Saint Martin's University
Academic Excellence
We educate the whole person, meaning holistic, collaborative and experiential learning.
Supportive Community
Saints recognize that we become who we are by our relationships with others.
Transformative Outcomes
Saints make a positive difference in their lives and in the lives of others.
Living and Learning in the PNW
See our amazing natural setting as well as the people, cultures and sectors that thrive here.
For Every Saint
Since 1895, Saint Martin’s has aspired to be an inclusive community of learners, rooted in tradition and inspired toward progress. Informed by the Catholic intellectual tradition and guided by our Benedictine values, we educate future leaders to be mindful citizens of the world who exhibit wisdom and compassion in thought and through action.
Discovery Day
See what Saint Martin's is all about by joining us at our next Discovery Day! A Discovery Day is the perfect way to learn more about Saint Martin's, learn more about what financial aid and scholarships are available, take a student led tour of our beautiful campus, meet current students, staff, and faculty, and gather information to help you with your college search. We look forward to meeting you!
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Academic Excellence
Saint Martin’s University prepares students for successful lives through its undergraduate and graduate programs and certificate programs spanning the liberal arts, business, education, engineering, nursing and leadership.
Our admissions team is devoted to making your journey as helpful, straightforward, and transparent as possible for you.
Our admissions team is devoted to making your journey as helpful, straightforward, and transparent as possible for you.
Maya Angelou once said, “every person is born with talent.” The Office of Graduate Admissions welcomes the opportunity to help you take the first step toward beginning your graduate program and cultivating your talent. Let’s get started!
Maya Angelou once said, “every person is born with talent.” The Office of Graduate Admissions welcomes the opportunity to help you take the first step toward beginning your graduate program and cultivating your talent. Let’s get started!
More academic offerings
Certificate programs
Saint Martin's offers several non-degree and certificate programs in such high-demand areas as accounting, business and education to advance your career.
Ph.D. in Leadership Studies
This interdisciplinary doctoral program is designed to empower the next generation of researchers and scholars while addressing the pressing need for leadership in today’s world.
Washington Vets to Tech
Washington Vets to Tech (WaV2T) is a 16-week intensive program offered at Lacey and JBLM campuses that prepares active military and veterans for new careers in computer science and IT.
Supportive Community
A Community that Cares
Community is a Benedictine value and core theme at Saint Martin's. We build community inside and outside the classroom, sharing our diverse lived experiences and creating new shared memories and missions with one another.
Transformative Outcomes
Once a Saint, always a Saint
During their time at Saint Martin's, students, faculty and staff grow intellectually, personally and spiritually. Together, as Saints, we support one another as we each find and follow our purpose, always striving to think, act, and lead with heart.
Saint Stories
The Beautiful Pacific Northwest
News & Events
Saint Martin’s University announces Dr. Tanya Smith Brice as its next Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
LACEY, Wash. -- Saint Martin’s University announces Tanya Smith Brice, Ph.D., as its new Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs following a national search. She will assume the position effective July 1, 2023. Smith Brice currently serves as the Vice President of Education at the Council on Social Work Education.
Saint Martin's University announces Rose Crumb Nursing Scholarship
LACEY, Wash. – Saint Martin’s University alumnus, Patrick Crumb ’85, along with his wife, Karen, and Patrick’s eight siblings, have created an endowed scholarship to support undergraduate nursing students in memory of their mother, Rose Crumb. This generous endowment gift comes as a vital contribution to the For Every Saint Campaign, as we near our goal of $100 million.
Saint Martin's University English Professor Jeff Birkenstein, Ph.D., receives second Fulbright Award
LACEY, Wash. — Saint Martin’s University announces that Professor of English Jeff Birkenstein, Ph.D., was selected as a 2023-2024 Fulbright Award Recipient. His project, titled “Short Stories, Food, and Exile in and beyond Israel” will focus on how food is an important part of the exilic culture of Israel. He will be teaching and researching at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv in the Spring of 2024 and working closely with Bar-Ilan creative writing professor and novelist Evan Fallenberg. This is the second Fulbright award Birkenstein has received, his first taking him to Petrozavodsk State University in Russia in 2010.
Reunion Weekend & Saints Golf Classic
Join your fellow Saints at Reunion Weekend this year on August 4-6! Events kick off on August 4th with the Saints Golf Classic, the largest fundraiser for Saints Athletics raising funds for student-athlete scholarships. Return to campus to reconnect, share memories, and celebrate your time at Saint Martin's.
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