Private nonprofit · Seminary

Saint Joseph Seminary College

St. Benedict, Louisiana · Fringe rural

Admit rate
$45,460
Avg net price
48%
Graduation rate
$38,366
Median earnings

Saint Joseph Seminary College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in St. Benedict, Louisiana (fringe rural setting), enrolling 93 undergraduates. It is a men's college. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 93 undergradsFringe ruralNear the coast

About St. Benedict, Louisiana

Saint Benedict is an unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
10 miles
Nearest airport
38 miles to Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) · major hub

How Saint Joseph Seminary College compares

Graduation rate48%

Higher than 35% · #12 of 25 in Louisiana

First-year retention71%

Higher than 34%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,366

Higher than 11% · #27 of 28 in Louisiana

Average net price$45,460

Cheaper than 2% · #26 cheapest of 26 in Louisiana

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 94%

Undergraduate enrollment93

Larger than 7%

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

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White59%
  • Black1.1%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Asian5.4%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
93
Student–faculty ratio
6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
10%
First-generation students
Students over 25
21%
Median family income
$37,732
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$52,893
Endowment
$525,242

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$28,025
Room & board
$16,780
Books & supplies
$1,300
Total cost of attendance
$49,944
Average net price
$45,460

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)
48%
Graduated on time (4 years)
43%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
26%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,003
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,366
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
3%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
150
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$8,750
Meal plan (year)
$7,200
Application fee
Free

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%.

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
$42,549
$30–48k
$48–75k
$46,799
$75–110k
$110k+
$49,944

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
$193,580

$46,799/year × about 4.1 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.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
40°F
Annual rain
62.5″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.46.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Covington 4 Nnw, LA US station (0.1 mi from campus).

What Saint Joseph Seminary College 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.