by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
St Catherine University was awarded 211 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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College Factual ranked St. Kate's as #395 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when St. Kate's held the #435 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
St. Kate's is also ranked #16 out of 52 schools in Minnesota.
When it comes to admittance, St Catherine University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 75%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 1% of students accepted to St. Kate's submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 380 and 610.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at St. Kate's it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at St Catherine University is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
St Catherine University has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at St. Kate's for first-time, full-time students is 48%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at St Catherine University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,983 undergraduates at St. Kate's with 1,898 being full-time and 1,085 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,391 | $15,209 | $15,942 | $20,503 | $23,382 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of St. Kate's, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At St. Kate's, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $5,878 a year. That adds up to $23,512 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at St. Kate's is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at St Catherine University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of St Catherine University.
Contact details for St. Kate's are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2004 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105 |
| Phone: | 651-690-6000 |
| Website: | https://www.stkate.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/st.kates |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/StKate |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 171 | $67,008 |
| Public Health | 53 | $35,877 |
| Allied Health Professions | 48 | $64,947 |
| Health & Physical Education | 34 | $25,781 |
| Social Work | 32 | $42,462 |
| Business Administration & Management | 30 | $48,360 |
| General Psychology | 25 | $35,677 |
| General Biology | 21 | $30,239 |
| General English Literature | 21 | $29,742 |
| Economics | 16 | $53,731 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,030 students took at least one online class at St Catherine University. This is a decrease from the 4,058 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,030 | 880 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,058 | 2,430 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,593 | 974 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,673 | 1,006 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,137 | 711 |
Learn more about online learning at St Catherine University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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