BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·stvincent.edu
6-yr Graduation
69%
-9.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,440
peer median 1,471
Avg net price
$23,331
-$3.1k 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
2,613
2,613 candidates competed
Admitted
1,613
61.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
329
20.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
69%-9.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
62%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
69%
Full-time retention
82%

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 76 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 60 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
76
Passing
16
21.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

76programs
  • Passing16 · 21.1%
  • No Data60 · 78.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
14
No data
60

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.

16
Criminology
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+5.4%
$61,908 vs $58,761
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+20.5%
$42,494 vs $35,274
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+42.7%
$50,341 vs $35,274
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+42.9%
$50,411 vs $35,274
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+44.3%
$50,904 vs $35,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+45.3%
$51,241 vs $35,274
Criminology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+49.7%
$52,788 vs $35,274
Mathematics
Bachelor Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+62.5%
$57,335 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

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

14
History
Bachelor Degree · History
64%
$27,000 debt · $42,494 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
54%
$123,810 debt · $229,621 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
54%
$26,999 debt · $50,341 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
54%
$27,000 debt · $50,411 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$27,000 debt · $50,904 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
53%
$27,000 debt · $51,241 earn
Criminology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
51%
$27,000 debt · $52,788 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$27,000 debt · $62,330 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Jan 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jun 2018Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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$14,467
$30–48k$18,208
$48–75k$19,912
$75–110k$25,298
$110k+$27,734

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,331
-$3,105vs Baccalaureate median $26,437
Federal loans
74.0%
In-state tuition
$41,100
Out-of-state
$41,100

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 421 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $12.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
421
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,527,097 total
Direct Loans
$12.9M
1,724 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$2.5M
583 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
779 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.5M
112 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.4M
178 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.6M
72 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 454 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (1.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
454
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.0%
2017
3.7%
2018
3.9%
2019
1.5%
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 Vincent College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs77
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

322 total completions
01Business
8927.6%
02Health Professions
3912.1%
03Education
3912.1%
04Social Sciences
3811.8%
05Psychology
226.8%
06History
226.8%
07Biological Sciences
226.8%
08Computer Sciences
216.5%
09Engineering
175.3%
10Communication
134.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,440
12-mo unduplicated
1,567
Undergraduate
1,342
Graduate
225

Gender split

Men
58%902
Women
42%665

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.3%
Black
5.9%
Hispanic
5.1%
Two or more
3.3%
Unknown
2.3%
Non-resident
1.6%
Asian
1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
538
377 M · 161 W
Women athletes
29.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$61K
$11K
Head-coach salaries
$28K
$20K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 15

Football
104 M ·
$692K
Soccer
37 M · 26 W
$273K
Lacrosse
41 M · 20 W
$297K
Baseball
60 M ·
$238K
Basketball
25 M · 19 W
$497K
Track and Field (Indoor)
25 M · 17 W
$89K

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
1.95
3 offenses · 1,536 students

3-year trend

1.842 yrs ago0.631 yr ago1.95Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs06
Liquor03

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)
96

Saint Vincent College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Saint Vincent 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 Vincent College
69%1,440$23,331Baccalaureate
Ursinus College
73%91.8%1,502$30,485Baccalaureate
Haverford College
90%12.4%1,431$25,210Baccalaureate
Swarthmore College
92%7.5%1,623$18,686Baccalaureate
Juniata College
74%78.9%1,321$27,663Baccalaureate
Bryn Mawr College
82%29.4%1,679$40,690Baccalaureate
Peer group median78%29.4%1,471$26,437

Frequently asked questions about Saint Vincent College

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

What is the graduation rate at Saint Vincent College?

Saint Vincent College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 69% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Saint Vincent College?

Saint Vincent College reports a total enrollment of 1,440 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Saint Vincent College?

The average net price at Saint Vincent College is $23,331 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Saint Vincent College?

Saint Vincent College's yield rate is 20.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Saint Vincent College located?

Saint Vincent College is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650-2690.

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