St. Catherine University

For the St. Catherine University in Japan, see St. Catherine University (Japan).

St. Catherine University
Former names
College of St. Catherine (1905–2009)
St. Mary's School of Nursing (1887–1964)
St. Mary's Junior College (1964–1985)
TypePrivate university
Established1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Academic affiliations
ACCU
CIC
WCC
Space-grant
Endowment$74.8 million (2016)[1]
Budget$128.3 million (2016)[2]
PresidentMarcheta P. Evans, PhD [3]
Academic staff
340[4]
Students4,724[4]
Undergraduates3,158
Postgraduates1,566
Location
Saint Paul / Minneapolis, Minnesota
,
U.S.

44°55′29″N 93°10′56″W / 44.92472°N 93.18222°W / 44.92472; -93.18222
CampusUrban
Colors    Purple and gold
NicknameWildcats
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – MIAC
MascotA Wildcat
Websitewww.stkate.edu

St. Catherine University (St. Kate's) is a private Catholic university in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was established as one of the first institutions of higher learning specifically for women in the Midwest and was known as the College of St. Catherine until 2009.[5] St. Kate's offers baccalaureate programs for women as well as graduate and associate programs for women and men.

The university averages an enrollment of about 5,000 students annually.[4] It focuses on recruiting and enrolling minority students and non-traditional aged students. St. Catherine's Weekend College—now College for Adults[6]—was the second such program in the nation and the first in the Upper Midwest.[7] St. Kate's was also the first private college in the nation to launch an effort to attract, welcome, and retain Hmong students, making it home to one of the largest populations of Hmong scholars in the nation.[8]

  1. ^ "US News Education Rankings and Advice". US News Best Colleges 2015. US News Corp. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Patrick. "Minnesota Nonprofit 100". StarTribune News. Minneapolis StarTribune. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  3. ^ [https://www.stkate.edu/newswire/news/marcheta-p-evans-phd-be-12th-president-st-catherine-university ], St. Kate's Newswire. Retrieved Sept 10, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c University Facts, St. Catherine University. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "St. Catherine University", MNOpedia, January, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  6. ^ "Adult Students | St. Kate's". St. Kate's. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Educating the Whole Person", pg 10, SCAN, January 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "One Big Extended Family", pg 5, SCAN, February 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2022.