St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota · Also known as St. Kate's · Website
$59,282
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,282
median earnings, 10 years after starting
St Catherine University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Saint Paul, Minnesota with 2,473 undergraduates and 1,153 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,764 a year (tuition and fees $51,454). It admits 92% of applicants and 61% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,282 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,181 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,764
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$51,454
US median $11,837
Admission rate
92%
US median 78%
Completion rate
61%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,181
About $256 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,282
Rank 832 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,764
- Tuition and fees
- $51,454
- Cost of attendance
- $60,476
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,890
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,190
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,451
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,376
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,021
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $35,500 in 2015-16 to $51,454 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1,147
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 495
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 2,473
- Graduate students
- 1,153
- Part-time students
- 33%
- Women
- 96%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 104
- Endowment
- $156.2M
- Other
- Women only, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 832 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 96 in Minnesota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,764 | $16,908 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $51,454 | $9,706 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 92% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 61% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,181 | $14,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,795 | $42,217 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,282 | $45,628 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
104 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 163 | $26,514 | $76,084 | $85,514 | $88,910 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 125 | $21,000 | $40,149 | $51,868 | $42,269 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 88 | $61,500 | $81,054 | $99,367 | $120,193 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 59 | $43,423 | $96,358 | $105,176 | $103,485 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $27,000 | $72,272 | $83,211 | $70,786 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $27,000 | $42,407 | $61,169 | $58,808 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Library Science and AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 47 | $33,885 | $46,254 | $54,584 | $56,301 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $28,020 | $44,257 | $62,227 | $51,790 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $26,848 | $32,426 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $25,000 | $54,419 | $67,876 | $68,257 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 32 | $118,660 | $118,661 | $144,037 | $127,347 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 30 | $21,069 | $50,879 | $54,001 | $59,916 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $25,250 | $40,937 | $64,834 | $57,214 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | $104,119 | Withheld | $100,487 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | $20,937 | $57,845 | $64,950 | $65,389 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | $32,946 | $48,822 | $47,382 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 26 | $66,494 | $61,443 | $67,265 | $71,416 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | Withheld | $61,048 | $54,562 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 16 | $35,556 | $61,593 | $68,314 | $82,751 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $29,107 | $64,916 | $87,821 | $82,686 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,910 | $35,462 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does St Catherine University cost?
$19,764 a year is the average net price at St Catherine University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $51,454, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $60,476. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,890 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at St Catherine University?
92% of applicants are admitted to St Catherine University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,147 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Minnesota is 85%.
How much do St Catherine University graduates earn?
$59,282 a year is the median pay of former St Catherine University students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,795 after 6 years). That ranks 832 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 96 in Minnesota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $118,661.
How much student debt do St Catherine University graduates have?
$24,181 is the median federal student loan debt of St Catherine University graduates, about $256 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 59% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at St Catherine University?
61% of first-time, full-time students at St Catherine University finish within 6 years. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at St Catherine University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (163 bachelor's graduates), Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (125 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (88 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 104 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.