Saint Martin's faculty and students

Academics

Saint Martin's offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs to help prepare you to make a positive difference in your lives and the lives of others. In addition to program-specific learning outcomes, our community of lifelong learners, faculty, staff and abbey members are here to support you as you deepen your critical thinking skills, communication skills, global and cultural competencies, and a sense of social responsibility and civic engagement needed to be tomorrow's change leaders.

29 academic majors  |  60 programs  |  11 graduate programs

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Tools for academic success

There are many resources available to support you on your academic journey at Saint Martin's!

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Programs

At Saint Martin’s University, our students are scholars, scientists, philosophers and artists. Whether they are studying education or engineeringbiology or business, Saints are guided by our Catholic, Benedictine values, which include dignity of work, listening and justice. Saints learn with a mission—to determine how they will make a positive difference in their lives and in the lives of others. What will you study?

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Research and scholarship

Our faculty craft a curriculum that goes beyond a simple job-focused outcome. The skills you develop in class flourish through leadership roles and participation in research alongside your professors. What will you learn next?

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Study abroad

In his recent encyclical, Pope Francis reminds us that we are “one world with a common plan.” As a means to this end, we encourage all our students to participate in study abroad. Live and learn in over 20 countries around the globe. North, south, east or west. Which direction will you go?

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Outcomes and careers

What makes a meaningful life? For our alumni it is commitment to social justice, sustainability and a life of compassionate service, no matter their profession. How will you make your life meaningful?

Student support resources

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Center for Student Success

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Diversity and Equity Center

Schools and colleges

News at Saint Martin's

‘Saints Mentor with Heart’ builds community at Saint Martin’s University

LACEY, Wash. – The transition to college represents a pivotal step in a young person’s journey and is a significant milestone on the path toward turning dreams into reality. But finding your place on a bustling campus — whether you live in the dorms or commute — can be tricky, particularly during those crucial first months. At Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, administrators recognized this delicate transition period and responded by creating Saints Mentor with Heart, an innovative program designed to guide first-year students through this critical transition by pairing them with experienced upperclassmen. Through this peer mentorship program, incoming students can not only learn the skills they need to succeed in college but also gain connections that will last a lifetime.

Saint Martin’s Astrophysics Professor Andrea Kunder shoots for the stars with National Science Foundation Grant

LACEY, Wash. – Even with all our accumulated knowledge, humans still have a childlike wonder about the stars. We gaze skyward, pondering our place in the universe, future explorations and the mysteries that lie beyond. At Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, a top-tier, award-winning faculty in astronomy as well as physics, engineering, chemistry and the other sciences trains students in the art of logic, critical thinking and problem solving.