by our College Data Analytics Team
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The College of Saint Scholastica was awarded 175 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is public administration & social service.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, St. Scholastica is ranked #296 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
St. Scholastica is also ranked #8 out of 52 schools in Minnesota.
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The acceptance rate at The College of Saint Scholastica is 74%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that St. Scholastica is a good fit for you.
About 3% of students accepted to St. Scholastica submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 555 and 650. Math scores were between 555 and 660.
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At St. Scholastica, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The College of Saint Scholastica is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The College of Saint Scholastica has a freshmen retention rate of 81%. 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.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At St. Scholastica the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 59%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,244 undergraduates at St. Scholastica with 1,934 being full-time and 310 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,810 | $16,932 | $19,092 | $24,059 | $26,903 |
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. Scholastica, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At St. Scholastica, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $11,453 a year. That adds up to $45,812 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at St. Scholastica is 2.6%. 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.
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Contact details for St. Scholastica are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1200 Kenwood Ave, Duluth, MN 55811-4199 |
| Phone: | 218-723-6000 |
| Website: | www.css.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/stscholastica |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/stscholastica |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 358 | $65,678 |
| General Psychology | 60 | $32,901 |
| Social Work | 56 | $39,169 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 41 | $30,245 |
| General Biology | 39 | $23,239 |
| Business Administration & Management | 39 | $41,050 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 32 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 | $46,420 |
| Human Resource Management | 18 | $39,885 |
| Marketing | 16 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,374 students took at least one online class at The College of Saint Scholastica. This is an increase from the 1,344 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,374 | 1,006 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,344 | 1,072 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,312 | 1,062 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,349 | 1,150 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,632 | 1,279 |
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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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