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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota vs Christian Brothers University

Winona, MN · Memphis, TN · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MN:TN

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × TN
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: enrollment shrank -44.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -85 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Christian Brothers University: enrollment ranged 953–1,535 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: acceptance rate eased +18.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.54).
  • Christian Brothers University: acceptance rate eased +86.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.62).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Saint Mary's University of Minnesota vs Christian Brothers University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Saint Mary's University of Minnesota leads on median debt at graduation ($21,500 vs $27,000 at Christian Brothers University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Saint Mary's University of Minnesota leads on 150%-time completion (66.8% vs 55.3% at Christian Brothers University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Christian Brothers University leads on avg net price ($9,854 vs $11,704 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Christian Brothers University?▼
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota leads on median debt at graduation at $21,500 versus $27,000 at Christian Brothers University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Christian Brothers University?▼
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota leads on 150%-time completion at 66.8% versus 55.3% at Christian Brothers University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Christian Brothers University?▼
Christian Brothers University leads on avg net price at $9,854 versus $11,704 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025