St. Catherine University
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 until 2009. Today St. Kate's offers baccalaureate programs for women plus graduate and associate programs for women and men.
The University averages about 5,000 students annually. It is a leader in recruiting and enrolling minority students and nontraditional-aged students. St. Catherine's Weekend College — now College for Adults — 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 11th in the 2018 “American’s Best Colleges - Regional Universities (Midwest)” guide by U.S. News & World Report. St. Kate’s placed second among Minnesota institutions in its category.
