BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph, Minnesota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·csbsju.edu
6-yr Graduation
77%
Total enrollment
1,429
peer median 1,921
Avg net price
$28,065
+$896 vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,840
1,840 candidates competed
Admitted
1,684
91.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
363
21.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
77%
4-year graduation
73%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
77%
Full-time retention
86%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
69%
Non-Pell
76%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 48 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 38 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
10
20.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing10 · 20.8%
  • No Data38 · 79.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
10
No data
38

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

10
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+41.1%
$51,487 vs $36,491
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+41.8%
$51,753 vs $36,491
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+57.5%
$57,475 vs $36,491
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+64.6%
$60,050 vs $36,491
Nutrition Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+69.3%
$61,790 vs $36,491
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+76.6%
$64,430 vs $36,491
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+77.5%
$64,777 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+116.2%
$78,901 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

10
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$27,000 debt · $51,487 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
52%
$26,924 debt · $51,753 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
47%
$27,000 debt · $57,475 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
45%
$27,000 debt · $60,050 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
42%
$27,000 debt · $64,430 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
42%
$27,000 debt · $64,777 earn
Nutrition Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
40%
$24,825 debt · $61,790 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
34%
$27,000 debt · $78,901 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1933Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 5

  1. Oct 2023Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  2. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Mar 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Jan 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,326
$30–48k$15,818
$48–75k$22,544
$75–110k$27,611
$110k+$32,617

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$28,065
+$896vs Baccalaureate median $27,169
Federal loans
63.1%
In-state tuition
$53,884
Out-of-state
$53,884

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 343 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $7.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
343
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.0M
$2,038,143 total
Direct Loans
$7.2M
1,400 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.3M
541 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.1M
765 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$601K
32 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.1M
58 loan awards
Grad PLUS$52K
4 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 445 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.2%
-2.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
445
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.0%
2017
0.9%
2018
1.5%
2019
0.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at College of Saint Benedict

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

319 total completions
01Health Professions
5918.5%
02Biological Sciences
5617.6%
03Business
4915.4%
04Social Sciences
319.7%
05Psychology
309.4%
06Education
299.1%
07Communication
196.0%
08Visual/Performing Arts
165.0%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
165.0%
10English Language
144.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,429
12-mo unduplicated
1,482
Undergraduate
1,437
Graduate
45

Gender split

Men
0%4
Women
100%1,478

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.4%
Hispanic
10.0%
Asian
3.2%
Non-resident
3.1%
Black
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Unknown
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.12
9 offenses · 1,470 students

3-year trend

6.592 yrs ago1.281 yr ago6.12Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
22
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
6
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

9total
  • On campus9

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
2
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs010
Liquor146

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
116

College of Saint Benedict vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions College of Saint Benedict selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCollege of Saint Benedict
77%1,429$28,065Baccalaureate
Saint Johns University
75%90.6%1,572$27,018Baccalaureate
Concordia College at Moorhead
61%62.6%1,935$25,651Baccalaureate
Gustavus Adolphus College
77%61.0%1,906$26,895Baccalaureate
Carleton College
90%20.4%2,128$27,320Baccalaureate
Macalester College
87%28.5%2,138$29,980Baccalaureate
Peer group median77%61.0%1,921$27,169

Frequently asked questions about College of Saint Benedict

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about College of Saint Benedict.

What is the graduation rate at College of Saint Benedict?

College of Saint Benedict reports a 6-year graduation rate of 77% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend College of Saint Benedict?

College of Saint Benedict reports a total enrollment of 1,429 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at College of Saint Benedict?

The average net price at College of Saint Benedict is $28,065 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at College of Saint Benedict?

College of Saint Benedict's yield rate is 21.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is College of Saint Benedict located?

College of Saint Benedict is located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota 56374.

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