- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MNCity: smallZIP 55811Founded 1912
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1912
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.css.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
The College of Saint Scholastica
The College of Saint Scholastica is a private nonprofit university in Duluth, Minnesota, with 1,765 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 67% within six years and costs $26,830 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention82%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans52%
$26,830net price / year
93%admission rate
1120average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$72,044median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,510median debt
#332 of 1,704 for earnings#1,336 of 1,739 for lowest net price#473 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,294 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
- $56,458tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,050
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,050
- Average net price
- $26,830national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,604
$30,001–48,000$18,282
$48,001–75,000$16,321
$75,001–110,000$25,116
$110,001+$36,772
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $66,286
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $72,044middle 50%: $50,969–$97,345
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,510
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,345
Median, The College of Saint Scholastica$72,044
Lower quarter$50,969
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
- 1,765
- Part-time
- 8.1%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 26.5
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 51%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,589 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,660
- Endowment, end of year
- $87,878,218
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic4.5%
Black5.0%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident6.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.5%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions44%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Business & management13%
Public administration & social service9.1%
Psychology7.2%
Education4.9%
Computer & information sciences4.0%
Communication & journalism1.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 174899. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7726780.