Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Lasallian)
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 941
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 67%
From Region 17%
Athletes 349 (39.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 10%
Black 8%
Asian 3%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Mixed 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
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 279 46% 66% 3% 6% 8% 3% $73,539 53 +0.33 69 96% 4.5%
Computer Science 6 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 17% 17% $97,280 19 -0.81 91 — — — — —
Information Technology 10 — 70% 50% 20% 10% 0% 0% $86,668 28 -0.56 84 96% 7.2% — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $72,635 63 +0.10 67 — — — — —
Mathematics — +1 — — — — — — $78,190 49 -0.27 76 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $83,062 51 -0.04 81 — — — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,632 71 +0.55 75 — — — — —
Biology 16 — 25% 69% 0% 0% 6% 6% $87,874 98 +2.49 85 100% — — — —
Biopsychology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,074 78 +0.71 71 — — — — —
Environmental Biology 10 — 70% 60% 0% 0% 10% 0% $60,726 76 +0.49 39 — — — — —
Allied Health 9 — 33% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $69,533 56 +0.07 61 — — — — —
Electrocardiograph Technology — — — — — — — — $79,203 61 +0.00 77 — — — — —
Health Humanities 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,428 63 +0.21 56 — — — — —
Nursing 11 — 18% 45% 0% 0% 36% 0% $106,600 92 +1.43 95 100% 1.9% — — —
Physician Assistant 16 — 19% 69% 6% 0% 0% 0% $69,684 56 +0.08 61 — — — — —
Public Health 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $66,425 57 +0.12 54 — — — — —
Accounting 14 +1 50% 79% 0% 0% 7% 0% $79,911 35 -0.46 78 92% 5.6% — — —
Actuarial Science — — — — — — — — $102,266 56 +0.43 94 96% — — — —
Business Administration 29 +4 45% 72% 3% 7% 7% 0% $85,746 77 +0.42 83 94% 4.2% — — —
Business Analytics 18 +6 72% 72% 0% 11% 6% 6% $90,549 47 -0.11 87 — — — — —
Business Studies 6 +2 83% 33% 0% 17% 0% 0% $59,821 9 -0.93 36 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $76,873 66 +0.05 74 — — — — —
Finance 5 +16 80% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $106,643 72 +0.26 95 100% — — — —
Health Administration 16 — 12% 56% 19% 6% 12% 0% $51,497 5 -0.77 16 89% — — — —
Human Resources Management 13 — 23% 38% 8% 31% 15% 0% $80,188 65 +0.30 78 97% — — — —
International Business 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,738 68 +0.14 84 — — — — —
Marketing 5 +5 60% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $79,312 60 +0.14 77 100% 3.5% — — —
Christian Studies 7 — 100% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,564 82 +0.58 25 — — — — —
English 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,699 50 -0.09 16 — — — — —
English Literature — — — — — — — — $51,637 50 -0.09 16 — — — — —
History 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,603 47 -0.23 23 — — — — —
Literature — — — — — — — — $51,977 52 -0.05 17 — — — — —
Philosophy 9 — 100% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $55,418 37 -0.45 25 — — — — —
Spanish — +5 — — — — — — $55,901 46 -0.19 26 — — — — —
Applied Psychology 10 — 20% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $54,621 51 -0.07 23 — — — — —
Communication Studies 7 — 57% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $58,503 40 -0.31 33 — — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $62,870 24 -0.69 45 — — — — —
Psychology 10 +2 0% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $55,247 55 +0.03 24 92% — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising — — — — — — — — $65,157 29 -0.59 51 — — — — —
Education 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,371 31 -0.43 15 — — — — —
Elementary Education 4 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,989 34 -0.34 13 84% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $52,702 39 -0.39 18 — — — — —
Secondary Education — +3 — — — — — — $49,989 23 -0.60 13 84% — — — —
Social Studies Education — — — — — — — — $52,480 36 -0.51 18 — — — — —
Art History and Criticism — — — — — — — — $38,155 8 -1.06 3 — — — — —
Fine Arts 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,972 9 -1.06 2 — — — — —
Graphic Design — — — — — — — — $41,109 4 -1.47 4 — — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $37,268 10 -1.02 3 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $37,289 10 -1.02 3 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $53,386 81 +0.71 20 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $37,011 10 -1.05 2 — — — — —
Theater 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $35,031 9 -1.08 2 95% — — — —
Criminal Justice 23 +1 74% 74% 0% 4% 4% 0% $78,475 99 +2.56 76 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,898
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

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
Business & Economics 38.4% 107 48% 63% 5% 9% 9% 1% $79,225 50 -0.07 77 94% 4.5%
Health Sciences 14.0% 39 21% 62% 3% 3% 15% 0% $79,862 62 +0.47 78 100% 1.9%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.4% 29 41% 69% 0% 0% 7% 3% $77,365 92 +1.60 75 100% —
Social Sciences 9.7% 27 22% 70% 0% 15% 7% 4% $55,859 39 -0.10 26 92% —
Professional 8.2% 23 74% 74% 0% 4% 4% 0% $78,475 73 +2.56 76 100% —
Humanities 7.9% 22 77% 86% 0% 0% 0% 5% $54,846 50 -0.04 23 — —
Computer Science 5.7% 16 81% 50% 12% 6% 6% 6% $90,648 17 -0.66 87 96% 7.2%
Education 3.2% 9 22% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,757 28 -0.39 14 84% —
Arts 2.5% 7 29% 29% 0% 0% 0% 29% $36,460 3 -1.06 2 95% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.5M #312 56% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 30 #139 — —
Business & Economics — — — — 16 #78 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $1.5M #527 56% — 46 #265 — —

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
Track & Field (combined) 61 $162K $162K $0
Baseball 51 $363K $363K $0
Soccer 38 $146K $146K $0
Ice Hockey 32 $214K $214K $0
Basketball 18 $227K $227K $0
Tennis 10 $63K $63K $0
Total 174 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 52 $163K $163K $0
Soccer 40 $165K $165K $0
Softball 39 $282K $282K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $226K $226K $0
Basketball 20 $191K $191K $0
Volleyball 15 $142K $142K $0
Tennis 13 $64K $64K $0
Total 175 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 113 $326K $326K $0
Soccer 78 $312K $312K $0
Ice Hockey 59 $440K $440K $0
Baseball 51 $363K $363K $0
Softball 39 $282K $282K $0
Basketball 38 $418K $418K $0
Tennis 23 $128K $128K $0
Volleyball 15 $142K $142K $0
Total 349 $3.4M $3.4M $0

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 98%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 98% 98% 98%

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