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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is based in the town of Winona, MN — a private campus in a small-town setting. 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

$14,421

family income
under $30k

$14,972

$30–48k

$14,418

$48–75k

$21,072

$75–110k

$25,934

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$11,7042023–24Skip 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota fell from $18,408 (2008) to $11,704 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,408
2009	$20,765
2010	$18,660
2011	$19,742
2012	$19,844
2013	$19,816
2014	$20,200
2015	$19,940
2016	$20,210
2017	$19,888
2018	$19,514
2019	$21,101
2020	$20,556
2021	$20,728
2022	$21,034
2023	$11,704

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$57,3802024–25Skip 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota rose from $33,000 (2009) to $57,380 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,000
2010	$34,374
2011	$35,622
2012	$37,088
2013	$38,470
2014	$39,736
2015	$41,003
2016	$42,399
2017	$43,897
2018	$45,203
2019	$47,190
2020	$49,200
2021	$51,410
2022	$52,935
2023	$54,870
2024	$57,380

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	$14,335
2001	$15,195
2002	$15,695
2003	$16,335
2004	$17,480
2005	$19,149
2006	$20,719
2007	$22,398
2008	$24,150
2013	$29,315
2014	$30,315
2015	$31,335
2016	$32,575
2017	$33,560
2018	$35,110
2019	$36,670
2020	$38,280
2021	$39,410
2022	$41,150
2023	$43,160

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $45,080 before grants and other attendance costs. At Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,073 — Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

66% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 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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66%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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota rose from 49.9% (entered 1991) to 66% (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	49.9%
1992 cohort	52%
1993 cohort	45.3%
1994 cohort	53.4%
1995 cohort	56.3%
1996 cohort	61.7%
1997 cohort	59.7%
1998 cohort	57.9%
1999 cohort	64.8%
2000 cohort	60.8%
2001 cohort	53.4%
2002 cohort	56.6%
2003 cohort	55.3%
2004 cohort	59.4%
2005 cohort	62.4%
2006 cohort	61.5%
2007 cohort	55.2%
2008 cohort	64.6%
2009 cohort	60.6%
2010 cohort	61.1%
2011 cohort	57.9%
2012 cohort	61.3%
2013 cohort	64.2%
2014 cohort	61.7%
2015 cohort	56.7%
2016 cohort	65.4%
2017 cohort	67.7%
2018 cohort	66%

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 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$6,910
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,000	$5,406
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,438	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,418	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,238	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,907	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,738	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,668
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,625	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,500	$7,772
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,955	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,000	$8,711
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,500	$8,334
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,250	$8,411
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,250	$9,313
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,334	$8,765
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,832	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,500	$9,776

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

$54,549

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$58,719

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,170

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

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota admitted 1,337 of 1,441 applicants in Fall 2024. The 92.8% rate describes that application pool.

92.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $43,160 tuition · 2023–24 1,073 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota received 1,441 applications and admitted 1,337 (92.8%), with 252 enrolling.

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

92.8%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	86.3%
Fall 2002	78.5%
Fall 2003	74.8%
Fall 2004	73.2%
Fall 2005	83.3%
Fall 2006	78.4%
Fall 2007	82.9%
Fall 2008	73.9%
Fall 2009	72.4%
Fall 2010	71.4%
Fall 2011	71.9%
Fall 2012	79%
Fall 2013	74.9%
Fall 2014	74.2%
Fall 2015	77.6%
Fall 2016	79.2%
Fall 2017	64.4%
Fall 2018	91.5%
Fall 2019	92%
Fall 2020	84.1%
Fall 2021	97.8%
Fall 2022	96.8%
Fall 2023	88.8%
Fall 2024	92.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1030–1196Fall 2019 · 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 2002	970	1110
Fall 2003	980	1210
Fall 2004	855	1170
Fall 2005	1020	1275
Fall 2006	945	1190
Fall 2007	920	1205
Fall 2008	890	1220
Fall 2009	966	1165
Fall 2010	986	1130
Fall 2011	870	1120
Fall 2012	910	1075
Fall 2013	920	1140
Fall 2014	921	1158
Fall 2015	868	1096
Fall 2016	900	1110
Fall 2017	960	1210
Fall 2018	1030	1240
Fall 2019	1030	1196

IPEDS Fall 2002–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–28Fall 2022 · 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	19	25
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	19	25
Fall 2004	19	25
Fall 2005	19	25
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	20	26
Fall 2009	19	26
Fall 2010	20	26
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	19	25
Fall 2013	20	26
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	19	26
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	20	25
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2022	21	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2022, 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

1,073Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota fell from 1,601 (Fall 2002) to 1,073 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,601
Fall 2003	1,655
Fall 2004	1,583
Fall 2005	1,635
Fall 2006	1,768
Fall 2007	1,979
Fall 2008	1,999
Fall 2009	2,046
Fall 2010	2,040
Fall 2011	2,010
Fall 2012	1,935
Fall 2013	1,897
Fall 2014	1,859
Fall 2015	1,719
Fall 2016	1,552
Fall 2017	1,471
Fall 2018	1,409
Fall 2019	1,448
Fall 2020	1,315
Fall 2021	1,216
Fall 2022	1,080
Fall 2023	1,061
Fall 2024	1,073

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

75%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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota has held near 75% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	75%
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	74%
Fall 2005 cohort	78%
Fall 2006 cohort	78%
Fall 2007 cohort	70%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	75%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	77%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	84%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	79%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	79%
Fall 2023 cohort	75%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

24.5% of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Saint Mary's University of Minnesota as a primarily residential campus of 1,073 undergraduates — and 74.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 92.8%. Review Saint Mary's University of Minnesota's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 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

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota92.8%

Minnesota median85.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota$45,080

Minnesota median$22,520

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota$58,170

Minnesota median$58,351

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota and national reference values
Metric & basis	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Minnesota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	92.8%	85.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$45,080	$22,520	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,170	$58,351	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$104,761
Human Resources Management and Services	$83,079
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$79,464
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$78,856
Marketing	$76,285
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$74,942
Finance and Financial Management Services	$74,642
Accounting and Related Services	$73,887
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$66,139
Psychology, General	$43,805
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,804

These 11 fields listed for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota measure earnings after completion. The $58,170 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 60 additional Saint Mary's University of Minnesota fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Saint Mary's University of Minnesota report?

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 92.8% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Saint Mary's University of Minnesota's acceptance rate?

92.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,337 admitted from 1,441 applicants.

How much does Saint Mary's University of Minnesota cost?

At Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, tuition is $45,080. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Saint Mary's University of Minnesota report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,170. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Minnesota

Saint Johns University — 90.6% admitted
Saint Cloud State University — 94.8% admitted
College of Saint Benedict — 91.5% 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.