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Welcome to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota! We are excited that you are considering applying to our university. To ensure a smooth application process, please follow the steps outlined.

If you have questions about the I-20 and Visa process, please see our International Graduate Student Eligibility Requirements, which you will navigate once you have been accepted into your program of study.

Visit our program page to determine the program that will best fit your educational and career goals.

• Complete the online application.
• Complete the additional international student admission requirements:
  • English language proficiency exam (see below)
  • Academic credential evaluation (see below)

Students with transcripts from institutions located outside of the United States are required to take and pass English Proficiency testing, unless the foreign transcripts come from an institution located in a waiver country listed below. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota accepts the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT)) with a minimum score of 4 (formerly 72), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.0, Duolingo Language Test with a minimum score of 105, the International Test of English Proficiency (ITEP) with a minimum score of 4.0 or Pearson Test of English with a score of 51, EIKEN with a minimum of Pre-1, and the Manchester Exam with a minimum score of 360.

Additionally, students that have completed 30 undergraduate or 12 graduate credits from an accredited U.S. institution or the equivalent of these credits from an institution in a waiver country listed below will be exempt from English Language Proficiency test.

Approved waiver countries:

The United States (including all territories), the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Canada (except for the Quebec Province), Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Guyana, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Federated States of Micronesia, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Tonga, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands

WES/ECE and TOEFL/IELTS must be sent officially to Saint Mary’s through the respective testing organizations, along with the Saint Mary’s school code: 6632

Transcripts from countries other than the United States must be evaluated on a course-by-course basis and be deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. university standards. Students may choose one of the following to do the evaluation: World Education Services, Educational Perspectives, the Education Credential Evaluators, or One Earth. Evaluations from an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES.org) will also be accepted. Students are responsible for having their transcripts evaluated as well as for the associated costs.

Official results must be sent to Saint Mary’s Twin Cities Office of Admission through the respective testing organizations using the Winona school code: 6632. Saint Mary’s has one school code registered to the Winona Campus, but students at all Saint Mary’s locations must use this same code for mailing purposes. International transcripts should not be sent directly to Saint Mary’s University.