College of St. Scholastica

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Benedictine)
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (47%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,774
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 82%
From Region 9%
Athletes 486 (29.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
International 7%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Hispanic 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

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 St. Scholastica 560 32% 77% 2% 7% 4% 2% $77,494 66 +0.05 76 98% 4.4%
Computer Science 20 +2 75% 75% 0% 5% 0% 10% $102,727 26 -0.65 94 95% 4.3% — — —
Computer Science 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $112,289 40 -0.37 97 — — — — —
Chemistry — +3 — — — — — — $70,462 48 -0.11 65 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,413 35 -0.53 67 — — — — —
Physical Sciences 4 — 50% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $72,861 18 -0.77 69 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 33% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $69,763 44 -0.15 64 — — — — —
Biology 35 — 40% 97% 0% 3% 0% 0% $66,688 53 +0.03 57 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 34 — 47% 82% 3% 3% 3% 6% $75,315 94 +1.58 73 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,216 20 -0.63 38 100% — — — —
Holistic/Integrative Health 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,848 48 -0.11 57 — — — — —
Nursing 231 — 19% 74% 3% 11% 5% 0% $91,549 56 -0.07 89 99% 3.0% — — —
Accounting 13 +5 62% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,117 19 -0.90 70 100% 4.7% — — —
Business 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $104,129 91 +1.38 95 96% — — — —
Business Administration 32 — 69% 75% 3% 6% 0% 3% $68,316 33 -0.48 61 100% 5.2% — — —
Finance 15 +5 100% 73% 0% 0% 0% 27% $68,830 4 -1.04 62 96% — — — —
Health Information Management 15 — 0% 67% 13% 7% 13% 0% $70,098 73 +0.19 64 96% 5.8% — — —
Marketing 5 +4 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $72,738 37 -0.38 69 89% 6.0% — — —
Organizational Behavior 9 +3 33% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,047 11 -1.08 43 97% — — — —
Christian Studies — — — — — — — — $55,436 81 +0.57 27 — — — — —
English 4 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,593 33 -0.47 12 — — — — —
History — +3 — — — — — — $52,725 35 -0.41 21 — — — — —
Philosophy — +1 — — — — — — $57,231 42 -0.32 32 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,458 81 +0.57 27 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,059 51 -0.09 32 — — — — —
Communication 6 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $63,177 57 +0.12 48 — — — — —
Humanities 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,478 55 -0.04 30 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,360 30 -0.44 51 — — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,599 34 -0.37 55 — — — — —
Political Science 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,712 40 -0.33 59 — — — — —
Psychology 41 +5 24% 76% 2% 0% 7% 0% $62,843 89 +1.18 47 96% 9.9% — — —
Social Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,722 61 +0.08 33 — — — — —
Social Work 39 +2 10% 69% 5% 8% 8% 0% $59,386 86 +0.73 38 98% 5.3% — — —
Sustainability Studies 2 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,389 58 +0.24 49 — — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 11% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,146 23 -0.62 12 97% — — — —
English Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,418 31 -0.57 18 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,554 24 -0.59 18 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,935 18 -0.76 17 — — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,437 31 -0.56 18 — — — — —
Teacher Education 9 — 56% 67% 0% 22% 0% 0% $48,146 16 -0.81 12 97% — — — —
Music Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,180 68 +0.48 17 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,230 65 +0.37 15 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $45,214
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 62%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

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 48.2% 270 22% 75% 3% 10% 5% 1% $88,991 85 +0.13 87 99% 3.0%
Social Sciences 16.8% 94 22% 72% 3% 3% 6% 1% $61,349 62 +0.82 43 97% 7.7%
Business & Economics 16.1% 90 58% 77% 3% 3% 2% 7% $69,309 23 -0.56 63 98% 5.3%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.3% 41 39% 90% 0% 2% 0% 7% $67,138 46 +0.00 58 100% —
Education 4.6% 26 38% 77% 0% 8% 4% 0% $49,103 20 -0.69 13 97% —
Computer Science 4.1% 23 78% 78% 0% 4% 0% 9% $103,974 39 -0.61 95 95% 4.3%
Humanities 1.1% 6 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,148 27 -0.23 17 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 6 67% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $72,378 33 -0.69 68 — —
Arts 0.7% 4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,705 47 +0.43 16 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 67 $590K $540K $49K
Baseball 58 $326K $256K $69K
Soccer 34 $460K $254K $205K
Ice Hockey 27 $290K $310K -$19K
Track & Field (indoor) 25 $82K $62K $20K
Track & Field (outdoor) 23 $76K $57K $18K
Skiing 21 $100K $90K $10K
Basketball 19 $211K $174K $37K
Cross Country 16 $59K $55K $4K
Tennis 12 $77K $85K -$7K
Golf 9 $94K $73K $21K
Total 293 $2.4M $2.0M $408K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 29 $196K $253K -$57K
Ice Hockey 25 $289K $275K $13K
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $79K $59K $19K
Track & Field (outdoor) 22 $72K $54K $17K
Softball 21 $258K $224K $33K
Cross Country 19 $70K $65K $5K
Volleyball 19 $155K $131K $23K
Skiing 18 $86K $77K $8K
Basketball 16 $217K $211K $5K
Tennis 14 $90K $99K -$9K
Golf 6 $62K $48K $14K
Total 193 $1.6M $1.5M $75K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 67 $590K $540K $49K
Soccer 63 $657K $508K $148K
Baseball 58 $326K $256K $69K
Ice Hockey 52 $579K $585K -$6K
Track & Field (indoor) 49 $161K $121K $40K
Track & Field (outdoor) 45 $148K $111K $36K
Skiing 39 $187K $168K $18K
Basketball 35 $429K $386K $42K
Cross Country 35 $129K $120K $9K
Tennis 26 $168K $185K -$17K
Softball 21 $258K $224K $33K
Volleyball 19 $155K $131K $23K
Golf 15 $156K $121K $35K
Total 486 $5.1M $4.3M $784K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

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 26%
SAT Range 1090 – 1310
SAT Math Range 540 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 660