WINONA, Minn. – Tuition will be waived at Saint Mary’s University for children of Catholic school employees in Minnesota starting this spring. Said James Burns, college president: “Saint Mary’s is deeply committed to supporting those who dedicate their lives to the formation of young minds in Catholic education.” The waiver is funded by the Catholic Educator Promise. It applies to new undergraduate enrollees from families earning less than $80,000.
College profile
Saint Mary’s University was founded in 1912 as a men’s college by the Winona Catholic diocese on picturesque Terrace Heights. It was given to a Christian Brothers teaching order order in 1933. Women were admitted in 1989. Enrollment peaked about 1,200 a decade ago.. Losses since have been offset by growing graduate programs mostly at rented facilities in Minneapolis. This fall the undergraduate enrollment at the Winona campus slipped into the low 800s. Undergrad tuition, room, board and fees at $48,000 a year.