The College of St. Scholastica

Key Highlights

• Founded in 1912 with a Catholic Benedictine affiliation
• Reported 2,822 total students in fall 2025, including 1,744 undergraduates
• Institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
• Operates in Duluth, at a St. Cloud-area location, and online

Student Life & Environment

Residential student life is concentrated on the Duluth main campus. The College reports more than 60 student clubs and organizations and over 400 campus events annually, covering student government, service, social justice, recreation, faith and ministry, and other interests. Varsity athletics, club sports, and intramurals provide additional ways to participate. Because online, graduate, and location-specific students experience the institution differently, applicants outside Duluth should ask what activities and services are available to their particular cohort. Housing includes traditional rooms, suites, and apartments. First-year residents are placed in Somers Hall, where configurations include single and double rooms and four-person suites. Upper-division, graduate, and doctoral students have apartment and single-room choices. The College maintains a two-year residency requirement based on high-school graduation date, with approved exemptions that include living with a parent or guardian within 25 miles, documented medical circumstances, certain internships or student-teaching placements, marriage, fully online study, and transfer status. Student support extends beyond residence life. Advising, counseling, accessibility services, academic assistance, wellness programming, dining, campus ministry, and career planning are available. Students comparing housing should review the current contract, meal-plan rules, exemption process, and room-specific pricing before committing.

Location & Surroundings

The main campus is at 1200 Kenwood Avenue in Duluth, Minnesota. Duluth sits on Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota and combines an urban regional center with immediate access to trails, parks, skiing, climbing, and waterfront recreation. The College describes the main campus as minutes from downtown and the waterfront. Duluth’s arts venues, restaurants, healthcare organizations, and outdoor environment broaden options for internships, clinical learning, entertainment, and recreation. The setting also requires practical planning. Winters are long, cold, and snowy, so students should budget for suitable clothing and allow for seasonal travel conditions. The Duluth Transit Authority operates routes serving the main campus and Health Science Center, while students bringing cars need to review campus parking and permit rules. Not all study occurs on the main campus. The Health Science Center is at 940 Woodland Avenue in Duluth, and the St. Cloud-area instructional location is in Sartell. Students should verify where required classes, laboratories, clinical placements, and student services are delivered for their program.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For 2026–27, the published full-time price for traditional undergraduates and transfer students is $44,040 in tuition for 12–18 credits, $12,968 for the standard housing and meal-plan allowance, and $1,172 in fees based on 16 credits, totaling $58,180 before books, transportation, personal expenses, and any course-specific charges. This supersedes the older tuition and room-and-board figures stored in the database record. Actual housing charges vary by room type, and graduate, doctoral, online, international, and part-time programs use different cost structures. Financial aid can materially change the net price. For 2026–27, first-year Benedictine Scholarships are awarded from the admission application using high-school GPA, with published awards ranging from $24,000 to $30,000. Eligibility, renewal rules, and the interaction with other aid should be confirmed in the final award letter. Eligible new U.S. first-year and transfer students entering the Duluth campus in fall 2026 or spring 2027 may also qualify for the Saints Promise, which can cover up to full tuition after other gift aid when FAFSA-reported family adjusted gross income is below $80,000. For career context, the College’s 2023–24 First Destination Survey reported that 94.9% of bachelor-level respondents were employed, continuing education, serving in the military, or volunteering within six months. The result covers 345 respondents or verified records from 573 graduates and should not be interpreted as a guaranteed individual outcome or as a program-specific employment rate.