College of Saint Benedict Overview

Located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, College of Saint Benedict is a private not-for-profit institution. CSB is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is College of Saint Benedict Known For?

• The highest award offered at CSB is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period90% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from CSB makes roughly $63,260 a year. This is 55% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average CSB student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is College of Saint Benedict?

Contact details for CSB are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	37 S. College Ave., Saint Joseph, MN 56374
Phone:	320-363-5011
Website:	csbsju.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/twocolleges?ref=ts
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/CSBSJU

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How Do I Get Into CSB?

You can apply to CSB online at: https://csbsju.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for CSB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSB?

Since CSB has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to CSB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 525 and 615. Math scores were between 530 and 630.

CSB received ACT scores from 49% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford College of Saint Benedict?

The overall average net price of CSB is $32,681. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CSB, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $10,148 a year. That adds up to $40,592 over four years for those students.

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College of Saint Benedict Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,668 undergraduate students at CSB, with 1,655 being full-time and 13 being part-time.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of Saint Benedict students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	63
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	148
White	1,324
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at College of Saint Benedict. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at CSB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Bahamas, and South Korea.

College of Saint Benedict Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	59	59
General Biology	50	50
General Psychology	48	48
Teacher Education Grade Specific	38	38
Communication & Media Studies	31	31
Business Administration & Management	29	29
Political Science & Government	16	16
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	15	15
Mathematics	13	13
Romance Languages	12	12
Nutrition Science	11	11
Accounting	10	10
General English Literature	10	10
Fine & Studio Arts	10	10
Computer Science	9	9
Natural Sciences	9	9
Sociology	9	9
History	8	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6	6
Natural Resources Conservation	6	6
Economics	5	5
Area Studies	4	4
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	4	4
Theological & Ministerial Studies	4	4
General Social Sciences	3	3
Classical & Ancient Studies	2	2
Drama & Theater Arts	2	2
Music	2	2
Ethnic Studies	1	1
Philosophy	1	1
Chemistry	1	1
Physics	1	1
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0
Data Science	0	0
TOTAL	429	429

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.