Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Catholic (Benedictine)
Population
200,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (62%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,379
Men / Women
0% / 100%
From State
82%
From Region
4%
Racial/Ethnic
White
75%
Hispanic
10%
International
4%
Asian
3%
Black
2%
Native American
1%
Mixed
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
1%
3%
4%
5%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2015 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2011 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2012 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2013 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2014 Asian: 4.0% 4.0%
2015 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2016 Asian: 5.2% 5.2%
2017 Asian: 6.5% 6.5%
2018 Asian: 7.1% 7.1%
2019 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2020 Asian: 5.9% 5.9%
2021 Asian: 7.1% 7.1%
2022 Asian: 6.0% 6.0%
2023 Asian: 4.8% 4.8%
2024 Asian: 4.1% 4.1%
2011 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2012 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2013 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2014 Black: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2016 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2018 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2019 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2020 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2021 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2022 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2023 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2024 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2011 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2012 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2013 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2014 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2015 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2016 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2017 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2018 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2019 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2020 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2021 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7%
2022 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2023 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2024 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8%
2011 White: 90.8% 90.8%
2012 White: 88.4% 88.4%
2013 White: 89.6% 89.6%
2014 White: 88.1% 88.1%
2015 White: 84.4% 84.4%
2016 White: 83.9% 83.9%
2017 White: 82.5% 82.5%
2018 White: 80.6% 80.6%
2019 White: 78.4% 78.4%
2020 White: 82.3% 82.3%
2021 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2022 White: 78.3% 78.3%
2023 White: 80.9% 80.9%
2024 White: 78.5% 78.5%
2011 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2012 International: 5.0% 5.0%
2013 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2014 International: 5.8% 5.8%
2015 International: 6.4% 6.4%
2016 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2017 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2018 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2019 International: 3.2% 3.2%
2020 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2021 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2022 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2023 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2024 International: 3.7% 3.7%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2025 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2021 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2022 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2023 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2024 Asian: 3.2% 3.2%
2025 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2020 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2022 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2023 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2024 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2025 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2020 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5%
2021 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2022 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2%
2023 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8%
2024 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1%
2025 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4%
2020 White: 80.3% 80.3%
2021 White: 79.7% 79.7%
2022 White: 79.6% 79.6%
2023 White: 80.5% 80.5%
2024 White: 79.2% 79.2%
2025 White: 75.3% 75.3%
2020 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2021 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2022 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2023 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2024 International: 3.2% 3.2%
2025 International: 3.6% 3.6%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
College of Saint Benedict
347
0% / 100%
2%
$63,923
47
96%
Computer Science
7 —
0% / 100%
0%
$92,442
89
—
Chemistry
9 —
0% / 100%
11%
$65,366
51
—
Mathematics
3 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$70,089
62
—
Physics
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
$72,985
68
—
Biochemistry
6 —
0% / 100%
0%
$61,830
40
—
Biology
47 +1
0% / 100%
2%
$62,323
42
90%
Environmental Studies
10 —
0% / 100%
10%
$54,111
18
—
Natural Sciences
— —
—
—
$56,170
24
—
Nutrition Sciences
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$59,162
32
100%
Exercise Science
27 —
0% / 100%
0%
$57,690
28
—
Nursing
55 —
0% / 100%
0%
$77,385
75
94%
Accounting
15 —
0% / 100%
0%
$82,484
81
100%
Business Administration
30 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$79,049
77
94%
Economics
— +1
—
—
$77,210
75
—
Economics
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$76,739
74
—
Finance
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Ancient Studies
— —
—
—
$52,003
14
—
Classical Languages
— +1
—
—
$56,438
24
—
Communication
19 —
0% / 100%
0%
$64,783
49
100%
English
14 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$56,958
26
100%
French
— —
—
—
$57,013
26
100%
History
4 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$53,325
17
—
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$56,579
25
—
Philosophy
— —
—
—
$52,054
14
—
Political Science
4 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$64,246
47
96%
Psychology
37 +2
0% / 100%
5%
$55,917
23
100%
Social Sciences
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,101
12
—
Sociology
2 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$50,381
11
—
Spanish
— +2
—
—
$57,013
26
100%
Theology
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,509
13
—
Women's Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Elementary Education
27 —
0% / 100%
0%
$45,656
6
100%
Drama and Theatre Arts
— —
—
—
$38,156
2
—
Music
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$43,448
5
—
Studio Art
12 —
0% / 100%
8%
$41,918
4
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$59,782
ROI Percentile
47th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
86%
4-Year Graduation Rate
73%
6-Year Graduation Rate
77%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 81.1% 81.1%
2012 Graduated: 81.0% 81.0%
2013 Graduated: 81.6% 81.6%
2014 Graduated: 81.3% 81.3%
2015 Graduated: 84.8% 84.8%
2016 Graduated: 84.3% 84.3%
2017 Graduated: 81.7% 81.7%
2018 Graduated: 80.2% 80.2%
2019 Graduated: 79.7% 79.7%
2020 Graduated: 85.1% 85.1%
2021 Graduated: 76.7% 76.7%
2022 Graduated: 78.3% 78.3%
2023 Graduated: 83.0% 83.0%
2024 Graduated: 77.1% 77.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Women: 81.1% 81.1%
2012 Women: 81.0% 81.0%
2013 Women: 81.6% 81.6%
2014 Women: 81.3% 81.3%
2015 Women: 84.8% 84.8%
2016 Women: 84.3% 84.3%
2017 Women: 81.7% 81.7%
2018 Women: 80.2% 80.2%
2019 Women: 79.7% 79.7%
2020 Women: 85.1% 85.1%
2021 Women: 76.7% 76.7%
2022 Women: 78.3% 78.3%
2023 Women: 83.0% 83.0%
2024 Women: 77.1% 77.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 62.5% 62.5%
2012 Asian: 73.7% 73.7%
2013 Asian: 62.5% 62.5%
2014 Asian: 76.2% 76.2%
2015 Asian: 81.5% 81.5%
2016 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2017 Asian: 73.5% 73.5%
2018 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2019 Asian: 71.0% 71.0%
2020 Asian: 71.9% 71.9%
2021 Asian: 70.6% 70.6%
2022 Asian: 76.7% 76.7%
2023 Asian: 72.0% 72.0%
2024 Asian: 61.1% 61.1%
2011 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2012 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0%
2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Hispanic: 74.1% 74.1%
2017 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2018 Hispanic: 79.2% 79.2%
2019 Hispanic: 69.4% 69.4%
2020 Hispanic: 81.8% 81.8%
2021 Hispanic: 62.7% 62.7%
2022 Hispanic: 56.8% 56.8%
2023 Hispanic: 65.9% 65.9%
2024 Hispanic: 68.1% 68.1%
2011 White: 83.0% 83.0%
2012 White: 81.9% 81.9%
2013 White: 84.0% 84.0%
2014 White: 82.7% 82.7%
2015 White: 86.7% 86.7%
2016 White: 85.1% 85.1%
2017 White: 83.6% 83.6%
2018 White: 82.8% 82.8%
2019 White: 82.2% 82.2%
2020 White: 86.8% 86.8%
2021 White: 79.5% 79.5%
2022 White: 83.8% 83.8%
2023 White: 85.2% 85.2%
2024 White: 79.3% 79.3%
2011 International: 57.9% 57.9%
2012 International: 81.5% 81.5%
2013 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2014 International: 70.0% 70.0%
2015 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2016 International: 78.3% 78.3%
2017 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 International: 55.0% 55.0%
2019 International: 88.2% 88.2%
2020 International: 73.3% 73.3%
2021 International: 76.5% 76.5%
2022 International: 42.9% 42.9%
2023 International: 93.8% 93.8%
2024 International: 81.2% 81.2%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
25.9%
90
0% / 100%
2%
$57,700
28
100%
Health Sciences
23.6%
82
0% / 100%
0%
$70,900
64
94%
Life & Natural Sciences
15.3%
53
0% / 100%
2%
$62,267
42
90%
Business & Economics
13.5%
47
0% / 100%
0%
$80,119
79
96%
Education
7.8%
27
0% / 100%
0%
$45,656
6
100%
Agriculture & Food Science
4.0%
14
0% / 100%
7%
$55,554
22
100%
Arts
4.0%
14
0% / 100%
7%
$42,137
4
—
Physical Sciences & Math
3.7%
13
0% / 100%
15%
$67,042
55
—
Computer Science
2.0%
7
0% / 100%
0%
$92,442
89
—
Research
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.4M
#403
1%
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0.3M
#324
4%
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0.2M
#466
8%
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0.2M
#339
3%
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$0.2M
#520
7%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0.1M
#358
1%
$0
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.1M
#437
6%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$1.5M
#523
4%
$0
—
—
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
62%
Yield (Unbound)
22%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
62%
62%
62%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 73.2% 73.2%
2012 Acceptance: 76.7% 76.7%
2013 Acceptance: 75.5% 75.5%
2014 Acceptance: 82.2% 82.2%
2015 Acceptance: 74.1% 74.1%
2016 Acceptance: 87.7% 87.7%
2017 Acceptance: 80.6% 80.6%
2018 Acceptance: 83.4% 83.4%
2019 Acceptance: 80.5% 80.5%
2020 Acceptance: 84.0% 84.0%
2021 Acceptance: 91.8% 91.8%
2022 Acceptance: 87.8% 87.8%
2023 Acceptance: 91.4% 91.4%
2024 Acceptance: 91.5% 91.5%
2011 Yield: 36.4% 36.4%
2012 Yield: 33.0% 33.0%
2013 Yield: 34.3% 34.3%
2014 Yield: 37.3% 37.3%
2015 Yield: 34.5% 34.5%
2016 Yield: 30.8% 30.8%
2017 Yield: 32.5% 32.5%
2018 Yield: 27.6% 27.6%
2019 Yield: 26.5% 26.5%
2020 Yield: 25.8% 25.8%
2021 Yield: 24.9% 24.9%
2022 Yield: 21.8% 21.8%
2023 Yield: 22.4% 22.4%
2024 Yield: 21.6% 21.6%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,972 1,972
2012 Applicants: 1,938 1,938
2013 Applicants: 2,077 2,077
2014 Applicants: 1,768 1,768
2015 Applicants: 1,860 1,860
2016 Applicants: 1,859 1,859
2017 Applicants: 2,003 2,003
2018 Applicants: 1,931 1,931
2019 Applicants: 2,052 2,052
2020 Applicants: 1,845 1,845
2021 Applicants: 1,705 1,705
2022 Applicants: 1,689 1,689
2023 Applicants: 1,852 1,852
2024 Applicants: 1,840 1,840
2011 Admitted: 1,444 1,444
2012 Admitted: 1,487 1,487
2013 Admitted: 1,569 1,569
2014 Admitted: 1,453 1,453
2015 Admitted: 1,379 1,379
2016 Admitted: 1,631 1,631
2017 Admitted: 1,614 1,614
2018 Admitted: 1,610 1,610
2019 Admitted: 1,651 1,651
2020 Admitted: 1,550 1,550
2021 Admitted: 1,565 1,565
2022 Admitted: 1,483 1,483
2023 Admitted: 1,692 1,692
2024 Admitted: 1,684 1,684
2011 Enrolled: 525 525
2012 Enrolled: 490 490
2013 Enrolled: 538 538
2014 Enrolled: 542 542
2015 Enrolled: 476 476
2016 Enrolled: 503 503
2017 Enrolled: 524 524
2018 Enrolled: 445 445
2019 Enrolled: 438 438
2020 Enrolled: 400 400
2021 Enrolled: 389 389
2022 Enrolled: 324 324
2023 Enrolled: 379 379
2024 Enrolled: 363 363
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
47%
SAT Range
1040
–
1230
SAT Math Range
480
–
590
SAT RW Range
560
–
640
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1015 1015
2012 25th: 960 960
2013 25th: 940 940
2014 25th: 1000 1000
2015 25th: 940 940
2016 25th: 880 880
2017 25th: 1010 1010
2018 25th: 1000 1000
2019 25th: 1040 1040
2020 25th: 1070 1070
2021 25th: 1110 1110
2022 25th: 1055 1055
2023 25th: 950 950
2024 25th: 1048 1048
2011 75th: 1280 1280
2012 75th: 1250 1250
2013 75th: 1178 1178
2014 75th: 1240 1240
2015 75th: 1160 1160
2016 75th: 1130 1130
2017 75th: 1220 1220
2018 75th: 1200 1200
2019 75th: 1255 1255
2020 75th: 1200 1200
2021 75th: 1220 1220
2022 75th: 1245 1245
2023 75th: 1220 1220
2024 75th: 1233 1233
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 510 510
2012 25th: 480 480
2013 25th: 470 470
2014 25th: 480 480
2015 25th: 450 450
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 480 480
2018 25th: 490 490
2019 25th: 520 520
2020 25th: 510 510
2021 25th: 550 550
2022 25th: 530 530
2023 25th: 480 480
2024 25th: 483 483
2011 75th: 645 645
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 608 608
2014 75th: 615 615
2015 75th: 570 570
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 590 590
2018 75th: 590 590
2019 75th: 630 630
2020 75th: 570 570
2021 75th: 590 590
2022 75th: 630 630
2023 75th: 610 610
2024 75th: 590 590
SAT Reading & Writing
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 505 505
2012 25th: 480 480
2013 25th: 470 470
2014 25th: 520 520
2015 25th: 490 490
2016 25th: 450 450
2017 25th: 530 530
2018 25th: 510 510
2019 25th: 520 520
2020 25th: 560 560
2021 25th: 560 560
2022 25th: 525 525
2023 25th: 470 470
2024 25th: 565 565
2011 75th: 635 635
2012 75th: 640 640
2013 75th: 570 570
2014 75th: 625 625
2015 75th: 590 590
2016 75th: 570 570
2017 75th: 630 630
2018 75th: 610 610
2019 75th: 625 625
2020 75th: 630 630
2021 75th: 630 630
2022 75th: 615 615
2023 75th: 610 610
2024 75th: 643 643
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 58.0% 58.0%
2022 Submitted: 52.0% 52.0%
2023 Submitted: 51.0% 51.0%
2024 Submitted: 47.0% 47.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
