Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Catholic (Benedictine)
Population
150,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
90 (14%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation
246 (47%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,774
Men / Women
36% / 64%
From State
82%
From Region
9%
Athletes
32.3%
Racial/Ethnic
White
72%
International
7%
Black
6%
Mixed
5%
Hispanic
4%
Asian
2%
Native American
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 36.0% 36.0%
2012 Men: 37.7% 37.7%
2013 Men: 31.5% 31.5%
2014 Men: 30.6% 30.6%
2015 Men: 34.2% 34.2%
2016 Men: 37.1% 37.1%
2017 Men: 33.2% 33.2%
2018 Men: 33.0% 33.0%
2019 Men: 37.6% 37.6%
2020 Men: 30.6% 30.6%
2021 Men: 40.8% 40.8%
2022 Men: 38.5% 38.5%
2023 Men: 39.4% 39.4%
2024 Men: 36.3% 36.3%
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: 1.0% 1.0%
2012 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2013 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2015 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2017 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2018 Native: 1.7% 1.7%
2019 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2011 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2012 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2013 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2014 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2018 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2019 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2020 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2022 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2023 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2024 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2011 Black: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2013 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2014 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2015 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2016 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2017 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2018 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2019 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2020 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2022 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2024 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2011 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2014 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2015 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7%
2016 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2018 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2020 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2022 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2023 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2024 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2011 White: 89.4% 89.4%
2012 White: 83.6% 83.6%
2013 White: 86.9% 86.9%
2014 White: 82.8% 82.8%
2015 White: 88.1% 88.1%
2016 White: 85.0% 85.0%
2017 White: 86.8% 86.8%
2018 White: 86.6% 86.6%
2019 White: 82.3% 82.3%
2020 White: 83.9% 83.9%
2021 White: 82.4% 82.4%
2022 White: 83.3% 83.3%
2023 White: 85.2% 85.2%
2024 White: 82.6% 82.6%
2011 International: 3.9% 3.9%
2012 International: 6.9% 6.9%
2013 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2014 International: 4.7% 4.7%
2015 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2016 International: 4.9% 4.9%
2017 International: 5.6% 5.6%
2018 International: 4.4% 4.4%
2019 International: 5.8% 5.8%
2020 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2021 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2022 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2023 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2024 International: 2.5% 2.5%
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: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2025 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2022 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2023 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2024 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2025 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2020 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2021 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2022 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2023 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2024 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2025 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2020 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2022 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2023 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2024 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2025 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2020 White: 83.0% 83.0%
2021 White: 81.3% 81.3%
2022 White: 81.7% 81.7%
2023 White: 78.9% 78.9%
2024 White: 74.1% 74.1%
2025 White: 72.0% 72.0%
2020 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2022 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2023 International: 3.9% 3.9%
2024 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2025 International: 6.9% 6.9%
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 St. Scholastica
560
32% / 68%
2%
$76,008
80
96%
Computer Science
20 +2
75% / 25%
10%
$84,477
87
90%
Computer Science
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Chemistry
— +3
—
—
$69,639
72
—
Mathematics
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$71,898
75
—
Physical Sciences
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$71,508
75
—
Biochemistry
6 —
33% / 67%
50%
$70,606
73
—
Biology
35 —
40% / 60%
0%
$92,613
93
91%
Exercise Science
34 —
47% / 53%
6%
$61,752
55
100%
Health Sciences
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$59,217
49
100%
Holistic/Integrative Health
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$68,835
70
—
Nursing
231 —
19% / 81%
0%
$89,192
91
96%
Accounting
13 +5
62% / 38%
0%
$69,272
71
97%
Business
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$104,131
97
96%
Business Administration
32 —
69% / 31%
3%
$71,874
75
98%
Finance
15 +5
100% / 0%
27%
$68,832
70
96%
Health Information Management
15 —
0% / 100%
0%
$64,576
62
98%
Marketing
5 +4
60% / 40%
20%
$67,771
68
96%
Organizational Behavior
9 +3
33% / 67%
0%
$63,321
59
97%
Christian Studies
— —
—
—
$55,639
38
—
Communication
6 +1
67% / 33%
17%
$56,898
42
—
English
4 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$49,107
19
—
History
— +3
—
—
$53,945
33
—
Humanities
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$54,389
34
—
International Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$69,863
72
—
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$70,626
73
—
Philosophy
— +1
—
—
$55,998
39
—
Political Science
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Psychology
41 +5
24% / 76%
0%
$58,131
46
96%
Religious Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Social Sciences
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$55,216
37
—
Social Work
39 +2
10% / 90%
0%
$54,815
36
98%
Spanish
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Sustainability Studies
2 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$66,026
65
—
Elementary Education
9 —
11% / 89%
0%
$49,471
20
95%
English Education
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,706
26
—
Mathematics Education
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$52,240
28
—
Social Studies Education
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$52,030
27
—
Spanish Language Teacher Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Teacher Education
9 —
56% / 44%
0%
$49,471
20
95%
Music Education
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,251
28
—
Music Performance
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$45,214
ROI Percentile
80th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
82%
4-Year Graduation Rate
62%
6-Year Graduation Rate
70%
Transfer-Out Rate
22%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 63.5% 63.5%
2012 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7%
2013 Graduated: 68.4% 68.4%
2014 Graduated: 61.4% 61.4%
2015 Graduated: 69.8% 69.8%
2016 Graduated: 65.9% 65.9%
2017 Graduated: 66.9% 66.9%
2018 Graduated: 69.3% 69.3%
2019 Graduated: 69.3% 69.3%
2020 Graduated: 68.6% 68.6%
2021 Graduated: 65.2% 65.2%
2022 Graduated: 67.2% 67.2%
2023 Graduated: 63.0% 63.0%
2024 Graduated: 70.5% 70.5%
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%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 60.7% 60.7%
2012 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2013 Men: 62.3% 62.3%
2014 Men: 55.2% 55.2%
2015 Men: 61.3% 61.3%
2016 Men: 58.1% 58.1%
2017 Men: 61.3% 61.3%
2018 Men: 59.6% 59.6%
2019 Men: 62.5% 62.5%
2020 Men: 57.9% 57.9%
2021 Men: 64.2% 64.2%
2022 Men: 55.7% 55.7%
2023 Men: 52.8% 52.8%
2024 Men: 65.6% 65.6%
2011 Women: 64.6% 64.6%
2012 Women: 69.8% 69.8%
2013 Women: 71.1% 71.1%
2014 Women: 64.6% 64.6%
2015 Women: 74.1% 74.1%
2016 Women: 70.7% 70.7%
2017 Women: 70.1% 70.1%
2018 Women: 75.2% 75.2%
2019 Women: 72.4% 72.4%
2020 Women: 73.4% 73.4%
2021 Women: 65.6% 65.6%
2022 Women: 74.0% 74.0%
2023 Women: 68.0% 68.0%
2024 Women: 72.9% 72.9%
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 White: 64.4% 64.4%
2012 White: 69.4% 69.4%
2013 White: 70.0% 70.0%
2014 White: 63.9% 63.9%
2015 White: 71.8% 71.8%
2016 White: 65.4% 65.4%
2017 White: 67.1% 67.1%
2018 White: 71.1% 71.1%
2019 White: 70.1% 70.1%
2020 White: 72.7% 72.7%
2021 White: 67.6% 67.6%
2022 White: 68.6% 68.6%
2023 White: 65.6% 65.6%
2024 White: 73.2% 73.2%
2011 International: 73.7% 73.7%
2012 International: 41.2% 41.2%
2013 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2014 International: 77.8% 77.8%
2015 International: 82.4% 82.4%
2016 International: 85.7% 85.7%
2017 International: 81.5% 81.5%
2018 International: 71.4% 71.4%
2019 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2020 International: 46.2% 46.2%
2021 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 International: 65.0% 65.0%
2023 International: 72.7% 72.7%
2024 International: 90.0% 90.0%
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
⇅
Health Sciences
48.2%
270
22% / 78%
1%
$85,288
88
97%
Humanities & Social Sciences
17.9%
100
22% / 78%
1%
$56,655
41
96%
Business & Economics
16.1%
90
58% / 42%
7%
$69,050
71
97%
Life & Natural Sciences
7.3%
41
39% / 61%
7%
$89,392
91
91%
Education
4.6%
26
38% / 62%
0%
$50,157
22
95%
Computer Science
4.1%
23
78% / 22%
9%
$84,477
87
90%
Physical Sciences & Math
1.1%
6
67% / 33%
0%
$71,638
75
—
Arts
0.7%
4
0% / 100%
0%
$52,251
28
—
Research
⇅
Agriculture & Food Science
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Education
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Engineering
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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
74%
Yield (Unbound)
17%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
74%
74%
74%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 81.2% 81.2%
2012 Acceptance: 78.3% 78.3%
2013 Acceptance: 72.7% 72.7%
2014 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2%
2015 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5%
2016 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7%
2017 Acceptance: 68.2% 68.2%
2018 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2%
2019 Acceptance: 76.4% 76.4%
2020 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3%
2021 Acceptance: 73.7% 73.7%
2022 Acceptance: 96.6% 96.6%
2023 Acceptance: 93.8% 93.8%
2024 Acceptance: 93.0% 93.0%
2011 Yield: 33.2% 33.2%
2012 Yield: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Yield: 32.9% 32.9%
2014 Yield: 20.7% 20.7%
2015 Yield: 19.9% 19.9%
2016 Yield: 21.9% 21.9%
2017 Yield: 18.4% 18.4%
2018 Yield: 15.8% 15.8%
2019 Yield: 30.1% 30.1%
2020 Yield: 23.4% 23.4%
2021 Yield: 23.1% 23.1%
2022 Yield: 23.0% 23.0%
2023 Yield: 23.1% 23.1%
2024 Yield: 16.9% 16.9%
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: 1,806 1,806
2012 Applicants: 1,833 1,833
2013 Applicants: 1,810 1,810
2014 Applicants: 3,368 3,368
2015 Applicants: 3,589 3,589
2016 Applicants: 3,232 3,232
2017 Applicants: 3,833 3,833
2018 Applicants: 3,808 3,808
2019 Applicants: 1,956 1,956
2020 Applicants: 1,922 1,922
2021 Applicants: 2,087 2,087
2022 Applicants: 1,653 1,653
2023 Applicants: 1,608 1,608
2024 Applicants: 2,387 2,387
2011 Admitted: 1,466 1,466
2012 Admitted: 1,435 1,435
2013 Admitted: 1,315 1,315
2014 Admitted: 2,229 2,229
2015 Admitted: 2,206 2,206
2016 Admitted: 2,059 2,059
2017 Admitted: 2,616 2,616
2018 Admitted: 2,520 2,520
2019 Admitted: 1,494 1,494
2020 Admitted: 1,409 1,409
2021 Admitted: 1,538 1,538
2022 Admitted: 1,597 1,597
2023 Admitted: 1,508 1,508
2024 Admitted: 2,219 2,219
2011 Enrolled: 486 486
2012 Enrolled: 478 478
2013 Enrolled: 432 432
2014 Enrolled: 461 461
2015 Enrolled: 439 439
2016 Enrolled: 450 450
2017 Enrolled: 482 482
2018 Enrolled: 397 397
2019 Enrolled: 450 450
2020 Enrolled: 330 330
2021 Enrolled: 355 355
2022 Enrolled: 367 367
2023 Enrolled: 349 349
2024 Enrolled: 375 375
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
26%
SAT Range
1090
–
1310
SAT Math Range
540
–
650
SAT RW Range
550
–
660
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 930 930
2012 25th: 930 930
2013 25th: 850 850
2014 25th: 1030 1030
2015 25th: 720 720
2016 25th: 890 890
2017 25th: 1020 1020
2018 25th: 1050 1050
2021 25th: 1110 1110
2011 75th: 1170 1170
2012 75th: 1300 1300
2013 75th: 1030 1030
2014 75th: 1220 1220
2015 75th: 1010 1010
2016 75th: 1120 1120
2017 75th: 1300 1300
2018 75th: 1270 1270
2021 75th: 1310 1310
SAT Math
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 480 480
2012 25th: 500 500
2013 25th: 430 430
2014 25th: 490 490
2015 25th: 340 340
2016 25th: 460 460
2017 25th: 510 510
2018 25th: 530 530
2021 25th: 555 555
2011 75th: 580 580
2012 75th: 640 640
2013 75th: 500 500
2014 75th: 630 630
2015 75th: 540 540
2016 75th: 570 570
2017 75th: 630 630
2018 75th: 630 630
2021 75th: 660 660
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 450 450
2012 25th: 430 430
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 540 540
2015 25th: 380 380
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 510 510
2018 25th: 520 520
2021 25th: 555 555
2011 75th: 590 590
2012 75th: 660 660
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 590 590
2015 75th: 470 470
2016 75th: 550 550
2017 75th: 670 670
2018 75th: 640 640
2021 75th: 650 650
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: 94.0% 94.0%
2012 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2013 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0%
2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2019 Submitted: 78.0% 78.0%
2020 Submitted: 70.0% 70.0%
2021 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0%
2022 Submitted: 30.0% 30.0%
2023 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0%
2024 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0%
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.
