Saint Benedict vs St. Kate's

Compare two rival schools - College of Saint Benedict and St Catherine University with tuition and admission information where Saint Benedict is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Saint Joseph, MN and St. Kate's is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Saint Paul, MN.
The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
  • Saint Benedict has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,884) than St. Kate's ($37,588).
  • It is harder to admit to Saint Benedict than St. Kate's.
  • Both Saint Benedict and St. Kate's have the same submitted ACT scores (24).
  • St. Kate's has more students with 3,577 students while Saint Benedict has 1,470 students.
  • St. Kate's has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Saint Benedict's ratio is 11 to 1.
  • St. Kate's has more full-time faculties with 250 faculties while Saint Benedict has 132 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - College of Saint Benedict and St Catherine University.
Saint Benedictvs.St. Kate's
Saint Joseph, MinnesotaLocationSaint Paul, Minnesota
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedDoctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & SciencesCarnegie ClassificationDoctoral / Research University
$53,8842024 Tuition & Fees$37,588
100%% Receiving Financial Aid80%
$35,217Average Amount of Financial Aid$23,473
91.36 %Acceptance Rates94.07 %
22.40 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)23.53 %
1,130SAT Score-
24ACT Score24
78 %Graduation Rate63 %
10 %Transfer-out Rate26 %
89 %Retention Rate83 %
1,470Student Population3,577
132Number of Faculties250
11 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher CertificationSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare