The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

Saint Thomas University

St. Thomas University (STU) is one of the South’s premier Catholic universities. As a private, nonprofit institution, it is committed to fostering students’ academic and professional success while helping them become ethical leaders in the global community. Our beautiful campus in Miami Gardens, Florida, offers an environment that is naturally diverse, rich in tradition, and full of opportunity. STU prepares students to be leaders in every aspect of life—professionally, personally, and spiritually. With a strong Catholic tradition of academic excellence, the university embraces new concepts and technologies while conducting impactful research across a wide range of disciplines. STU offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degree programs—both online and on its picturesque Miami Gardens campus—through the College of Nursing, College of Health Sciences & Technology, College of Law, Gus Machado College of Business, and Biscayne College for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. The university emphasizes the development of essential professional skills, including problem-solving, critical analysis, research, ethical leadership, and effective communication. STU alumni form a tightly connected network with strong ties to industries such as professional sports, travel and tourism, and international business. Experiential learning is a graduation requirement for undergraduates, fulfilled through co-ops, internships, practicums, study abroad, research, academic competitions, apprenticeships, and other faculty-supervised activities. These real-world experiences provide students with stimulating, career-enhancing opportunities.

Website:

www.stu.edu

Fall 2019 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2025

Bachelor's Model

First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2019

Number of students: 461

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28%

17%

10%

44%

WITHIN 6 YEARS

27%

14%

13%

43%

WITHIN 5 YEARS

20%

10%

12%

17%

41%

WITHIN 4 YEARS

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Graduated: Reporting institution

Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution

Enrolled: Reporting institution

Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution

Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Saint Thomas University in the Fall of 2019. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from Saint Thomas University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
Students who started at Saint Thomas University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
Students who started at and are still enrolled at Saint Thomas University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
Students who started at Saint Thomas University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Saint Thomas University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT SAINT THOMAS UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2019 BY SUMMER 2025		2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	WITHIN 4 YEARS 2022-23	WITHIN 5 YEARS 2023-24	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2024-25


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	Bachelor's degree from Saint Thomas University	0%	1%	2%	20%	27%	28%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from Saint Thomas University	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated from Saint Thomas University	0%	1%	2%	20%	27%	28%


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	Bachelor's degree from another institution	0%	0%	1%	5%	10%	13%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution	0%	2%	3%	4%	4%	4%
=	Total Graduated from another institution	0%	2%	4%	10%	14%	17%


	Enrolled at Saint Thomas University	98%	48%	35%	12%	3%	1%


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	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	17%	23%	16%	13%	9%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	2%	2%	1%	0%	1%
=	Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution	0%	19%	25%	17%	13%	10%


	Current Status Unknown	2%	30%	34%	41%	43%	44%

Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2019

Number of students: 179