St. Catherine University
Seal of St. Catherine University
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| Type |
Private Women's liberal arts college (undergraduate) |
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| Established | 1905 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Endowment | $74.8 million |
| President | ReBecca Koenig Roloff |
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Academic staff
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337 |
| Students | 5,055 |
| Undergraduates | 3,491 |
| Postgraduates | 1,564 |
| Location |
Saint Paul / Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 44°55′29″N 93°10′56″W / 44.92472°N 93.18222°WCoordinates: 44°55′29″N 93°10′56″W / 44.92472°N 93.18222°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – MIAC |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Mascot | A Wildcat |
| Affiliations |
NCA ACCU CIC WCC |
| Website | www.stkate.edu |
St. Catherine University (also known as St. Kate's) is a private Catholic liberal arts university, located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Established as one of the first institutions of higher learning specifically for women in the Midwest, the school was known as the College of St. Catherine, "the Nation's Largest College for Women." Today St. Catherine offers baccalaureate programs for women plus graduate and associate programs for women and men.
The University enrolls more than 5,000 students annually. It is a leader in recruiting and enrolling minority students and nontraditional-aged students. St. Catherine's Weekend College — now Evening, Weekend, Online Program — was the second such program in the nation and the first in the Upper Midwest. St. Kate’s was also the first private college in the nation to launch an effort to attract, welcome and retain Hmong students — making it home to one of the largest populations of Hmong scholars in the nation.
St. Kate’s ranks 14th in the "Best Value - Regional Universities (Midwest)" category of the U.S. News & World Report's college rankings. The University retains its ranking - 13th among Midwest Regional Universities — in the 2013 “American’s Best Colleges” guide by U.S. News & World Report. St. Kate’s placed second among Minnesota institutions in its category.
St. Catherine University was founded as the College of St. Catherine in 1905 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, under the leadership of Mother Seraphine Ireland. The University is named for St. Catherine of Alexandria, the fourth-century Egyptian lay philosopher who suffered martyrdom for her faith.
A site for St. Kate’s was chosen atop the city’s second-highest hill in St. Paul — in the area now known as Highland Park. Hugh Derham of Rosemount contributed $20,000 for the first building. Derham Hall opened in January 1905, offering classes to high school boarding students and lower-division college students. The high school eventually to its own campus and merged with the Lasallian-run Cretin High School to form Cretin-Derham Hall High School in 1987. Upper-division courses were first offered in the academic year of 1911–12. In spring 1913, Bachelor of Arts degrees were conferred on the first two students to complete four years at the new institution. In 1917, St. Kate’s earned full accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
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