Saint Benedict's tuition & fees has increased from $39,402 (2014) to $53,884 (2024), and the rate of tuition increase is 36.75% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from - (year 2014) to $17,073 (year 2024).
Saint Benedict's tuition increase rate is higher than the Minnesota's average increase rate of 9.22%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 28.12%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 32.43% from 2014 ($51,759).
For the current academic year 2023-2024, Saint Benedict's COA is $68,544, which is increased by 2.41% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Saint Benedict's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 36.75% for the last 10 years , and the 2024 tuition & fees are $53,884. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at College of Saint Benedict over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,000, and it has not changed since 2014.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $1,000 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $1,000 | |
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| 2016-17 | $1,000 | |
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| 2017-18 | $1,000 | |
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| 2018-19 | $1,000 | |
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| 2019-20 | $1,000 | |
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| 2020-21 | $1,000 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,000 | |
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| 2022-23 | $1,000 | |
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| 2023-24 | $1,000 | |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 19.23% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 19.23% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at College of Saint Benedict.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $11,357 | $11,357 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $11,629 | $11,629 | 2.39% |
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| 2016-17 | $11,935 | $11,935 | 2.63% |
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| 2017-18 | $12,142 | $12,142 | 1.73% |
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| 2018-19 | $12,404 | $12,404 | 2.16% |
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| 2019-20 | $12,568 | $12,568 | 1.32% |
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| 2020-21 | $12,846 | $12,846 | 2.21% |
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| 2021-22 | $13,474 | $13,474 | 4.89% |
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| 2022-23 | $13,822 | $13,822 | 2.58% |
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| 2023-24 | $13,660 | $13,660 | -1.17% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between College of Saint Benedict and similar schools.
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase Rate |
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| College of Saint Benedict | $53,884 | $52,108 | 3.41% |
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| University of St Thomas | $52,284 | $50,366 | 3.81% |
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| Concordia University-Saint Paul | $25,000 | $24,400 | 2.46% |
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| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | $43,160 | $41,150 | 4.88% |
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| St Catherine University | $37,588 | $37,494 | 0.25% |
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| Bethel University | $42,930 | $41,270 | 4.02% |
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