College of Saint Benedict

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Benedictine)
Population 200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,379
Men / Women 0% / 100%
From State 82%
From Region 4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Hispanic 10%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Saint Benedict 347 0% 83% 3% 3% 9% 2% $69,645 43 +0.05 50 99%
Computer Science 7 — 0% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $98,627 22 -0.77 89 — — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 0% 78% 0% 0% 11% 11% $69,647 43 -0.19 50 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,915 34 -0.54 54 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $80,321 41 -0.24 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $68,963 39 -0.23 49 — — — — —
Biology 47 +1 0% 89% 6% 2% 0% 2% $70,679 72 +0.49 53 98% — — — —
Environmental Studies 10 — 0% 80% 0% 10% 0% 10% $63,165 75 +0.57 33 — — — — —
Natural Sciences — — — — — — — — $62,936 73 +0.54 32 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $60,453 32 -0.34 26 98% — — — —
Exercise Science 27 — 0% 89% 7% 4% 0% 0% $64,242 64 +0.29 36 — — — — —
Nursing 55 — 0% 82% 2% 2% 15% 0% $79,836 5 -1.23 71 100% — — — —
Accounting 15 — 0% 87% 0% 0% 13% 0% $93,123 68 +0.39 86 97% — — — —
Business Administration 30 +2 0% 93% 0% 3% 3% 0% $91,725 85 +0.73 85 100% — — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,133 39 -0.41 81 — — — — —
Economics — +1 — — — — — — $87,437 39 -0.40 81 — — — — —
Finance 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,070 41 -0.31 83 — — — — —
Ancient Studies — — — — — — — — $60,948 78 +0.39 27 — — — — —
Classical Languages — +1 — — — — — — $70,900 90 +1.15 54 — — — — —
English 14 +1 0% 93% 7% 0% 0% 0% $52,326 54 -0.01 10 97% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $75,206 95 +1.53 63 100% — — — —
History 4 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,396 72 +0.24 23 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $62,159 59 +0.05 30 — — — — —
Spanish — +2 — — — — — — $75,206 95 +1.53 63 100% — — — —
Theology 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,087 48 +0.03 8 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,625 71 +0.54 26 — — — — —
Communication 19 — 0% 68% 0% 5% 21% 0% $71,470 83 +0.90 55 100% — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,643 42 -0.21 48 — — — — —
Political Science 4 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,205 61 +0.15 61 96% — — — —
Psychology 37 +2 0% 65% 8% 5% 16% 5% $57,047 65 +0.30 18 98% — — — —
Social Sciences 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,752 52 -0.10 15 — — — — —
Sociology 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,773 34 -0.46 9 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 27 — 0% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $53,584 66 +0.19 11 98% — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $44,624 60 +0.21 3 — — — — —
Music 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,337 51 +0.06 5 — — — — —
Studio Art 12 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 8% 8% $46,592 51 -0.03 4 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $59,782
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 73%
6-Year Graduation Rate 77%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 23.6% 82 0% 84% 4% 2% 10% 0% $74,701 40 -0.73 62 100% —
Social Sciences 19.3% 67 0% 70% 4% 4% 16% 3% $62,100 64 +0.41 30 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 15.3% 53 0% 89% 6% 2% 2% 2% $70,485 64 +0.41 53 98% —
Business & Economics 13.5% 47 0% 91% 0% 2% 6% 0% $92,038 77 +0.58 85 99% —
Education 7.8% 27 0% 96% 0% 0% 4% 0% $53,584 50 +0.19 11 98% —
Humanities 6.6% 23 0% 91% 4% 0% 4% 0% $53,701 43 +0.06 11 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 14 0% 79% 0% 7% 7% 7% $62,390 61 +0.31 31 98% —
Arts 4.0% 14 0% 71% 0% 14% 7% 7% $46,698 26 -0.01 4 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.7% 13 0% 77% 0% 0% 8% 15% $70,761 27 -0.27 53 — —
Computer Science 2.0% 7 0% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $98,627 29 -0.77 89 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #403 1% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #324 4% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #466 8% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #339 3% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #520 7% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #358 1% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #437 6% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.5M #523 4% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1040 – 1230
SAT Math Range 480 – 590
SAT RW Range 560 – 640