College of Saint Benedict Business Programs

College of Saint Benedict is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. Saint Joseph is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

College of Saint Benedict Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

CSB has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#40	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSB.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#21	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#73	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSB has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#41	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#108	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#129	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#142	Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#160	Highest Paid General Business Administration and Management Graduates	College Factual
#171	Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual

Where Is College of Saint Benedict?

Contact details for CSB are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	37 S. College Ave., Saint Joseph, MN 56374
Phone:	320-363-5011
Website:	www.csbsju.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/twocolleges?ref=ts
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/CSBSJU

How Do I Get Into CSB?

You can apply to CSB online at: https://csbsju.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for CSB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSB?

The acceptance rate at College of Saint Benedict is 84%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to CSB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 570.

CSB received ACT scores from 97% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford College of Saint Benedict?

The overall average net price of CSB is $32,681. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CSB, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $10,256 a year. That adds up to $41,024 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSB is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

College of Saint Benedict Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,668 undergraduate students at CSB, with 1,655 being full-time and 13 being part-time.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of Saint Benedict students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	63
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	148
White	1,324
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at College of Saint Benedict. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at CSB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Bahamas, and South Korea.

Online Learning at College of Saint Benedict

College of Saint Benedict Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Accounting	29	29
General Business Administration and Management	26	26
General Economics	2	2
TOTAL	57	57

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.