10-yr median earnings
$63,260
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Saint Joseph, Minnesota
College of Saint Benedict
College of Saint Benedict is a private nonprofit institution in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $63,260
- 10-yr median earnings
- 91.5%
- Acceptance rate
- $26,640
- Avg net price / yr
- 80.3%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
College of Saint Benedict pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 12%
- former-student earnings, US
- 91.5%
- acceptance rate
- 80.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +16%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Midsize
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this College of Saint Benedict profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
61/100
College of Saint Benedict
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A
$63,260
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$26,640
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
80.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,944
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
93.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B+
86.3%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$26,640
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
80.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 80.3%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - College of Saint Benedict vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How College of Saint Benedict ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
College of Saint Benedict: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$63,260 Top 12% higher than 88% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | College of Saint Benedict | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $63,260 | #619 of 5103 | 88th |
| Average net price | $26,640 | #4114 of 5020 | 18th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.3% | #700 of 4858 | 86th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,370 | #1858 of 5462 | 66th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,370
Undergraduate enrollment
91.5%
Acceptance rate
1,151
SAT average
80.3%
150%-time completion
$63,260
10-yr median earnings
86.3%
First-year retention
How College of Saint Benedict ranks in Minnesota
State rank among 96 reporting Minnesota colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | College of Saint Benedict | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $63,260 | #13 of 96 | 86th |
| Average net price | $26,640 | #69 of 82 | 16th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.3% | #6 of 80 | 93rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,370 | #52 of 85 | 39th |
Highest former-student earnings in Minnesota
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | $79,652 | - |
| 2 | Saint Johns University | $76,786 | $25,672 |
| 3 | Carleton College | $75,525 | $25,407 |
| 4 | University of St Thomas | $73,739 | $29,155 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $69,020 | $16,778 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota-Rochester | $69,020 | $13,744 |
| 7 | The College of Saint Scholastica | $65,934 | $27,846 |
| 8 | Gustavus Adolphus College | $65,607 | $22,900 |
| 9 | St Olaf College | $65,543 | $23,874 |
| 10 | Metropolitan State University | $64,705 | $16,863 |
| 11 | Macalester College | $63,878 | $32,149 |
| 12 | Bethel University | $63,764 | $28,556 |
| 13 | College of Saint BenedictThis school | $63,260 | $26,640 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 91.5% |
| SAT Average | 1,151 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 483 – 590 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 565 – 643 |
| ACT Average | 24 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 20 – 27 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at College of Saint Benedict
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $12,981
$0 – $30k
$12,981 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,791 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$20,378 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$33,660 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at College of Saint Benedict - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $55,756 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $55,756 |
| Average Net Price | $26,640 |
19.9%
Pell Grant Rate
62.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,944
Median Debt
$286/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what College of Saint Benedict costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +19.3% over 10 years, from $23,518 to $28,065 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $23,5182023 · $28,065
Over the same years, enrollment went -32.1% (2,051 → 1,392 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
21.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
86.3%
Retention Rate
$54,567
Median Earnings (6yr)
83.1%
Earning Over $25K
93.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 80.3% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 86.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $54,567 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $63,260 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 83.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 93.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $26,944 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $286/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at College of Saint Benedict by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$87,159 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$84,492 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$78,901 median earnings
- Political Science and Gove…
Political Science and Government
$64,777 median earnings
- Rhetoric and Composition/W…
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
$64,449 median earnings
- Communication and Media St…
Communication and Media Studies
$64,430 median earnings
- Nutrition Sciences
Nutrition Sciences
$61,790 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$60,050 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | 13 | $87,159 | $26,323 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 50 | $84,492 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 22 | $78,901 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | 22 | $64,777 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's | - | $64,449 | - |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | 31 | $64,430 | $27,000 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's | 19 | $61,790 | $26,250 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 41 | $60,050 | $23,965 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 48 | $57,475 | $26,816 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | 11 | $51,753 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 31 | $51,487 | $26,943 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | 13 | - | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's | 9 | - | $23,307 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at College of Saint Benedict? ▼
College of Saint Benedict is a private nonprofit institution in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. The acceptance rate is 91.5%. The average SAT score is 1,151. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,370 students.
How much do College of Saint Benedict former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at College of Saint Benedict who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $63,260 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $54,567.
How much does College of Saint Benedict cost? ▼
The average net price at College of Saint Benedict is $26,640. In-state tuition is $55,756 and out-of-state tuition is $55,756. Median student debt at graduation is $26,944.
What is the graduation rate at College of Saint Benedict? ▼
College of Saint Benedict has a 80.3% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 86.3%.
Is College of Saint Benedict worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at College of Saint Benedict is $26,944, while former students earn a median of $63,260 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 43% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 93.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $286.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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