St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN · Private four-year · City: Large
2,431undergraduates
92%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$22,357average net price per year
64%graduate in 6 years
78%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 1,703
- Admitted
- 1,602
- Admit rate
- 92%
- Admit rate, women
- 94%
- Admit rate, men
- 100%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 24%
- First-year students
- 377
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 1%
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 41%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 20-26
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
56 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Health professions and related programs (10)
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine Certificate (under 1 year) (38 awarded), Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist Associate (25 awarded), Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Occupational Therapist Assistant Associate (130 awarded)
- Physical Therapy Assistant Associate (12 awarded), Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (156 awarded)
- Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Education (5)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
- Montessori Teacher Education Certificate (under 1 year) (6 awarded), Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Certificate (under 1 year) (18 awarded)
Psychology (2)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
- Psychology, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (5)
- Accounting Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Organizational Leadership Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Selling Skills and Sales Operations Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (2)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Social Work Bachelor's (26 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (4)
- American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- Applied Economics Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Development Economics and International Development Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- International Economics Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (3)
- Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Data Science, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (2)
- Ethnic Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (31)
- Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's
- Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, Other Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Medical Informatics Master's
- Nursing Education Master's
- Nursing Practice Doctorate (professional)
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate
- Public Health, General Master's
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Organizational Leadership Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor Post-bachelor's certificate
- Computer Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Educational/Instructional Technology Master's
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Post-bachelor's certificate
- Montessori Teacher Education Master's
- Multicultural Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master's
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's
- Social Studies Teacher Education Master's
- Social Work Master's
- Library and Information Science Master's
- Lay Ministry Post-bachelor's certificate
- Theology/Theological Studies Master's
- Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $49,758
- Housing and food on campus
- $11,636
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,350
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $64,744
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $64,744
- Total cost living at home
- $53,108
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $17,519 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $19,312 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $19,862 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $22,036 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,483 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 99%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 99%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $36,206
- Got a grant from the college
- 99%
- Average grant from the college
- $29,891
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 36%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 64%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,613
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 51%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 61%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 64%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 61%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 65%
- Transferred to another college
- 29%
- Came back for year two
- 78%
| Pell grant students | 51% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 75% |
| Neither | 81% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 387 | 64% |
| Asian | 60 | 68% |
| Black | 41 | 39% |
| Hispanic | 38 | 53% |
| White | 210 | 72% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 42% |
| Race unknown | 10 | 80% (small group) |
| International | 4 | 50% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 413 | 61% | 31% |
| Started here, part-time | 25 | 32% | 44% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 319 | 73% | 10% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 429 | 58% | 13% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 3,533
- Undergraduates
- 2,431
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,679
- Part-time undergraduates
- 752
- Graduate students
- 1,102
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 83%
- From out of state
- 17%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 31%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 25%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 16%
| Women | 96% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 12% |
| Black | 17% |
| Hispanic | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 50% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 3% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 2004 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN, 55105
- County
- Ramsey County
- Type
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Four-one-four plan
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.