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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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Undergraduate College

Fast facts about the four-year residential College

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Location:		Winona, MN (pop. 28,000)
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:		Approx. 1,300 College undergraduates
Male-Female ratio:		50% : 50%
Geographic makeup:		Minnesota, Illinois & Wisconsin; plus many other states & foreign countries
Degrees offered:		Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Program offerings:		55 majors; minors & pre-professional programs; see Undergraduate Areas of Study for a complete list.
Faculty:		128 total; 93 full-time; 78 with terminal degrees & 61 with tenure
Student-Faculty ratio:		13 : 1
Tuition & fees:		$27,820 & $500 (2012-13)
Room & board:		$7,440 (2012-13)
Students living on campus:		83%
Students receiving aid:		96% (includes bachelor completion students; Fall 2010)
Aid received:		$30 million
Aid provided by Saint Mary's:		$15 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 First-Generation Initiative
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:		Ballroom dancing, basketball, broomball, cheerleading, dance team, dodgeball, fencing, flag football, handball, hockey, kickball, rugby, scuba diving, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, Ultimate Frisbee®, volleyball (indoor & sand), water polo, wiffleball

Schools of Graduate & Professional Programs (SGPP)

Fast facts about the advanced degree & bachelor completion programs

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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:		Approx. 5,900
Locations:		Campuses: Winona Minneapolis Centers: Rochester Apple Valley Minnetonka Oakdale Nairobi, Kenya Jamaica Plus off-campus sites throughout Minnesota & Wisconsin
Recognition:		National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Forbes.com 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:		c. $78 million
Team name/mascot:		Cardinals – "Big Red Cardinal"

Locations:		Campuses: Minneapolis Winona Centers: Rochester Apple Valley Minnetonka Oakdale Nairobi, Kenya Jamaica Plus off-campus sites throughout Minnesota & Wisconsin
Enrollment:		Approx. 4,600 students total; an additional 250 & 75 on the Nairobi & Jamaica campuses, respectively
Faculty:		461 total; mainly working professionals who infuse career experience into their teaching
Tuition:		Varies by program; see Tuition & Fees.
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); Education Specialist (Ed.S.); Doctor of Education (Ed.D.); Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.); plus professional, undergraduate & graduate certificates.
Program offerings:		See Academics for a complete list.