The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, Minnesota · Website
$65,934
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$65,934
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The College of Saint Scholastica is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Duluth, Minnesota with 1,765 undergraduates and 1,120 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,846 a year (tuition and fees $41,778). It admits 93% of applicants and 71% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $65,934 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,846
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,778
US median $11,837
Admission rate
93%
US median 78%
Completion rate
71%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$65,934
Rank 512 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
- $27,846
- Tuition and fees
- $41,778
- Cost of attendance
- $55,103
- Students with a need-based grant
- 25%
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,433
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,420
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,562
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,047
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $36,051
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 $33,994 in 2015-16 to $41,778 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
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1,120
- SAT reading, middle
- 603
- SAT math, middle
- 608
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 1,765
- Graduate students
- 1,120
- Part-time students
- 8.1%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 69
- Endowment
- $87.9M
- Other
- 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 512 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 96 in Minnesota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,846 | $16,908 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,778 | $9,706 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 93% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $14,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $62,332 | $42,217 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $65,934 | $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. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 88% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
69 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 | 304 | $17,640 | $75,499 | $85,824 | $88,910 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 153 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 86 | $28,271 | $55,476 | $61,491 | $59,916 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $24,559 | $31,367 | $58,255 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $25,000 | $28,195 | $53,730 | $57,214 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $18,974 | $45,371 | $55,743 | $51,790 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 36 | $93,937 | $88,873 | $55,465 | $127,347 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $23,750 | Withheld | $74,020 | $62,172 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $18,500 | $40,320 | $47,432 | $47,382 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 33 | $40,097 | $51,351 | $64,773 | $65,123 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 33 | $84,330 | $63,725 | $74,867 | $71,416 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $21,500 | $52,270 | $65,192 | $68,257 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | $62,982 | $77,930 | $91,444 | $89,981 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,997 | $63,709 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 23 | Withheld | $60,474 | Withheld | $69,444 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $26,427 | $57,676 | $71,540 | $58,716 |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 18 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $20,500 | $55,688 | $69,762 | $76,194 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $23,333 | Withheld | $59,797 | $68,069 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,000 | $52,732 | $65,512 | $69,303 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $20,650 | $60,845 | $82,175 | $92,374 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does The College of Saint Scholastica cost?
$27,846 a year is the average net price at The College of Saint Scholastica after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,778, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,103. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,433 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at The College of Saint Scholastica?
93% of applicants are admitted to The College of Saint Scholastica. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,120 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Minnesota is 85%.
How much do The College of Saint Scholastica graduates earn?
$65,934 a year is the median pay of former The College of Saint Scholastica students who work, 10 years after they started ($62,332 after 6 years). That ranks 512 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 96 in Minnesota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $114,210.
How much student debt do The College of Saint Scholastica graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of The College of Saint Scholastica graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 53% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at The College of Saint Scholastica?
71% of first-time, full-time students at The College of Saint Scholastica finish within 6 years. 82% 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 The College of Saint Scholastica?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (304 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (153 professional graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (86 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 69 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.