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.
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
- Nearest big city
- 40 miles to New Orleans, LA
- To the ocean
- 10 miles
- Nearest airport
- 38 miles to Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) · major hub
How Saint Joseph Seminary College compares
Higher than 35% · #12 of 25 in Louisiana
Higher than 34%
Higher than 11% · #27 of 28 in Louisiana
Cheaper than 2% · #26 cheapest of 26 in Louisiana
Lower than 94%
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.
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.
$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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
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.












