We are the University of St. Thomas, the Catholic university in the heart of Houston.
UST offers more than an affordable top-ranked education:
- Academic Options: From our strong liberal arts curriculum to programs in business, the sciences and education, UST offers 35 undergraduate degrees, 10 master’s degrees and 1 doctoral degree Explore the degrees and programs possible for your education.
- One-On-One Attention: The average class size at UST is 17 students. Professors will know your name and mentor you.
- Graduates’ Success: UST graduates have high acceptance rates in medical and dental schools. Ninety percent of our education students accept a full-time teaching position. One hundred percent of cooperative engineering students enter a graduate-level program.
- Nationally Ranked: Ranked 34th among universities offering master’s degrees in the Western region by the U.S.News & World Report 2013 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.”
- Nationally Ranked: Ranked by The Princeton Review as Best in the West in its 2013 Best Regional Colleges online profile found at PrincetonReview.com.
Catholic Tradition: UST is Houston’s only Catholic University, founded by the Basilian Fathers in 1947.
We are the University of St. Thomas, the Catholic university in the heart of Houston. We are committed to the Catholic intellectual tradition and the dialogue between faith and reason. By pursuing excellence in teaching, scholarship and service, we embody and instill in our students the core values of our founders, the Basilian Fathers: goodness, discipline and knowledge.
We foster engagement in a diverse, collaborative community. As a comprehensive university grounded in the liberal arts, we educate students to think critically, communicate effectively, succeed professionally and lead ethically.
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