FourYearCost

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MNPrivate nonprofitRank 15 of 1,732

Heads-up: 31% of undergraduates here are part-time and 25% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$36,206
322 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$23,429
1,603 recipients
The drop
$12,777
35.3% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$36,206Later years$23,429

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$17,519
$30–48k$19,312
$48–75k$19,862
$75–110k$22,036
$110k+$26,483

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$47,870
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$49,758
Change$1,888 (+3.9%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$11,636

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$39,5542018-19$40,9842019-20$42,5942020-21$46,4942021-22$47,8702022-23$49,7582023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +25.8% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$19,2522020-21$19,9762021-22$22,3572022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years64%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)78%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants44%
Freshmen taking federal loans63%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,041
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$15,824

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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More: all MN colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
College of Saint Benedict$37,173$2,519
Gustavus Adolphus College$37,193$2,230
Saint Johns University$37,419$2,565
Hamline University$33,981$4,928
Augsburg University$33,355$2,567

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