Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St Catherine's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Benedictine

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

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

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Benedictine grads earn $4.2K more ten years out than St Catherine's ($63,446 vs. $59,282)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Benedictine is more diverse (index 0.75 vs. 0.71)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

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

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    St Catherine's yield is 3 pts higher than Benedictine's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

St Catherine admits 92%, Benedictine 95%; St Catherine's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Benedictine95%
St Catherine92%
Quad's selectivity
  • BenedictineOpen
  • St CatherineOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
BenedictineNot reported
St Catherine
850–1140
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BenedictineGPA required
  • St CatherineGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

St Catherine is a bit larger than Benedictine (2,473 vs. 1,942 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Benedictine1.9K
St Catherine2.5K
Pell Grant share
Benedictine39%
St Catherine40%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Benedictine, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at St Catherine.

Students per faculty member
Benedictine15 to 1
St Catherine9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BenedictineBiology/Biological Sciences, General18%
  • St CatherineRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse29%

What each costs

St Catherine costs about $2.4K less a year than Benedictine on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Benedictine$27.2K
St Catherine$24.8K
Aid generosity
Benedictine46%
St Catherine62%

What each pays off

Benedictine's former students earn more, a median $63.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Benedictine$63.4K
St Catherine$59.3K
Graduation rate
Benedictine59%
St Catherine60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Benedictine but fell at St Catherine; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BenedictineGrowing+19%
  • St CatherineShrinking−18%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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