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University of St. Thomas - TX

University of St. Thomas - TX
3800 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX 77006-4696

Official telephone: (713) 522-7911
Toll-free telephone: (800) 460-8UST
Fax number: (713) 525-2125
Website: www.stthom.edu
Screen last updated on: September 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,805
Full-time undergraduates: 1,329
Part-time undergraduates: 476
Total graduate students: 1,713
Full-time graduate students: 252
Part-time graduate students: 1,461
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast, Southwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 3%
First-year student breakdown:
7.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
13.6% Asian or Pacific Islander
27.5% Hispanic
34.4% White (non-Hispanic)
3.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
13.2% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
5.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
11.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
29.5% Hispanic
40.0% White (non-Hispanic)
2.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
10.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

University of St. Thomas - TX
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 21 acres
City or town school is located in: Houston
Population of city/town: 1,953,631
Online campus map: www.stthom.edu/map/
map.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Housing is limited.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (90%)
  • single-student apartments (8%)
  • other housing including houses and Living-Learning Center Housing (2%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 46%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 16%
Percent of students who live off campus: 84%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 347
Other computer facilities/services: The Malloy Computer Center maintains a total of 41 PCs for use by the UST community. There are 20 Dell GX110's and 20 Dell GX260s available for student, staff, faculty, and alumni general useadditionally a single Dell GX110 has been setup for use with a scanner. All PCs have Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Visual Studio 6, MatLab 6, Maple 9, PHStat for Excel, and Oracle Developer 9 installed. All GX260s have a rewritable CD drive with Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 installedrecordable CDs (and flo
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Tritico Library, Hugh Roy Marshall Graduate Philosophy Library, Cardinal Beran Library
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Learning & Writing Center, Chapel of St. Basil, Archaeology Gallery

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, Learning & Writing Center, First-Year Experience Program
Counseling services:
minority student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Alumni Services
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine
School newspaper(s): Cauldron
Number of honor societies: 21
Total number of registered organizations: 70
Campus-based religious organizations:
Catholic Campus Ministry, Muslim Student Association
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Filipino Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
jazz band, university pop singers, drama club, chess club, program council, academic groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Matt Gustafson,
Director of Recreational Sports

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Houston (25 miles)
Nearest other airport: Houston (11 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Houston (4 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Houston (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no