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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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Undergraduate College

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Location:		Winona, MN (pop. 27,000)
Distance from:		La Crosse, WI: 25 minutes Rochester, MN: 50 minutes Minneapolis/St. Paul: 2 hours 15 minutes Milwaukee: 3 hours 30 minutes Chicago: 4 hours 30 minutes
Enrollment:		1,404 students total; 1,343 full-time (Fall 2009)
Male-Female ratio:		48% : 52%
Geographic makeup:		Minnesota (64%), Illinois (16%) & Wisconsin (11%); plus 22 other states & 13 foreign countries
Degrees offered:		Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Program offerings:		60 majors, 32 minors & 6 pre-professional programs; see www.smumn.edu/majors for a complete list.
Faculty:		139 total; 95 full-time; 79 with terminal degrees & 66 with tenure
Student-Faculty ratio:		12 : 1
Tuition & fees:		$24,620 & $480 (2009-10)
Room & board:		$6,700 (2009-10)
Students living on campus:		83%
Students receiving aid:		94% (includes bachelor completion students; Fall 2009)
Aid received:		$26 million
Aid provided by Saint Mary's:		$12.8 million, in the form of need-based & merit scholarships, plus grants
Scholarships of note:		Tomorrow's Leaders Scholarships Saint Luke Scholarship Saint Cecilia Scholarship Lillian Davis Hogan Scholarship Brother James Miller Program for Access
Student activities:		Student government, committees, publications, volunteering, special interest groups, political groups, performing & visual arts, departmental clubs, sports & recreation, & performing & visual arts; see the Student Organizations page for a more detailed list.
Varsity athletics:		21 NCAA Division III intercollegiate teams men's baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, hockey, soccer, swimming/diving, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field women's basketball, cross-country, golf, hockey, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, volleyball www.saintmaryssports.com
Conference:		Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)
Intramural & club sports:		Basketball, broomball, dance team, dodgeball, flag football, hockey, kickball, lacrosse, paintball, rugby, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, Ultimate Frisbee®, volleyball (indoor & sand), water polo, wiffleball

Schools of Graduate & Professional Programs (SGPP)

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Founded in:		1912 by Bishop Patrick R. Heffron
Affiliation:		De La Salle Christian Brothers, Roman Catholic Church
Institution type:		Private, comprehensive university
President:		Brother William Mann, FSC, D.Min.
Students:		5,565 total (Fall 2009)
Campuses & centers:		Winona; Twin Cities; Rochester; Apple Valley; Minnetonka; Nairobi, Kenya; & Jamaica; plus off-campus sites throughout Minnesota & Wisconsin
Recognition:		Forbes.com National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Princeton Review U.S. News & World Report See the Recognition & Awards page for more information.
Accredited by:		The Higher Learning Commission; member of the North Central Association of Colleges & Schools
Annual budget:		$72 million
Team name/mascot:		Cardinals - "Big Red Cardinal"

Locations:		Twin Cities; Winona; Rochester; Apple Valley; Nairobi, Kenya; & Jamaica; plus sites throughout Minnesota & Wisconsin
Enrollment:		4,161 students total; an additional 244 & 50 on the Nairobi & Jamaica campuses, respectively (Fall 2009)
Faculty:		400 total; mainly working professionals who infuse career experience into their teaching
Tuition:		Varies by program; see www.smumn.edu/sgpptuition.
Degrees/awards offered:		Bachelor of Science (B.S.); Bachelor of Education (B.Ed. - Nairobi only); Master of Arts (M.A.); Master of Science (M.S.); Master of Education (M.Ed.); Master of Business Administration (MBA); Master of African Studies (MAS - Nairobi only); Doctor of Education (Ed.D.); Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.); Education Specialist (Ed.S.); plus professional, undergraduate & graduate certificates.
Program offerings:		See www.smumn.edu/academics for a complete list.