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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Benedictine has 6 pts more first-gen students than St Catherine (34% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Benedictine is more diverse (index 0.75 vs. 0.71)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    St Catherine is a bit larger (2,473 vs. 1,942)

    Undergrads

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
St Catherine2.5K
Benedictine1.9K
Pell Grant share
St Catherine40%
Benedictine39%
First-gen share
St Catherine29%
Benedictine34%
Diversity index
St Catherine0.71
Benedictine0.75

Who they are

Men
St Catherine4%
Benedictine52%
Part-time students
St Catherine33%
Benedictine7%
Students 25 and older
St Catherine31%
Benedictine8%

Race & ethnicity

St Catherine
Benedictine
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
St Catherine87%
Benedictine82%
First-years from other states
St Catherine13%
Benedictine18%
First-years from abroad
St Catherine0%
Benedictine0%
New transfer students this fall
St Catherine339
Benedictine302
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
St Catherine45%
Benedictine40%

Campus

St Catherine
Large cityNCAA D-III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Benedictine
Large suburbNCAA D-III · Northern Athletics ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

PolicySt CatherineBenedictine
Trans admission policy (historically women's or men's college)Trans admission policy (historically women's or men's college): listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)–

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why