Private nonprofit · College

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota · Fringe rural

#2 most selective in Minnesota
22.8%
Admit rate
$26,672
Avg net price
45%
Graduation rate
$48,057
Median earnings

Crown College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota (fringe rural setting), enrolling 796 undergraduates. It has a Christ and Missionary Alliance Church religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 796 undergradsFringe ruralVery selective · 23% admitNCAA Division III with football · Upper Midwest Athletic ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

About Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

Saint Bonifacius, often stylized as St. Bonifacius, is a small city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, 25 miles (40 km) west of Minneapolis. Saint Bonifacius is named after Saint Boniface, an 8th century apostle to the Germans and the patron saint of Germany. Saint Bonifacius was settled in the 1850s by German migrants. It became a village in 1858 and a city in 1904. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
151 miles
Nearest airport
26 miles to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) · major hub

How Crown College compares

Selectivity22.8%

More selective than 95% · #2 most selective of 35 in Minnesota

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 31% · #33 of 39 in Minnesota

First-year retention70%

Higher than 30%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,057

Higher than 33% · #30 of 38 in Minnesota

Average net price$26,672

Cheaper than 24% · #30 cheapest of 39 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$22,500

Lower than 56%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment796

Larger than 31%

Percentiles compare Crown College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,119students
  • Undergraduate79671%
  • Graduate32329%

Undergraduates by gender

796undergrads
  • Women41552%
  • Men38148%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White66%
  • Black8.3%
  • Hispanic9.7%
  • Asian3.3%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
796
Graduate enrollment
323
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
24%
First-generation students
27%
Students over 25
11%
Median family income
$50,787
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$48,375
Endowment
$10,548,368

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
22.8%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$31,410
Room & board
$10,850
Books & supplies
$1,326
Total cost of attendance
$46,598
Average net price
$26,672

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
45%
Graduated on time (4 years)
41%
First-year retention
70%
Transferred to another college
40%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,003
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,057
Median debt at graduation
$22,500
Students with federal loans
39%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
58%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
41%
Low-income (Pell)
46%
First-generation
46%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
506
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
64%
Housing charge (year)
$5,410
Meal plan (year)
$5,020
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
394 (259 men · 135 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)110
Football89
Soccer52
Baseball43
Basketball37
Volleyball19
Tennis18
Softball14
Golf12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,846 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$24,270
$30–48k
$21,318
$48–75k
$22,499
$75–110k
$27,777
$110k+
$30,874

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$93,587

$22,499/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

96%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$14,064
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 96% — get grant money from Crown College itself, averaging $14,064, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 191 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$48,057
Typical debt at graduation
$22,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
47%
Out-earn a HS grad
54%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$41,293
Men
$57,476

Men out-earn women by $16,183 (39%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
83°F
Winter low
4°F
Annual rain
34.1″
Annual snow
51.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
-10°40°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chaska 2NW, MN US station (7.4 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.