College Of Saint Benedict

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small suburb.

Overview

The College of Saint Benedict, also known as CSB, is a liberal arts college located at St. Joseph, Minnesota, United States. It was established in 1913. The college shares its academic programs with Saint John’s University, or SJU for men. Together, they are referred to as CSB/SJU. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is made up of the following academic units:

• Division of Fine Arts
• Division of Humanities
• Division of Natural Sciences
• Division of Social Sciences

The sports teams of CSB are nicknamed the Johnnies, and their colors are cardinal and blue. CSB is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). They participate in a number of sports such as golf, swimming and diving, Nordic skiing, cross country, basketball, volleyball, softball, ice hockey, tennis, and track and field.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, science, therapy and counseling, and liberal arts.
• High female/male ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,110 in 2009-2010 (2,071 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

College Of Saint Benedict provides on-campus housing for 1,554 of its 2,071 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (60 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (39 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (8 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (162 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (40 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (24 awarded)

• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
• Nutrition Sciences

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (64 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (50 awarded)

• Psychology