Saint Joseph Seminary College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Saint Joseph Seminary College

Saint Joseph Seminary College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in St. Benedict, Louisiana (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 93 students of which 103 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. Saint Joseph Seminary College is categorized as “24” 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. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $45,460, with published in-state tuition of $28,025 and a Pell grant recipient share of 10.1%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 44.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.4%. Graduates earn a median of $38,366 ten years after enrolling, compared with $24,003 six years post-enrollment. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.