St Catherine University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 2,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,840
Men / Women 2% / 98%
From State 88%
From Region 6%
Athletes 162 (9.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 46%
Black 19%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 13%
Mixed 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
St Catherine University 501 3% 49% 13% 16% 12% 0% $69,660 43 -0.33 55 98% 5.1%
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $84,291 6 -1.19 80 — — — — —
Data Science 4 — 0% 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% $77,611 7 -1.52 71 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $67,281 30 -0.42 49 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $66,785 22 -0.70 48 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $73,942 20 -0.69 65 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 0% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $61,622 11 -0.88 34 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $62,263 27 -0.49 36 — — — — —
Biology 24 — 0% 50% 17% 12% 12% 0% $58,175 14 -0.96 25 96% — — — —
Neuroscience 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $62,166 22 -0.42 36 — — — — —
Dietetics — — — — — — — — $61,122 35 -0.27 33 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 8 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $60,902 33 -0.29 32 — — — — —
American Sign Language (ASL) 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,901 16 -0.93 17 96% — — — —
Community Health 6 +3 0% 17% 33% 50% 0% 0% $59,986 22 -0.58 30 97% 8.1% — — —
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 28 — 0% 46% 14% 7% 25% 0% $82,595 69 +0.29 78 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 19 — 0% 84% 11% 0% 5% 0% $59,815 43 -0.23 29 98% — — — —
Nursing 146 — 7% 45% 14% 19% 10% 0% $88,652 41 -0.36 84 99% 4.4% — — —
Physical Therapy Assistant 5 — 0% 40% 0% 20% 0% 0% $45,367 4 -1.57 5 98% — — — —
Pre-Optometry 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $61,615 30 -0.47 34 100% — — — —
Public Health 12 — 0% 42% 17% 42% 0% 0% $59,986 32 -0.48 30 97% 8.1% — — —
Radiation Therapy 13 — 23% 62% 8% 15% 8% 0% $82,595 69 +0.29 78 100% — — — —
Respiratory Care 11 — 0% 27% 9% 55% 9% 0% $82,595 74 +0.77 78 100% — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,901 16 -0.93 17 96% — — — —
Accounting 6 +1 0% 33% 50% 0% 17% 0% $72,492 18 -0.94 62 95% — — — —
Applied Economics — — — — — — — — $77,067 20 -0.79 70 96% — — — —
Business Administration 14 — 0% 43% 7% 29% 14% 0% $75,805 61 -0.09 68 98% 5.8% — — —
Economics 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,067 20 -0.79 70 96% — — — —
International Economics 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $77,067 20 -0.79 70 96% — — — —
Management Information Systems 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $77,497 18 -0.86 71 — — — — —
Marketing 3 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,207 34 -0.42 61 — — — — —
Operations Management — — — — — — — — $75,805 15 -0.95 68 98% 5.8% — — —
Organizational Leadership 8 — 0% 50% 12% 25% 12% 0% $75,805 52 -0.01 68 98% 5.8% — — —
Sales 3 +1 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $73,216 40 -0.34 63 — — — — —
Classical Languages — — — — — — — — $56,510 50 -0.14 21 — — — — —
English 11 +2 9% 73% 18% 0% 9% 0% $50,038 42 -0.29 9 85% — — — —
Ethnic Studies — — — — — — — — $56,135 47 -0.25 20 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $56,458 49 -0.14 21 — — — — —
History 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,890 36 -0.39 13 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $56,774 57 -0.05 22 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 13 — 0% 23% 15% 8% 23% 0% $54,760 39 -0.25 17 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $55,100 36 -0.48 18 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,542 50 -0.13 21 — — — — —
Theology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,556 49 +0.09 11 — — — — —
Women's Studies 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,699 25 -0.68 10 — — — — —
Applied Psychology 5 — 0% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $51,362 31 -0.56 11 — — — — —
Communication 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $72,175 83 +0.96 61 100% — — — —
International Development — +2 — — — — — — $77,067 68 +0.22 70 96% — — — —
International/Global Studies 4 +1 0% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,462 22 -0.59 34 — — — — —
Journalism 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,656 39 -0.30 29 — — — — —
Political Science 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,435 41 -0.28 52 — — — — —
Psychology 43 +2 0% 53% 21% 14% 9% 0% $50,652 26 -0.67 10 100% — — — —
Public Policy 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $68,751 42 -0.25 53 — — — — —
Social Work 21 — 0% 33% 0% 24% 19% 0% $59,766 87 +0.77 29 98% — — — —
Sociology — +2 — — — — — — $57,431 58 +0.05 23 — — — — —
Elementary Education 6 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $44,332 8 -1.18 4 96% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $40,671 0 -2.08 3 94% — — — —
Montessori Teacher Education 15 — 0% 60% 7% 13% 13% 0% $44,332 8 -1.18 4 96% — — — —
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $59,815 63 +0.26 29 98% — — — —
Public Health Education 13 +3 0% 46% 23% 23% 0% 0% $59,986 53 -0.07 30 97% 8.1% — — —
Art History 3 — 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $45,623 31 -0.48 5 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $49,861 67 +0.33 9 — — — — —
Digital Communication 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,488 64 +0.12 23 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $43,655 54 +0.08 4 — — — — —
Fashion Design 4 +1 0% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $45,278 4 -1.62 5 95% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 2 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,873 34 -0.37 24 — — — — —
Film Studies — — — — — — — — $45,317 20 -0.55 5 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 — 0% 20% 0% 20% 60% 0% $44,919 41 -0.20 4 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,566 66 +0.23 34 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $54,670
ROI Percentile 55th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 49.1% 246 5% 47% 13% 20% 11% 0% $81,426 68 -0.23 76 99% 4.8%
Social Sciences 17.0% 85 0% 51% 12% 13% 14% 0% $56,181 41 -0.15 20 100% —
Business & Economics 8.0% 40 0% 45% 15% 20% 10% 2% $75,044 40 -0.35 67 97% 5.8%
Education 6.8% 34 0% 53% 12% 15% 12% 0% $50,317 26 -0.76 9 96% 8.1%
Humanities 6.8% 34 3% 53% 15% 3% 15% 0% $52,713 36 -0.30 13 85% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.4% 32 0% 56% 16% 12% 9% 0% $59,054 15 -0.93 27 96% —
Arts 3.2% 16 0% 38% 12% 6% 31% 0% $48,331 35 -0.59 7 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 8 0% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $60,902 53 -0.29 32 — —
Computer Science 0.8% 4 0% 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% $77,611 5 -1.52 71 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $66,785 17 -0.70 48 — —
Professional 0.2% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,566 34 +0.23 34 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $0.5M #287 78% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #318 52% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #518 41% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #577 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $0.8M #566 63% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Total 0 $0 $0 $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 32 $167K $167K $0
Track & Field (combined) 30 $49K $49K $0
Ice Hockey 24 $178K $178K $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $155K $155K $0
Basketball 21 $174K $174K $0
Softball 21 $196K $196K $0
Volleyball 14 $113K $113K $0
Golf 11 $136K $136K $0
Tennis 8 $87K $87K $0
Total 162 $1.3M $1.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 32 $167K $167K $0
Track & Field (combined) 30 $49K $49K $0
Ice Hockey 24 $178K $178K $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $155K $155K $0
Basketball 21 $174K $174K $0
Softball 21 $196K $196K $0
Volleyball 14 $113K $113K $0
Golf 11 $136K $136K $0
Tennis 8 $87K $87K $0
Total 162 $1.8M $1.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 850 – 1140
SAT Math Range 370 – 580
SAT RW Range 480 – 560