- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MNTown: distantZIP 55987Founded 1912
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1912
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.smumn.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a private nonprofit university in Winona, Minnesota, with 1,073 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $20,422 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention75%
4-year graduation60%
Pell Grant share18%
Federal loans41%
$20,422net price / year
93%admission rate
—average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$68,708median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#433 of 1,704 for earnings#897 of 1,739 for lowest net price#529 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,284 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $59,500tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $46,660
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $46,660
- Average net price
- $20,422national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,688
$30,001–48,000$15,534
$48,001–75,000$12,768
$75,001–110,000$20,076
$110,001+$26,282
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college18%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,274
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $68,708middle 50%: $45,371–$97,081
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,081
Median, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota$68,708
Lower quarter$45,371
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,073
- Part-time
- 18%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 25.4
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 18%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 27%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,511 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,094
- Endowment, end of year
- $70,711,184
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic8.8%
Black9.1%
Asian3.4%
Two or more races0.8%
U.S. nonresident1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown17%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Health professions21%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.1%
Psychology7.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies6.7%
Computer & information sciences5.7%
Philosophy & religious studies5.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 174817. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2212976.