Private nonprofit · Seminary

Mount Angel Seminary

Saint Benedict, Oregon · Fringe rural

100.0%
Admit rate
Avg net price
50%
Graduation rate
$57,436
Median earnings

Mount Angel Seminary is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Saint Benedict, Oregon (fringe rural setting), enrolling 38 undergraduates. It is a men's college. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 38 undergradsFringe ruralOpen admission

About Saint Benedict, Oregon

Saint Benedict is the name of the post office at Mount Angel Abbey in Marion County, Oregon, United States. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
32 miles to Portland, OR
To the ocean
59 miles
Nearest airport
15 miles to Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE)

How Mount Angel Seminary compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #22 most selective of 23 in Oregon

Graduation rate50%

Higher than 40% · #16 of 22 in Oregon

First-year retention100%

Higher than 98%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$57,436

Higher than 61% · #13 of 24 in Oregon

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 94%

Undergraduate enrollment38

Larger than 3%

Percentiles compare Mount Angel Seminary with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Oregon.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

124students
  • Undergraduate3831%
  • Graduate8669%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White29%
  • Black2.6%
  • Hispanic42%
  • Asian11%
  • Other or multiracial16%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
38
Graduate enrollment
86
Student–faculty ratio
6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
18%
First-generation students
Students over 25
56%
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$77,256
Endowment
$31,379,060

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

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$31,490
Room & board
$17,710
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
Average net price

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)
50%
Graduated on time (4 years)
50%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$57,436
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
9%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
125
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$8,668
Meal plan (year)
$8,036
Application fee
$100

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%.

Campus climate

Summer high
80°F
Winter low
35°F
Annual rain
47.2″
Annual snow
1.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.87.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Silverton, OR US station (3.6 mi from campus).

What Mount Angel Seminary graduates study — and earn

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.