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College of Saint Benedict

College of Saint Benedict is a private campus in suburban Saint Joseph, MN. The federal record classifies College of Saint Benedict as a women-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,326

family income
under $30k

$15,818

$30–48k

$22,544

$48–75k

$27,611

$75–110k

$32,617

over $110k

Average net price

$26,6402023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at College of Saint Benedict rose from $21,724 (2008) to $26,640 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$21,724
2009	$20,374
2010	$22,701
2011	$23,381
2012	$23,518
2013	$23,679
2014	$23,305
2015	$24,143
2016	$25,020
2017	$26,332
2018	$25,785
2019	$25,954
2020	$26,679
2021	$27,340
2022	$28,065
2023	$26,640

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$68,4532024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at College of Saint Benedict rose from $38,727 (2009) to $68,453 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$38,727
2010	$40,644
2011	$43,198
2012	$45,564
2013	$47,734
2014	$49,920
2015	$51,676
2016	$53,390
2017	$55,095
2018	$57,350
2019	$58,962
2020	$60,788
2021	$62,812
2022	$64,561
2023	$66,878
2024	$68,453

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$17,241
2001	$18,315
2002	$18,916
2003	$20,685
2004	$21,758
2005	$23,454
2006	$24,924
2007	$26,570
2008	$28,668
2013	$37,926
2014	$39,402
2015	$40,846
2016	$42,271
2017	$43,738
2018	$45,264
2019	$46,460
2020	$48,444
2021	$50,126
2022	$52,108
2023	$53,884

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $55,756 before grants and other attendance costs. At College of Saint Benedict, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,370 — College of Saint Benedict is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

77.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at College of Saint Benedict within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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77.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at College of Saint Benedict rose from 69.5% (entered 1991) to 77.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	69.5%
1992 cohort	73.6%
1993 cohort	74.2%
1994 cohort	77%
1995 cohort	75.8%
1996 cohort	77.3%
1997 cohort	78.6%
1998 cohort	82%
1999 cohort	77.1%
2000 cohort	79.6%
2001 cohort	81.7%
2002 cohort	84.1%
2003 cohort	77.7%
2004 cohort	78.9%
2005 cohort	81.1%
2006 cohort	81%
2007 cohort	81.6%
2008 cohort	81.3%
2009 cohort	84.8%
2010 cohort	84.3%
2011 cohort	81.7%
2012 cohort	80.2%
2013 cohort	79.7%
2014 cohort	85.1%
2015 cohort	76.7%
2016 cohort	78.3%
2017 cohort	83%
2018 cohort	77.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,625	$11,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,827	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,228	$11,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,625	$13,375
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,000	$13,606
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$14,997
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$13,720
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,097	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,099	$7,067
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,500	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,525	$7,424
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,826	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$6,316
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,972	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$5,841
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,944	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$54,567

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$60,025

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$63,260

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

College of Saint Benedict admitted 1,684 of 1,840 applicants in Fall 2024. The 91.5% rate describes that application pool.

91.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $53,884 tuition · 2023–24 1,370 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1048–12331600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, College of Saint Benedict received 1,840 applications and admitted 1,684 (91.5%), with 363 enrolling.

College of Saint Benedict reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For College of Saint Benedict’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 565–643 and Math was 483–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1048–1233 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	565	620	643
SAT Math	483	540	590
ACT Composite	20	23	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

91.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	81.9%
Fall 2002	81.9%
Fall 2003	85.2%
Fall 2004	84.7%
Fall 2005	86.1%
Fall 2006	83.7%
Fall 2007	81.7%
Fall 2008	75.2%
Fall 2009	85.4%
Fall 2010	81%
Fall 2011	73.2%
Fall 2012	76.7%
Fall 2013	75.5%
Fall 2014	82.2%
Fall 2015	74.1%
Fall 2016	87.7%
Fall 2017	80.6%
Fall 2018	83.4%
Fall 2019	80.5%
Fall 2020	84%
Fall 2021	91.8%
Fall 2022	87.8%
Fall 2023	91.4%
Fall 2024	91.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1048–1233Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1060	1300
Fall 2002	1060	1300
Fall 2003	1080	1300
Fall 2004	1075	1310
Fall 2005	1075	1310
Fall 2006	990	1270
Fall 2007	1045	1290
Fall 2008	1023	1325
Fall 2009	1020	1330
Fall 2010	1005	1270
Fall 2011	1015	1280
Fall 2012	960	1250
Fall 2013	940	1178
Fall 2014	1000	1240
Fall 2015	940	1160
Fall 2016	880	1130
Fall 2017	1010	1220
Fall 2018	1000	1200
Fall 2019	1040	1255
Fall 2020	1070	1200
Fall 2021	1110	1220
Fall 2022	1055	1245
Fall 2023	950	1220
Fall 2024	1048	1233

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–27Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	23	28
Fall 2002	23	27
Fall 2003	22	28
Fall 2004	23	27
Fall 2005	23	27
Fall 2006	23	27
Fall 2007	23	28
Fall 2008	23	28
Fall 2009	23	28
Fall 2010	23	29
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	23	29
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	22	27
Fall 2016	22	28
Fall 2017	22	28
Fall 2018	22	27
Fall 2019	22	28
Fall 2020	21	28
Fall 2021	20	27
Fall 2022	20	27
Fall 2023	21	27
Fall 2024	20	27

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,370Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at College of Saint Benedict fell from 2,072 (Fall 2002) to 1,370 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,072
Fall 2003	2,054
Fall 2004	2,033
Fall 2005	2,045
Fall 2006	2,059
Fall 2007	2,086
Fall 2008	2,110
Fall 2009	2,105
Fall 2010	2,082
Fall 2011	2,086
Fall 2012	2,070
Fall 2013	2,051
Fall 2014	2,020
Fall 2015	1,943
Fall 2016	1,958
Fall 2017	1,937
Fall 2018	1,782
Fall 2019	1,736
Fall 2020	1,662
Fall 2021	1,535
Fall 2022	1,428
Fall 2023	1,392
Fall 2024	1,370

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

86%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at College of Saint Benedict has held near 86% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	88%
Fall 2003 cohort	88%
Fall 2004 cohort	88%
Fall 2005 cohort	90%
Fall 2006 cohort	90%
Fall 2007 cohort	88%
Fall 2008 cohort	88%
Fall 2009 cohort	89%
Fall 2010 cohort	91%
Fall 2011 cohort	89%
Fall 2012 cohort	89%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	91%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	87%
Fall 2017 cohort	89%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	89%
Fall 2020 cohort	85%
Fall 2021 cohort	89%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	86%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about College of Saint Benedict

19.9% of College of Saint Benedict's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes College of Saint Benedict as a primarily residential campus of 1,370 undergraduates — and 86.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

College of Saint Benedict's SAT section-percentile sums are 1048–1233 — their midpoint is below the MN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on College of Saint Benedict's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How College of Saint Benedict compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

College of Saint Benedict91.5%

Minnesota median85.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

College of Saint Benedict$55,756

Minnesota median$22,520

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

College of Saint Benedict's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

College of Saint Benedict$63,260

Minnesota median$58,351

National median$53,781

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College of Saint Benedict, Minnesota and national reference values
Metric & basis	College of Saint Benedict	Minnesota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	91.5%	85.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$55,756	$22,520	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$63,260	$58,351	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For College of Saint Benedict, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

College of Saint Benedict federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$87,159
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$84,492
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$78,901
Political Science and Government	$64,777
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$64,449
Communication and Media Studies	$64,430
Nutrition Sciences	$61,790
Biology, General	$60,050
Psychology, General	$57,475
English Language and Literature, General	$51,753
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$51,487

These 11 fields listed for College of Saint Benedict measure earnings after completion. The $63,260 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 28 additional College of Saint Benedict fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does College of Saint Benedict report?

College of Saint Benedict's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1048–1233 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is College of Saint Benedict's acceptance rate?

91.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,684 admitted from 1,840 applicants.

How much does College of Saint Benedict cost?

At College of Saint Benedict, tuition is $55,756. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does College of Saint Benedict report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $63,260. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University — 94.8% admitted
Saint Johns University — 90.6% admitted
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota — 92.8% admitted
The College of Saint Scholastica — 93% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.