St. Thomas University was legally constituted in 1988 by the Journal No. C16 of the Ministry of Education. It began its academic activities in 1990 with an office in Santiago and six runs: Agronomy, Veterinary Medicine, Forestry Engineering, Business Administration, Psychology and Journalism.
It is recognized as a prestigious university with national coverage, inspired by Christian values, committed to their students and to equal opportunities in access to education, offering professional degrees and academic degrees of high quality and relevance, and brings culture It contributes to the development of the comprehensive approach combining local community vision.