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The College of Saint Scholastica

The College of Saint Scholastica is a private campus in Duluth proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. 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

$14,932

family income
under $30k

$17,452

$30–48k

$18,824

$48–75k

$25,155

$75–110k

$29,389

over $110k

Average net price

$27,8462023–24Skip 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 The College of Saint Scholastica has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $27,846 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $27,846.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$26,801
2009	$27,091
2010	$22,164
2011	$22,523
2012	$20,926
2013	$20,215
2014	$21,914
2015	$21,995
2016	$23,935
2017	$23,232
2018	$24,066
2019	$22,545
2020	$24,652
2021	$23,430
2022	$23,949
2023	$27,846

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$55,1032024–25Skip 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 The College of Saint Scholastica rose from $36,180 (2009) to $55,103 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$36,180
2010	$37,300
2011	$38,736
2012	$40,136
2013	$40,685
2014	$42,355
2015	$43,861
2016	$45,373
2017	$47,344
2018	$48,464
2019	$49,391
2020	$50,923
2021	$51,880
2022	$52,561
2023	$53,069
2024	$55,103

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	$16,190
2001	$17,180
2002	$18,216
2003	$19,192
2004	$20,630
2005	$22,110
2006	$23,574
2007	$24,990
2008	$26,490
2013	$31,612
2014	$32,842
2015	$33,994
2016	$35,326
2017	$36,212
2018	$37,212
2019	$38,282
2020	$39,410
2021	$39,410
2022	$39,410
2023	$40,454

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $41,778 before grants and other attendance costs. At The College of Saint Scholastica, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,765 — The College of Saint Scholastica is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

70.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at The College of Saint Scholastica 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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70.5%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 The College of Saint Scholastica rose from 51.8% (entered 1991) to 70.5% (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	51.8%
1992 cohort	47.1%
1993 cohort	56.3%
1994 cohort	60.3%
1995 cohort	62.6%
1996 cohort	53.2%
1997 cohort	65.6%
1998 cohort	66.8%
1999 cohort	62.6%
2000 cohort	65.7%
2001 cohort	63.7%
2002 cohort	66.5%
2003 cohort	70.1%
2004 cohort	61.6%
2005 cohort	63.5%
2006 cohort	64.7%
2007 cohort	68.4%
2008 cohort	61.4%
2009 cohort	69.8%
2010 cohort	65.9%
2011 cohort	66.9%
2012 cohort	69.3%
2013 cohort	69.3%
2014 cohort	68.6%
2015 cohort	65.2%
2016 cohort	67.2%
2017 cohort	63%
2018 cohort	70.5%

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)	—	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,489	$9,167
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,293	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,000	$5,552
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,138	$6,099
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,134	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,424	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,504	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,785	$9,348
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,146	$10,095
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,938	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,231	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,602	$8,751
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,119	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$20,832	$9,188
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,197	$10,951
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,262	$9,313
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,500	$9,094
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,000	$9,925

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

$62,332

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$64,743

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$65,934

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

The College of Saint Scholastica admitted 2,219 of 2,387 applicants in Fall 2024. The 93% rate describes that application pool.

93%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $40,454 tuition · 2023–24 1,765 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, The College of Saint Scholastica received 2,387 applications and admitted 2,219 (93%), with 375 enrolling.

The College of Saint Scholastica: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
ACT Composite	19	22	25

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

93%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	87.9%
Fall 2002	87.7%
Fall 2003	88.1%
Fall 2004	89.2%
Fall 2005	86.9%
Fall 2006	87.8%
Fall 2007	87.7%
Fall 2008	83.4%
Fall 2009	84.8%
Fall 2010	80.3%
Fall 2011	81.2%
Fall 2012	78.3%
Fall 2013	72.7%
Fall 2014	66.2%
Fall 2015	61.5%
Fall 2016	63.7%
Fall 2017	68.3%
Fall 2018	66.2%
Fall 2019	75.1%
Fall 2020	73.3%
Fall 2021	73.7%
Fall 2022	96.6%
Fall 2023	93.8%
Fall 2024	93%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1110–1310Fall 2021 · 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	1020	1310
Fall 2003	990	1230
Fall 2004	970	1160
Fall 2005	1010	1220
Fall 2006	980	1240
Fall 2007	980	1240
Fall 2008	960	1200
Fall 2009	950	1280
Fall 2010	930	1170
Fall 2011	920	1210
Fall 2012	930	1300
Fall 2013	850	1030
Fall 2014	1030	1220
Fall 2015	720	1010
Fall 2016	890	1120
Fall 2017	1020	1300
Fall 2018	1050	1270
Fall 2021	1110	1310

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–25Fall 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	21	26
Fall 2002	20	26
Fall 2003	20	27
Fall 2004	21	26
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	20	26
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	18	26
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	21	26
Fall 2013	21	26
Fall 2014	21	27
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	21	26
Fall 2017	19	27
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	22	26
Fall 2020	22	27
Fall 2021	22	27
Fall 2022	23	27
Fall 2023	21	27
Fall 2024	19	25

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

1,765Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at The College of Saint Scholastica has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 2,858 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,765.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,920
Fall 2003	2,249
Fall 2004	2,398
Fall 2005	2,548
Fall 2006	2,591
Fall 2007	2,496
Fall 2008	2,730
Fall 2009	2,773
Fall 2010	2,814
Fall 2011	2,838
Fall 2012	2,815
Fall 2013	2,858
Fall 2014	2,788
Fall 2015	2,757
Fall 2016	2,741
Fall 2017	2,626
Fall 2018	2,457
Fall 2019	2,444
Fall 2020	2,225
Fall 2021	2,134
Fall 2022	1,891
Fall 2023	1,725
Fall 2024	1,765

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

82%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 The College of Saint Scholastica has held near 82% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	83%
Fall 2004 cohort	77%
Fall 2005 cohort	81%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	76%
Fall 2009 cohort	84%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	84%
Fall 2013 cohort	84%
Fall 2014 cohort	84%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	80%
Fall 2018 cohort	81%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	81%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	78%
Fall 2023 cohort	82%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about The College of Saint Scholastica

24.8% of The College of Saint Scholastica's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes The College of Saint Scholastica as a primarily residential campus of 1,765 undergraduates — and 81.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 19 and 25 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on The College of Saint Scholastica's range with the ACT 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 The College of Saint Scholastica 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

The College of Saint Scholastica93%

Minnesota median85.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

The College of Saint Scholastica$41,778

Minnesota median$22,520

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

The College of Saint Scholastica$65,934

Minnesota median$58,351

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

The College of Saint Scholastica, Minnesota and national reference values
Metric & basis	The College of Saint Scholastica	Minnesota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	93%	85.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$41,778	$22,520	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$65,934	$58,351	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$85,824
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$82,175
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$74,020
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$71,540
Accounting and Related Services	$69,762
Finance and Financial Management Services	$66,210
Marketing	$65,512
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,192
Human Resources Management and Services	$59,797
Psychology, General	$58,255
Social Work	$55,743
Biology, General	$53,730
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,432

These 13 fields listed for The College of Saint Scholastica measure earnings after completion. The $65,934 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 23 additional The College of Saint Scholastica fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does The College of Saint Scholastica report?

The middle 50% of The College of Saint Scholastica's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 19–25; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is The College of Saint Scholastica's acceptance rate?

93% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,219 admitted from 2,387 applicants.

How much does The College of Saint Scholastica cost?

At The College of Saint Scholastica, tuition is $41,778. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does The College of Saint Scholastica report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $65,934. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Minnesota

University of St Thomas — 85.4% admitted
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota — 92.8% admitted
St Catherine University — 91.8% admitted
Saint Johns University — 90.6% 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.