Outcomes
Put simply, a degree from 黑料网. Scholastica is a worthwhile investment.
The Return on Investing in a
St. Scholastica Education
Our undergraduate students leave with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed, both as employees and responsible citizens. Grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation, they are prepared to think critically and respond to a changing world.
St. Scholastica’s rigorous academics engage all students in meaningful educational experiences in and outside the classrooms, from firsthand undergraduate research and internships to study abroad and volunteer opportunities.
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- recognized St. Scholastica with the Best Benedictine Option Award on its聽 list
Programs Among Nation鈥檚 Best
- by U.S. News & World Report. Graduate programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy and social work ranked among leading graduate school programs across the nation
- Best Online Education Programs by U.S. News & World Report. The Master of Education among all Minnesota schools and in the top third of schools nationwide.
- by Best Accredited Colleges. St. Scholastica is considered one of the top schools in the nation and the top private school in Minnesota to earn this recognition.
Accreditation
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State Authorization
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Launching Lives of Meaningful Work
In short, St. Scholastica graduates do meaningful things. Like launch an AIDS outreach program in Africa. Or lead an executive team at Target Corp. Or manage a nationally recognized program for people with heart failure.
Our students leave St. Scholastica with more than a degree; they leave with the shared responsibility to create, support and inspire communities.
Within Six Months of Graduation
First Destination Survey (FDS)
The FDS respondents reported a 98% rate of either employment, continuing education, or military and volunteer service within 6 months of graduation. The information below covers alumni with a bachelor-level standing from all St. Scholastica sites and delivery methods in the 2022-2023 academic year. The calculation excludes those who reported not seeking at this time.
The survey was sent out to 643 alumni. A knowledge rate of 61.1% is calculated based on 393 responses, defined as reasonable and verifiable information concerning the graduates discovered through surveys, LinkedIn, faculty, staff and fellow students.
Category | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Employed | 290 | 73.8% |
Continuing Education | 93 | 23.7% |
Military Service | 1 | 0.25% |
Volunteering | 1 | 0.25% |
Still Looking | 8 | 2.0% |
Not Seeking | 0 | 0% |
Grand Total | 393 | 100% |
Where Do Saints Go?
Our graduates can be found doing meaningful work all around the nation from Washington D.C. and New York, to Duluth and the Twin Cities and around the world.
- 3M
- ALLETE
- Allina Health
- Alomere Health
- American Diabetes Association
- American Family Insurance
- Apple
- Arc Northland
- Augsburg Fairview Academy
- The Bhutan Foundation
- Catholic Charities
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- CentraCare Health System, Inc.
- Children鈥檚 Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Churches United in Ministry (CHUM)
- Citon Computer Corp
- CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
- Community Memorial Hospital
- The Conservation Corps
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Digi-Key Electronics
- Ernst & Young
- Essentia Health
- Fairview Health Services
- Fond du Lac Human Services Division
- Garven Design Group
- Glencoe Regional Health Services
- Hamlin Music Academy
- Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
- Human Development Center
- Laura MacArthur Elementary School
- Lucid Software
- Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic
- Melhus Management
- Minnesota House of Representatives
- The MENTOR Network
- National Institutes of Health
- Nystrom & Associates, Ltd.
- North Star Academy
- North Memorial Health
- Northwood Children鈥檚 Services
- Office of Comptroller of the Currency
- RBC Wealth Management
- Regions Hospital
- Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center
- Sanford Health
- Securian Financial Group
- Tri-City United Public Schools
- United International College, China
- University of Minnesota Medical Center
- U.S. Biathlon National Development Team
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Volunteers of America
- V.A. Health Care System
- Xcel Energy
- Zeitgeist Arts
Graduation, Retention and Exam Rates
These graduation and retention rates show the percentage of undergraduate traditional, non-traditional and graduate students during a time period and by program. And, the exam pass rates showcase the percentage of licensure pass rates broken out by their corresponding population and program.
Undergraduate Traditional Students
Retention Rates
The retention rate shows the percentage of bachelor-seeking students by program.
Program | Retention |
---|---|
Biology (BA) | 100% |
Business Management (BA) | 83% |
Computer Information Systems (BS) | 93% |
Exercise Physiology (BS) | 77% |
Finance (BS) | 80% |
Nursing (BS) | 83% |
Pre-Physical Therapy | 77% |
Psychology (BA) | 87% |
*Retention rates are defined as our fall 2023 bachelor-seeking program populations and if they retained in the fall of 2024. Note that this is not a complete listing of majors but a variety of our traditional programs. Majors listed have ten or more students in the incoming class.
Fall to Fall Retention Rate for First-Time, Degree-Seeking Students
The retention rate is the percent of first-year students who returned the next fall for their sophomore year.
* The average retention rate for the fall 2022 cohort at Minnesota and Wisconsin postsecondary institutions was 77.3%. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall Enrollment component.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rates show the number of first-time students who graduated from a particular program.
Program | Rate |
---|---|
Biology (BS) | 88% |
Business Management (BA) | 85% |
Elementary Education (BS) | 71% |
Exercise Physiology (BS) | 71% |
Nursing (BS) | 71% |
Pre-Medicine | 73% |
Pre-Physical Therapy | 100% |
Psychology (BA) | 74% |
Social Work (BA) | 83% |
*Traditional 6-year program graduation rates are calculated using our fall 2018 cohort of new first-year students with a completion deadline of Aug. 31, 2024. Note that this is not a complete listing of majors but a variety of our traditional programs. Majors listed have ten or more students in the incoming class.
Graduation rates show the number of students who graduate within a certain time period from when they start. Our four-year graduation rate is higher than public colleges and universities in Minnesota and on par with peer private colleges and universities throughout the state. Our six-year graduation rate is also above average.
Graduation Rate Comparison
*The average six-year graduation rate for the 2016 cohort at Minnesota and Wisconsin postsecondary institutions was 66%. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Graduation Rates component.
Licensure Exam Pass Rates
Program | Year | Rate |
---|---|---|
Registered Nursing |
2023 |
82.8% |
Social Work |
2023 |
51.9% |
Exam rates include both traditional and non-traditional undergraduate students. The rate is calculated based on public information made available to the institution.聽
Non-Traditional Undergraduate Students
Retention Rates
The retention聽rate shows the percentage of non-traditional undergraduate students by program.
Program | Retention |
---|---|
Nursing (Post-Baccalaureate-BS) | 98% |
RN to BS Online Nursing | 93% |
Social Work (BA) | 100% |
*Retention rates are defined as our fall 2023 semester of students and persistence to the next semester. Note that this is not a complete listing of majors but a variety of our non-traditional programs. Majors listed have ten or more students in the incoming class.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rates show the number of non-traditional undergraduate students who graduated from a particular program.
Program | Rate |
---|---|
Accounting (BA) | 50% |
Business Management (BA) | 55.6% |
Computer Information Systems (BS) | 54.5% |
Elementary Education (BS) | 85.7% |
Health Informatics and Information Management (BS) | 42.3% |
Post-Baccalaureate Nursing | 97.7% |
RN to BS in Nursing | 79.7% |
Social Work (BA) | 80.7% |
*Non-traditional 6-year program graduation rates are calculated using our 2018-2019 academic year of students with a completion deadline of 18 semesters from the start of their program. Note that this is not a complete listing of majors but a variety of our non-traditional undergraduate programs. Majors listed have ten or more students in the incoming class.
Licensure Exam Pass Rates
Program | Year | Rate |
---|---|---|
Nursing (BS) |
2023 |
82.8% |
Social Work (BA) |
2023 |
51.9% |
Exam rates include both traditional and non-traditional undergraduate students. The rate is calculated based on public information made available to the institution.聽
Graduate and Doctoral Students
Retention Rates
The retention rate shows the percentage of graduate and doctoral students by program.
Program | Retention |
---|---|
Chemistry (MS) | 91% |
Exercise Physiology (MS) | 100% |
Health Informatics (MS) | 92% |
MBA in Leadership and Change | 88% |
Master of Education (MEd) | 91% |
PA Medicine Program (MS) | 100% |
Physical Therapy (DPT) | 100% |
Social Work (MSW) | 100% |
transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy | 96% |
*Retention rates are defined as our fall 2023 semester of students and persistence to the next semester. Note that this is not a complete listing of majors but a variety of our graduate programs. Majors listed have ten or more students in the incoming class.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rates show the number of graduate students who graduated from a particular program.
Program | Rate |
---|---|
Exercise Physiology (MS) | 93.8% |
Graduate Teaching Licensure | 83.7% |
Health Informatics (MS) | 72.7% |
Health Information Management (MS) | 55.3% |
Master of Education | 82.9% |
MBA Leadership and Change | 65.9% |
Occupational Therapy (MS) | 91.7% |
Physical Therapy (DPT) | 100% |
PA Medicine Program (MS) | 96.6% |
Social Work (MSW) | 89.7% |
*Graduate 4-year program graduation rates are calculated using our 2020-2021 academic year of students with a completion deadline of 12 semesters from the start of their program. Note that this is not a complete listing of majors but a variety of our graduate programs. Majors listed have ten or more students in the incoming class.
Licensure Exam Pass Rates
Program | Year | Rate |
---|---|---|
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Certificate |
2023 |
82.6% |
Master of Social Work |
2023 |
91.3% |
Occupational Therapy (MS) |
2023 |
97.0% |
PA Medicine |
2023 |
96.0% |
Physical Therapy (DPT) |
2023 |
90.7% |
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Certificate |
2023 |
90.9% |
The rate is calculated based on public information made available to the institution.聽
Undergraduate Experience
At St. Scholastica, we understand the college experience is more than just what happens in the classroom. It鈥檚 everything that goes into preparing you for a life of purpose and meaningful work.
Academic Rigor
At St. Scholastica, challenging academics is crucial to the college experience. We inspire student success by stressing the importance of academic effort and establishing high expectations for student performance.
Real-World Learning
More than 90% of first-year students participate in high-impact practices, such as service-learning, a learning community or research with faculty. Plus, the campus boasts a newly renovated, state-of-the-art science center with 13 labs and one of the nation’s few undergraduate donor body anatomy labs.
Catholic Benedictine Heritage
The St. Scholastica experience is distinguished by the school’s Catholic Benedictine ethos, or animating spirit. Students experience this in the customs, practices and aspirations of campus life.
The Catholic Social Teaching in Action
St. Scholastica’s campus culture offers year-round opportunities for putting Catholic social teaching into action. Examples include:
- Twice-yearly Community Days, when students volunteer throughout the Duluth-Superior area
- The Twin Ports Thanksgiving Buffet and Thanksgiving in the Spring, when students, faculty and staff serve thousands of meals to those in need
- Alternative spring break trips to serve people who are disadvantaged and learn to recognize structural inequality and injustice
- Some academic programs have built-in community outreach components such as the Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Clinics that serve uninsured and under-insured people, and Social Work students’ efforts along the Mexico border to learn about immigration and migrant border issues
Education Abroad
Every year, nearly 10% of undergraduate students participate in St. Scholastica鈥檚 more than 10 education abroad programs. The college is a member of the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA), which gives students the opportunity to travel to almost any country in the world.