy. Purchased by St. Thomas in November 1999, the Bernardi Campus houses St. Thomas students participating in academic programs abroad, most notably the Catholic Studies Semester in Rome program for Catholic Studies majors, minors, and graduate students offered through the Catholic Studies Department.