by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at College of Saint Benedict, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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The total published cost of attendance at College of Saint Benedict is about $66,878.00 per academic year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $55,756.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $11,122.00 |
| Total cost | $66,878.00 |
| That is 104% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $66,878.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$41,813.00 |
| Net price | $25,065.00 |
| That is 24% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $66,878.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$55,472.00 |
| Net price | $11,406.00 |
| That is 65% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees plus room and board. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years by roughly 3.6% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan totals assume a ten-year repayment at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Freshman year | $11,818.00 | $25,970.00 | $69,294.00 |
| Senior year | $13,145.00 | $28,888.00 | $77,077.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $49,896.00 | $109,647.00 | $292,558.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $19,008.00 | $41,772.00 | $111,454.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $574.00 | $1,262.00 | $3,367.00 |
| Total amount paid | $68,904.00 | $151,418.00 | $404,012.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Freshman year | $11,818.00 | $25,970.00 | $69,294.00 |
| Senior year | $12,245.00 | $26,908.00 | $71,797.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $24,063.00 | $52,879.00 | $141,090.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $9,167.00 | $20,145.00 | $53,750.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $277.00 | $609.00 | $1,624.00 |
| Total amount paid | $33,230.00 | $73,024.00 | $194,841.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the net-price section.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $26,640.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $28,065.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. Below, average net price is broken out by family income:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $14,326.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $15,818.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,544.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $27,611.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $32,617.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s College of Saint Benedict Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid breakdown.
The median graduating debt at College of Saint Benedict amounts to $23,250.00, placing the school in the Moderate ($20-30k) debt-burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $12,000.00 |
| Median (50th) | $23,250.00 |
| 75th | $28,000.00 |
| 90th | $34,500.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $22,667.00 |
| Middle income | $22,750.00 |
| High income | $23,252.00 |
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $23,250.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $23,250.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at College of Saint Benedict stands at $342.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The federal default-rate classification for College of Saint Benedict is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 0.9% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at College of Saint Benedict amount to $82,895,256.00 distributed across 5,531 student borrowers.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 6 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $35,699.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 2 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $4,000.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veteran aid breakdown.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through College of Saint Benedict, a few questions are worth asking:
Explore the related pages below for a deeper look at the cost picture:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.