Surrounded by community, connected to greatness
Discover a supportive community invested in more than your academic success — we help you connect with your purpose. Our goal is to help each of our students develop the knowledge and empowerment to transcend what they thought was possible.
Meet Your Fellow Katies
Get to Know St. Kate's
We value inclusivity and connection. St. Catherine University goes beyond a liberal arts education to instill the wisdom, social justice, and women’s empowerment teachings of our founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. It’s shaped tens of thousands of diverse students’ lives since 1905.
Quick Facts
- President: ReBecca Koenig Roloff '76
- 4,277 total enrollment
- 51,000+ alumni across the world
- 3 colleges: College for Women, College for Adults, and Graduate College
- 3 schools: School of Business, Henrietta Schmoll School of Health, and School of Humanities, Arts and Sciences
- 28 honor societies
Our Students
College for Women | College for Adults: Bachelor's |
College for Adults: Associate |
Graduate College | |
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Total Enrolled | 1,658 | 621 | 704 | 1,294 |
Women | 99.8% | 94.7% | 85.2% | 89.7% |
BIPOC | 41.6% | 31.6% | 40.2% | 18.1% |
Student-Parents | 4.5% | 39.2% | 27.7% | 17.8% |
First-Generation | 32.7% | 31.8% | 32.7% | 18.7% |
Age 25+ | 8.8% | 83.6% | 68.5% | 79.4% |
Live on Campus | 23.0% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% |
Based on Fall 2020 Student Census Data

Wildcat Athletics
- 12 Varsity teams
- Mascot: Katie Cat
- Colors: Purple and Gold
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)
- NCAA Division III

Faculty and Staff
- 295 ranked faculty members
- 83.4% of ranked faculty members are women
- 473 staff members (excluding temporary and on-call staff)
- 71% of staff members are women
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