University of St. Thomas School of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Dr. David Rigoni
Application deadline rolling
Application fee $50

University of St Thomas School of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test
80 internet-based test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications 223
Acceptance rate 74.0%
Enrollment 60 full-time
145 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Master’s programs

Applications 377
Acceptance rate 69.2%
Enrollment 414 full-time
344 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications 41
Acceptance rate 85.4%
Enrollment 27 full-time
44 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 42
Acceptance rate 81.0%
Enrollment 32 full-time
176 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered bachelor’s, post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s, education specialist, Ed.D.
(9)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, administration track, research/policy track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students teaching track, administration track
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education Yes

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 4%
curriculum and instruction 2%
education policy 2%
educational technology 1%
elementary teacher education 7%
higher education administration 4%
junior high/intermediate/middle school teacher education 0%
secondary teacher education 16%
special education 30%
other 32%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates 98
Master’s program graduates 298
Education specialist program graduates 32
Doctoral program graduates 22

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 27
Part-time faculty 113
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 100%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 11.1%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $0.2
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 44.8%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 29
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 2.5
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 3.3
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 472 – Medium
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 546 – Medium
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 81.0% – High
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.8:1 – Medium
Student-faculty ratio 3.4:1 – Medium
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $7.1
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $0.2

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Chad Nosbusch
Financial aid phone (651) 962-6550

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $672 per credit
Part-time: $672 per credit
Required fees $672 per credit
Room and board $0
Books and supplies $650
Miscellaneous expenses $450

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 0
Teaching assistants 0
Research assistants 34
Other appointments 0
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships 86