Quad

Head-to-head

U. Northwestern-St Paul
College of Saint Benedict

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    College of Saint Benedict's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at U. Northwestern-St Paul

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    College of Saint Benedict grads earn $12.5K more ten years out than U. Northwestern-St Paul's ($63,260 vs. $50,755)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    College of Saint Benedict graduates 11 pts more of its students than U. Northwestern-St Paul (78% vs. 66%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. Northwestern-St Paul's yield is 9 pts higher than College of Saint Benedict's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    College of Saint Benedict's SAT midpoint is 71 points higher than U. Northwestern-St Paul's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    College of Saint Benedict has 5 pts more first-gen students than U. Northwestern-St Paul (21% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

College of Saint Benedict admits 92%, U. Northwestern-St Paul 93%; U. Northwestern-St Paul's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
U. Northwestern-St Paul93%
College of Saint Benedict92%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulOpen
  • College of Saint BenedictAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. Northwestern-St Paul
868–1271
College of Saint Benedict
1048–1233
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulGPA and school record required
  • College of Saint BenedictGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Northwestern-St Paul and College of Saint Benedict are about the same size; College of Saint Benedict has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Northwestern-St Paul1.4K
College of Saint Benedict1.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Northwestern-St Paul16%
College of Saint Benedict20%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; College of Saint Benedict has 11 students per faculty member to U. Northwestern-St Paul's 16.

Students per faculty member
U. Northwestern-St Paul16 to 1
College of Saint Benedict11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • College of Saint BenedictRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

College of Saint Benedict costs about $1.7K less a year than U. Northwestern-St Paul on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Northwestern-St Paul$30.2K
College of Saint Benedict$28.5K
Aid generosity
U. Northwestern-St Paul42%
College of Saint Benedict58%

What each pays off

College of Saint Benedict's former students earn more, a median $63.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Northwestern-St Paul$50.8K
College of Saint Benedict$63.3K
Graduation rate
U. Northwestern-St Paul66%
College of Saint Benedict78%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulSteady−4%
  • College of Saint BenedictSteady+4%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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