College of Saint Benedict
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
College of Saint Benedict is a private liberal arts college in St. Joseph, MN (suburb setting), with 1,410 undergraduates (100% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 91% of 1,852 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 950–1220 on the SAT and 21–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $68,544 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $29,720 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 83% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, biological sciences, business. The campus reported 2.57 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where College of Saint Benedict ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 44 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $53,884
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research College of Saint Benedict
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
College of Saint Benedict teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Golf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Softball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.