College of St. Benedict & St. John University

Location and Affiliation:

College of St. Benedict & St. John University are located in St. Joseph, MN, population 5089.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Population:

St. Ben and St. John’s enrollment is 3800 students.

• 59% female
• 1% black
• 1% Hispanic
• 2% Asian
• 3% international

85% of applicants are admitted. Freshman return at a rate of 88%.

Professor to Student Ratio:

1:13

Academic Level:

• St. Ben/St. John’s is a Level 3 school
• The average high school GPA is 3.7
• The middle 50% range of ACT scores is 23-27
• The middle SAT range is Verbal 535-650, Math 540-660, Composite 1075-1310

Most Popular Majors:

• Business/Marketing 13%
• Health Sciences 11%
• Biology 7%
• Social Sciences/History 12%
• Education 8%
• English 16%
• Visual and Performing Arts 6%

Graduates:

82% graduate after 6 years.

Application:

• Admission fee is $30
• The admission application deadline is rolling, priority deadline March 15
• The financial aid deadline is March 15

Generosity:

Average need met is 87-93%.

Features:

CSB for women and CJU for men are nationally recognized Catholic liberal arts colleges and ranked as two of the top three Catholic colleges in the nation. They share one academic program and students attend classes together on both campuses. The combined enrollment of more than 3,800 students makes CSB and SJU the largest of the nation’s liberal arts colleges. Each college maintains its own campus, residence halls, athletic programs and traditions. Both colleges are are shaped by the Benedictine communities that founded the colleges in the 19th century. CSB and SJU are located six miles apart in central Minnesota, surrounded by 3,200 acres of pristine forests, prairies and lakes. The colleges are minutes away from the St. Cloud metropolitan area with a population of more than 100,000.

Contact:

St. Ben & St. John Admissions 1-800-544-1489.

Learn more about St. Ben and St. John. http://www.csbsju.edu