Saint Joseph Seminary College

St. Benedict, LA · Southeast

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Who's on campus

A small campus of 93 undergrads, where 10% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

undergrads · larger than 7% of colleges

Diversity index

0.59

Pell Grant

10%

below the median

Rural, near a cityFirst-years live on campus

Undergrads −26% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Philosophy and Religious Studies, General (58% of graduates). 6 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 95% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $32,262 a year on instruction per student.

6 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 95% of colleges

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $47,029 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $22.7K more than the national median. The 50% who received grants paid $44,114 on average; the other 50% paid the full sticker price of $49,944.

$47K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $22.7K above the national median

Full price: $49,944 a year; tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid: Little need-based aid above $110K; aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid: 29% · avg $6K; of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)

Aid generosity

Limited

grants cover 6% of full price

Federal loans

of undergrads · national median 45%

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Net price calculator

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Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits

Cost rising · +26% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $38,366 ten years after enrolling, more than at 11% of colleges; 61% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 4.9 years of that salary.

61%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$38.4K

10 years after entry

Retention

71%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 100% → 48% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 18% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid rose 26%, as grants covered less of it.

Cost
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Sources for this profile

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IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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College Scorecard
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release; Entered fall 2023; Fall 2024; 2023–24; Fall 2023 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Admissions survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12
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College Scorecard Field of Study data
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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Common Data Set
Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12
13
IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Outcome Measures survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12

IPEDS unit ID 160409 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything