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Saint Norbert College

De Pere, Wisconsin·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·snc.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
-3.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,032
peer median 1,725
Avg net price
$25,674
+$556 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
3,304
3,304 candidates competed
Admitted
2,833
85.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
386
13.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
71%-3.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
67%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
72%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
57%
Non-Pell
74%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-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 58 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
58
Passing
14
24.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

58programs
  • Passing14 · 24.1%
  • No Data44 · 75.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
13
No data
44

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.

14
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+22.3%
$44,634 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+27.2%
$46,418 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+31.2%
$47,861 vs $36,491
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+32.5%
$48,357 vs $36,491
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+45.0%
$52,927 vs $36,491
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+71.8%
$62,683 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+73.9%
$99,392 vs $57,169
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+75.8%
$64,162 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

12
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
61%
$27,000 debt · $44,634 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
58%
$26,956 debt · $46,418 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
56%
$27,000 debt · $48,357 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$25,000 debt · $47,861 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
51%
$27,000 debt · $52,927 earn
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
42%
$27,000 debt · $64,162 earn
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
41%
$27,000 debt · $66,621 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
39%
$24,250 debt · $62,683 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1934Next review Aug 2033

Action history · 2

  1. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Mar 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$19,944
$30–48k$20,300
$48–75k$19,828
$75–110k$26,035
$110k+$30,490

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,674
+$556vs Baccalaureate median $25,119
Federal loans
45.2%
In-state tuition
$44,432
Out-of-state
$44,432

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 383 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $9.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
383
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.0M
$2,040,351 total
Direct Loans
$9.1M
1,521 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$2.4M
562 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.0M
783 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$91K
12 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.5M
164 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 498 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (1.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
498
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.2%
2017
1.0%
2018
1.6%
2019
1.4%
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 Saint Norbert College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs68
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

395 total completions
01Business
15138.2%
02Education
6115.4%
03Biological Sciences
4812.2%
04Social Sciences
4310.9%
05Psychology
338.4%
06Communication
235.8%
07Visual/Performing Arts
143.5%
08Physical Sciences
82.0%
09English Language
71.8%
10Foreign Languages
71.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,032
12-mo unduplicated
2,317
Undergraduate
2,228
Graduate
89

Gender split

Men
44%1,026
Women
56%1,291

Race / ethnicity composition

White
85.1%
Hispanic
6.2%
Two or more
2.4%
Non-resident
1.8%
Asian
1.6%
Black
1.5%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
591
361 M · 230 W
Women athletes
38.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$38K
$24K
Head-coach salaries
$46K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
109 M · 129 W
$484K
Football
134 M ·
$582K
Soccer
33 M · 36 W
$222K
Ice Hockey
26 M · 25 W
$815K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
21 M · 24 W
$175K
Volleyball
22 M · 21 W
$224K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.38
12 offenses · 1,882 students

3-year trend

8.772 yrs ago4.481 yr ago6.38Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
38
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
7
Burglary
3
Fondling
2

By location

12total
  • On campus12

Includes 11 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs06
Liquor092

Residence-hall fires

  • Roggenburg1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Campus Owned house 171 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
103

Saint Norbert College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Saint Norbert College 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
SubjectSaint Norbert College
71%2,032$25,674Baccalaureate
Lawrence University
77%63.9%1,417$24,563Baccalaureate
Beloit College
71%63.0%1,004$21,924Baccalaureate
Ripon College
63%79.8%709$21,176Baccalaureate
Kenyon College
82%31.0%2,249$29,383Baccalaureate
Denison University
79%17.4%2,394$38,111Baccalaureate
Peer group median74%63.0%1,725$25,119

Frequently asked questions about Saint Norbert College

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

What is the graduation rate at Saint Norbert College?

Saint Norbert College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Saint Norbert College?

Saint Norbert College reports a total enrollment of 2,032 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Saint Norbert College?

The average net price at Saint Norbert College is $25,674 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Saint Norbert College?

Saint Norbert College's yield rate is 13.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Saint Norbert College located?

Saint Norbert College is located in De Pere, Wisconsin 54115-2099.

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