About St. Thomas
Welcome to St. Thomas University.
If you are a member of the St. Thomas community, as a student, alumnus, faculty, staff or a friend of the University, we hope you will find our site informative and useful. If you are considering joining us as a student, we hope you will take time to explore our site.
- Essential topics to making an informed decision are organized under Future Students.
- For more information on our programmes in Arts, Applied Arts, Social Work and Education, please visit Programmes.
- To find out more about a particular discipline, please visit, Academic Departments.
- St. Thomas devotes more of its operating budget to student scholarships and bursaries than any other university in the region. In fact, more than half of first-year students hold an entrance scholarship, and one in eleven hold a renewable scholarship ranging in value from $2,000 to $50,000. Canadian applicants with an admission average of 80% or higher are guaranteed a scholarship.
St. Thomas University is
unique in Canada: our sole focus is liberal arts education.
We think it is the best way to prepare you for
a life as a leader, thinker, and global citizen.
Liberal arts education gives you the ability to find
solutions to problems, make independent decisions,
and act on them. It teaches you how to argue logically,
write clearly, and master new ways of thinking. It
means gaining skills in communication, critical thinking
and open-mindedness.
At St. Thomas, you can expect small classes,
engaged classmates, and teachers second-to-none.
Choose from among more than 30 academic disciplines:
from traditional fields like Philosophy, History
and Languages, to innovative programmes in
Journalism, Human Rights, Criminology,
Environment and Society, and Native Studies.
Wherever you want to go, St. Thomas will help you
get there.
You'll develop your interests, discover
your passions, learn the skills and subjects you need,
and see a different point of view. It all starts with the
freedom to think for yourself.
St. Thomas University History
Goals of a Liberal Education
Value of a Liberal Education
St. Thomas University Crest