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.
Terese Hermann '18
English, Communication Studies
"I felt the sense of support from this community...Not only did they help me figure out if I could afford to go to St. Kate’s, they made it easy to transfer my credits."
Dulce Ocampo '18
"I have never felt so challenged, powerful, and purposeful. I have learned so much about who I am and who I want to be in the future."
Elizabeth Preze '91, DNP'18
Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice
"I was supported and challenged by my professors and classmates to broaden my thinking and grow as a nursing leader."
Andrea Duarte '19
"I fell in love with the fact that St. Kate’s is about women’s empowerment. I’m very passionate about women’s rights, and I also wanted to be on a campus where my education is very, very focused."
Carly Fischbeck '13, MAISCE'18
Interpreting, Interpreting Studies and Communication Equity
"St. Kate’s provides students with a foundation in social justice and equity."
Mai Chue Moua '12
"I picked St. Kate’s because of its strong liberal arts foundation and vision to teach students about being ethical leaders in their community."
Odilia Mentari ’17
"My experiences at St. Kate’s made me realize I wanted to help people by seeing how diseases work in the human body and developing medicine to combat those diseases."
Kevin Ward '16
"The best part of St. Kate’s radiography program is the relationships you will build with instructors and advocates in the field."
Chloe Philion MAOT'18
"When people hear that someone is a St. Kate’s graduate, they know they are one of the best — especially at occupational therapy."
Amy Lindgren '83
"Students know that when they come here, they aren't just going to be taking classes for the sake of getting a degree. They are rooted in something larger."
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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