The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN · Private · Small city · CSS
Private institution in Duluth, MN · 1,725 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $65,934 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 18%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $23,9491,416th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $40,4541,652nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $40,4541,625th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $53,0691,551st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,000625th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,934358th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,332209th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.0%662nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.9%780th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 93.8%1,360th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1190417th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,7251,028th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.2%1,534th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 144 mi (MSP)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,863 | $66,536 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $57,995 | $53,984 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $53,697 | $50,856 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,725 | $49,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $44,077 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $45,277 | $43,178 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $44,356 | $50,105 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $44,928 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $38,092 | $40,896 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $34,603 | $33,687 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,459 | $34,348 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | $24,421 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1912source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #2650A4 and #F4BD49source
- Athletic nickname: "Saints"source
- Mascot: Storm the Saint Bernardsource
- Motto: "Omnes Semitae Eius Pacificae ()"source
- Formerly known as "Sacred Heart Institute" (1892–1912)source
- Athletic conference: UMACsource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Skiing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The College of Saint Scholastica’s 1,725 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MN
- Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MN · 1,721 undergrads
- Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, MN · 1,685 undergrads
- University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, MN · 1,650 undergrads
- Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN · 1,930 undergrads
- University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, MN · 1,495 undergrads
- Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, MN · 1,468 undergrads
Elsewhere
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY · 1,725 undergrads
- Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC · 1,727 undergrads
- North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC · 1,719 undergrads
- Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, FL · 1,719 undergrads
- Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA · 1,712 undergrads
- New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, RI · 1,712 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecss.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 174899)
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