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College of Saint Benedict

Basic Information

Type Private
Population 200,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,392
Men / Women 0% / 100%
White 79%
Hispanic 8%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 1%
Black 1%
Mixed 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Health Sciences 21%
Life & Natural Sciences 20%
Business & Economics 16%
Education 9%
Arts 5%
Computer Science & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $55,756
Est. Cost of Attendance $68,453
10-Year ROI $155,000
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #390
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #507
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #507
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 1 #566
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #578

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1080 – 1200
SAT Math Range 483 – 590
SAT RW Range 565 – 643
ACT Range 20 – 27

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Saint Benedict 338 0% / 100% 3% $66,349
Computer Science 4 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Biochemistry 10 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 32 0% / 100% 0% $62,569
Chemistry 4 0% / 100% 25%
Environmental Studies 7 0% / 100% 0%
Natural Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0%
Nutrition Sciences 11 +2 0% / 100% 0% $59,209
Physics 1 0% / 100% 100%
Exercise Science 14 0% / 100% 0%
Nursing 58 0% / 100% 0% $77,479
Accounting 13 0% / 100% 0% $82,674
Business Administration 34 +2 0% / 100% 0% $79,232
Economics
Economics 6 0% / 100% 17%
Ancient Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Classical Languages 1 0% / 100% 0%
Communication 18 +1 0% / 100% 0% $65,074
English 12 +2 0% / 100% 0% $57,414
French 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $57,357
History 2 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 0% / 100% 0%
Philosophy 2 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science 9 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Psychology 29 +1 0% / 100% 10% $56,024
Social Sciences 3 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 8 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Spanish 7 +1 0% / 100% 0% $57,357
Theology 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 29 0% / 100% 3% $45,847
Drama and Theatre Arts
Music 2 0% / 100% 0%
Studio Art 14 0% / 100% 14%