Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is dedicated to advancing the educational and career goals of today’s students. Founded in 1912 by Bishop Patrick R. Heffron, Saint Mary’s is a private, Catholic, comprehensive institution, administered by the De La Salle Christian Brothers since 1933.
SMU enrolls about 6,000 students. Of those, about 1,350 are traditional undergraduates; more than 4,600 are adult learners in the Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs.
Undergraduate College in Winona
At the coeducational, residential Winona campus, located in the majestic bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley, the undergraduate College curriculum combines traditional liberal arts and sciences with career preparation in a student-centered environment.
Undergraduate Student Life
Graduate and Professional Programs
SMU’s Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs is one of the largest graduate schools in Minnesota. A pioneer in outreach education since 1984, the school creates communities of learning when and where they are needed, serving both adult learners and the broader educational needs of society. Programs are offered at SMU’s Twin Cities, Winona and Nairobi campuses and Rochester center, with courses offered in Apple Valley and approximately 100 off-campus sites in Minnesota and Wisconsin. |
“U.S. News & World Report” (2008) ranks Saint Mary’s in the National Universities category of its America’s Best Colleges listing. Saint Mary’s is one of a select group of U.S. institutions honored by the John Templeton Foundation for “consciously instilling integrity and value judgment into the educational experience of students.” Saint Mary’s is featured in “Colleges of Distinction,” a national guidebook that honors select institutions for excelling in key areas of educational quality. |
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.
Higher Learning Commission
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Chicago, Illinois 60602
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312-263-0456
Saint Mary's is approved for veterans training under relevant public laws. |
In 2007-08, 1,350 undergraduate students (1,299 full-time) are enrolled at the Winona campus. Students come from Minnesota (61%), Illinois (16%), Wisconsin (12%) and 27 other U.S. states and 12 foreign countries. The 57 undergraduate majors are divided into the School of Humanities and Sciences, the School of Business, the School of the Arts, and the School of Education. The student breakdown is 47 percent men and 53 percent women. |
Saint Mary's offers 57 undergraduate majors on the Winona campus, all of which are delivered in small and personal classroom settings. Get the highly specialized degree you’re looking for from faculty members who are experts in their fields. Nearly 90 percent of full-time professors hold the highest degrees in their fields.
List of majors & minors
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Saint Mary’s also offers special undergraduate academic opportunities including the Lasallian Honors Program, individualized major study programs, cooperative professional programs, off-campus internships and programs for study abroad in London and Florence. The De La Salle Language Institute offers courses in English as a Second Language and cultural immersion to international students. At the Twin Cities campus, the English Language Academy helps undergraduate students learn English so they can continue their education successfully; participants can also earn up to 30 credits toward a bachelor’s completion degree at Saint Mary’s. |
Undergraduates participate in student government, the arts (choir, band, instrumental ensembles, theatre, art shows), sororities, fraternities, clubs, community volunteer programs, newsletter and newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, dance team, and radio station. An active campus ministry embraces and serves all members of the community regardless of faith commitment. There are 21 NCAA Div. III intercollegiate teams plus intramural sports. These include men’s varsity baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, hockey, soccer, swimming/diving, tennis, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. Women’s varsity sports include basketball, cross-country, golf, hockey, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, volleyball, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. The cross-country team practices and races on the university’s 14 km. course. Rugby, paintball, skiing and snowboarding, dance team, water polo and lacrosse are club sports.
Undergraduate Student Life |
Saint Mary’s enrolls nearly 4,600 adult learners in 50 degree and certificate programs in the Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs. An additional 200 students attend classes at SMU’s Nairobi campus. Master degree and certificate programs and the Ed.D. program are offered from the Winona campus. Bachelor completion, master degree , certificate and educational specialist degree programs, and the Ed.D. program are offered at SMU's Twin Cities campus, Apple Valley and Rochester centers. Programs are also offered through Nairobi, Kenya, and at approximately 100 off-campus sites across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Information on our Schools of Graduate & Professional Programs |
Winona undergraduate College
In the undergraduate programs, the university employs 94 full-time faculty (79 with terminal degrees and 58 with tenure) and 40 part-time faculty, resulting in a student-faculty ratio of about 12:1.
Schools of Graduate & Professional Programs
The faculty comprises more than 400 mainly adjunct faculty who infuse current career experience into their teaching. |
Winona Undergraduate College
Saint Mary’s is a good academic value; it is one of the least expensive schools of the 17 Minnesota Private College Council members. In 2007-08, the new-student tuition and fees are $22,398; room and board is $6,130, for a total cost of $28,528. The application fee is $25 (free online). Books and other personal expenses are additional. (The per-semester cost for the De La Salle Language Institute, including room, board, tuition and special fees, is $8,858 for 2007-08. Books and other personal expenses are additional. Insurance is about $100 a month for medical expenses. Application fee is $40.)
Schools of Graduate & Professional Programs
The Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs cost of attendance is comparable to the state’s public colleges and universities. Specific tuition information is available online at http://www.smumn.edu/gradprotuition. The application fee is $25. Books and other personal expenses are additional. |
About 80% of all undergraduates receive close to $21 million in financial aid. About $8.3 million is provided by Saint Mary’s as need-based or merit scholarships, and grants. The remainder is federal or state aid, loans, and work-study. Prestigious Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarships are available for students who show leadership potential and high moral standards. The Saint Luke and Saint Cecilia scholarships are based on art and music excellence, and the Dorothy B. Magnus Scholarship and Lillian Davis Hogan Scholarship are for outstanding theatre majors. The Presidential Scholarships and Saint Thomas More Scholarships are for academic excellence. |
Saint Mary’s boasts more than two decades of balanced budgets, a growing endowment, a physical plant with minimal major deferred maintenance and an annual budget of about $52.9 million. More than a quarter of Winona campus alumni support the university with annual gifts. Their support provides one-third of the total annual gifts received. |
84% of full-time undergraduate students live on campus. Housing options include single or multi-occupancy rooms in single gender or coed residence halls, and village apartments.
Chartwells Campus Dining offers three on-campus choices for food service — the café, Mainstreet and the Cardinal Club, — each of which serve a variety of delicious foods ranging from salads and sandwiches to hot meals. |
Winona Campus
The Winona campus is 1 mile southwest of Winona, Minn. on Hwy. 14, 700 Terrace Heights, Winona, MN 55987-1399.
Main phone: (507) 452-4430. Toll-free: (800) 635-5987. TDD/TTY: (507) 457-6987.
Website URL: www.smumn.edu. The Winona campus comprises 400 acres and 47 buildings.
Saint Teresa Campus
Saint Mary’s University owns the Saint Teresa campus and its facilities at 360 Vila St., Winona (approx. 1 mile from main campus). SMU manages the Alverna Center, Valéncia Arts Center, GeoSpatial Services, and the SMU Tennis Center on that campus. Saint Teresa campus phone: (507) 453-5552. Valéncia phone: (507) 453-5501. GeoSpatial Services phone: (507) 457-8723. SMU Tennis Center phone: (507) 453-5555. Mailing address: 360 Vila St., Winona, MN 55987.
Twin Cities Campus & Centers
Twin Cities campus is located at 2500 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55404-4403; phone: (612) 728-5100 or toll-free (866) 437-2788; fax: (612) 728-5121.
Rochester center is located at the Heintz Center, 1926 College View Road SE. Mailing address: 851 SE 30th Ave., Rochester, MN 55904-4999; phone: (507) 285-1410 or toll-free (877) 768-4545; fax: (507) 285-1086.
Apple Valley center, Partners in Higher Education site is located at 14200 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley, MN 55124-8546; correspond to the Twin Cities campus. |
Christ the Teacher Institute for Education of Saint Mary’s University enrolls about 182 students, and the Maryknoll Institute of African Studies of Saint Mary’s University enrolls about 35 students. Both programs operate at Saint Mary’s Nairobi campus at Tangaza College, located at P.O. Box 15055, Nairobi, Kenya. Phone: (507) 457-1797.
Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts is a residential performing arts academy for high school students. It also offers programming and performance opportunities for local youth. MCA is located at the Valéncia Arts Center on the Saint Teresa campus. Phone: (507) 453-5501.
Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership at the Twin Cities campus sponsors high school scholarships, special events, speakers and other educational programming for students and the community that emphasize the integration of ethical principles, morals, spirituality and free enterprise. Phone: (612) 728-5219.
GeoSpatial Services, located on the Saint Teresa campus, offers geographic information systems (GIS) consulting, including imaging, design, mapping, analysis and training. GeoSpatial Services employs a full-time staff and graduate students from the Department of Resource Analysis. Phone: (507) 457-8723.
The Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies on the Winona campus provides entrepreneurial educational opportunities – including speakers and tours – to all students, regardless of their major. Phone: (507) 457-6963.
Saint Teresa Leadership and Service Institute for Women is a co-curricular program that incorporates a leadership and service perspective into Saint Mary’s general education courses. In combination with their major fields of study, Saint Teresa Institute students learn about women and their roles in the world and build a solid foundation in critical thinking, problem solving, ethical decision-making, and effective communication. Phone: (507) 457-6651.
De La Salle Language Institute offers courses in English as a Second Language and cultural immersion to international students on the Winona campus. Phone: (507) 457-1450. The English Language Academy at the Twin Cities campus helps undergraduate students learn English in order to continue their studies successfully. |
All persons have equal opportunity and access to admission, employment, facilities, and all programs and activities of the university regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability. Address questions to: (507) 457-1587. |
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