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Campus Visit No. 6 · 50 Colleges Series

St. Catherine University

June 25, 2026 · St. Catherine University · St. Paul, Minnesota

St. Catherine University: The Quiet Power of an All-Women's Education

Visit number six of fifty. St. Kate's in St. Paul was the pleasant surprise of the whole project. A small Catholic women's college in one of the prettiest neighborhoods in the Twin Cities, with a diverse student body and a nursing program that runs through the culture of the place.

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