College of Saint Benedict

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for College of Saint Benedict

College of Saint Benedict operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,370 students of which 1,437 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. College of Saint Benedict is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 91.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,151 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $26,640, with published in-state tuition of $55,756 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,944, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 80.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 86.3%. Graduates earn a median of $63,260 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,567 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 77300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 83.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.