St Catherine University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for St Catherine University

St Catherine University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,473 students of which 2,942 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. St Catherine University is categorized as “17” 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 91.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,147 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,764, with published in-state tuition of $51,454 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,181, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 63.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.3%. Graduates earn a median of $59,282 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,795 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 229800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.8% 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.