by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
College of Saint Benedict was awarded 96 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is foreign languages & linguistics.
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CSB landed the #339 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CSB held the #373 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 52 colleges in Minnesota, CSB is ranked at #11.
The acceptance rate at College of Saint Benedict is 92%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into CSB is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 5% of students accepted to CSB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 630. Math scores were between 550 and 590.
At CSB, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 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 College of Saint Benedict is 87%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like College of Saint Benedict enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at CSB for first-time, full-time students is 75%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,668 undergraduates at CSB with 1,655 being full-time and 13 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,105 | $17,510 | $19,835 | $26,039 | $31,620 |
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 CSB, 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 CSB, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $10,036 a year. That adds up to $40,144 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CSB is 1.5%. 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 CSB are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 37 S. College Ave., Saint Joseph, MN 56374 |
| Phone: | 320-363-5011 |
| Website: | https://csbsju.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/twocolleges?ref=ts |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/CSBSJU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 57 | $34,176 |
| General Biology | 48 | $26,557 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 43 | $39,234 |
| Accounting | 29 | $57,133 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 29 | $41,526 |
| Business Administration & Management | 26 | $49,618 |
| Nutrition Science | 24 | $29,764 |
| General English Literature | 21 | $26,663 |
| Political Science & Government | 19 | $39,024 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 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, 17 students took at least one online class at College of Saint Benedict. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 17 | 15 |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at College of Saint Benedict.
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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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