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Saint Vincent Seminary

Latrobe, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·saintvincentseminary.edu
Total enrollment
79
peer median 157
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About

Saint Vincent Seminary is a Catholic seminary in Unity Township, Pennsylvania, United States,, with a Latrobe, Pennsylvania mailing address. It was founded by Boniface Wimmer in 1846, who established Saint Vincent Archabbey as the first Benedictine monastery in North America. It is the fourth oldest Catholic seminary in the United States.

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
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

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 421 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $14.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
421
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,538,083 total
Direct Loans
$14.1M
1,729 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.5M
583 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
779 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.2M
116 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.4M
178 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.2M
73 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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 Seminary

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

11 total completions
01Theology
11100.0%
02Philosophy/Religion
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
79
12-mo unduplicated
92

Gender split

Men
73%67
Women
27%25

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 76 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Saint Vincent Seminary vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Saint Vincent Seminary selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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 Seminary
    		——79——
    Mount St. Mary's University
    		65%73.8%2,408$22,655Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Pontifical College Josephinum
    		32%95.8%88$38,460Baccalaureate
    Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies
    		——74——
    Sacred Heart Major Seminary
    		67%100.0%351$11,916Baccalaureate
    Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook
    		42%100.0%170$38,775—
    Saint John's Seminary
    		——86——
    Saint Meinrad School of Theology
    		——183——
    Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary
    		——143——
    University of Saint Mary of the Lake
    		——200——
    Peer group median54%97.9%157$30,558

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Saint Vincent Seminary's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Campus network

    Saint Vincent Seminary is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.

    IPEDS
    Part ofSaint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA · Main campus
    View main campus

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Notable alumni of Saint Vincent Seminary (7)

    A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

    • Coleman Carroll
      Religion
    • James Renshaw Cox
      Religion
    • Nicholas C. Dattilo
      Religion
    • René Henry Gracida
      Religion
    • Carl Hensler
      Religion
    • Lawrence T. Persico
      Religion
    • Cyril John Vogel
      Religion

    Frequently asked questions about Saint Vincent Seminary

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

    How many students attend Saint Vincent Seminary?

    Saint Vincent Seminary reports a total enrollment of 79 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Saint Vincent Seminary located?

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

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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