Saint Vincent College

https://www.stvincent.edu

Add Comparison

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$38,814

3% growth from 2021

2022 Average Net Price

$23,121

After Financial Aid

2019 Default Rate

1.54%

on Student Loans

2022 Acceptance Rate

73.4%

2,163 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

1,536

93.1% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

76.2%

297 Graduates

About

Saint Vincent College is a higher education institution located in Westmoreland County, PA. In 2022, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Saint Vincent College were General Biological Sciences (35 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (33 degrees), and Criminology (25 degrees).

In 2022, 412 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Saint Vincent College. 48.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 51.9% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (340 degrees), 14.2 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (24 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Saint Vincent College is $38,814, which is $10,484 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Saint Vincent College was 1.54%, corresponding to 7 out of the 454 total borrowers.

Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Baccalaureate Colleges

Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Saint Vincent College is $38,814, which is $10,484 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $23,121.

In 2022, 96% of undergraduate students attending Saint Vincent College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 66% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$38,814

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Saint Vincent College was $38,814. The cost of tuition at Saint Vincent College is $10,484 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Saint Vincent College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$23,121

2022 Value

1.03%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Saint Vincent College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $23,121. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Saint Vincent College grew by 1.03%.

This chart compares the average net price of Saint Vincent College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$12,954

Room and Board

$1,400

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Saint Vincent College was of $12,954 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 3.01% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,400. The cost of books and supplies increased by 3.7% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Saint Vincent College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

96%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

66%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

96% of undergraduate students at Saint Vincent College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2021, when 96% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Saint Vincent College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

1.54%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Saint Vincent College was 1.54%, which represents 7 out of the 454 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Saint Vincent College received 2,163 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 2.9% annual growth. Out of those 2,163 applicants, 1,587 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 73.4% acceptance rate.

There were 1,536 students enrolled at Saint Vincent College in 2022. 53% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Saint Vincent College has an overall enrollment yield of 21.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

73.4%

Acceptance Rate in 2022

1,587

Accepted Out of 2,163

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Saint Vincent College was 73.4% (1,587 admissions from 2,163 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 73%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 2.9%, while admissions grew by 3.39%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Saint Vincent College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

53%

Submission Percentage (2022)

180

Scores Submitted (2022)

53% of enrolled first-time students at Saint Vincent College in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Saint Vincent College had a total enrollment of 1,536 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Saint Vincent College is 1,430 students and the part-time enrollment is 106. This means that 93.1% of students enrolled at Saint Vincent College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Saint Vincent College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 80.3% White, 5.27% Black or African American, 4.62% Hispanic or Latino, 2.67% Two or More Races, 1.5% Asian, and 0.13% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Saint Vincent College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (44.4%), followed by White Female (36.3%) and Black or African American Male (5.16%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (42%), followed by White Male (28.6%) and Asian Female (1.79%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

93.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Saint Vincent College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,536 students. The full-time enrollment at Saint Vincent College is 1,430 and the part-time enrollment is 106. This means that 93.1% of students enrolled at Saint Vincent College are enrolled full-time compared with N/A% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Saint Vincent College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

84%

2022 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Saint Vincent College was 84%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (72%), Saint Vincent College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Saint Vincent College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
1,233 enrolled students
Black or African American
81 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
71 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Saint Vincent College is 80.3% White, 5.27% Black or African American, 4.62% Hispanic or Latino, 2.67% Two or More Races, 1.5% Asian, and 0.13% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.3% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.1% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 56 students (3.65%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 16 fewer women than men received degrees from Saint Vincent College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Saint Vincent College is white (340 degrees awarded). There were 14.2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (24 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Saint Vincent College is General Biological Sciences (35 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (33 degrees) and Criminology (25 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Saint Vincent College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Social Sciences (51 degrees awarded), History (8 degrees), and Physical Sciences (11 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Physicians

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint Vincent College are Physicians (489,547 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (450,973 people), Other managers (424,820 people), Postsecondary teachers (339,226 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (257,587 people).

The most specialized majors at Saint Vincent College in 2022 are Social Sciences (51 degrees awarded), History (8 degrees), Physical Sciences (11 degrees), Biology (40 degrees), and Math & Statistics (11 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Diagnostic medical sonographers

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint Vincent College are Diagnostic medical sonographers, Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

The most specialized majors at Saint Vincent College are Social Sciences (51 degrees awarded), History (8 degrees), Physical Sciences (11 degrees), Biology (40 degrees), and Math & Statistics (11 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint Vincent College are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (710,971 people), Elementary & secondary schools (657,267 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (634,695 people), Legal services (354,356 people), and Computer Systems Design (354,286 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Saint Vincent College.

Most Common (2022)

General Biological Sciences
35 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
33 degrees awarded
Criminology
25 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Saint Vincent College was General Biological Sciences with 35 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Saint Vincent College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

214

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

198

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 214 degrees were awarded to men at Saint Vincent College, which is 1.08 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (198).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Saint Vincent College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 23 degrees were awarded to men at Saint Vincent College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 2.3 times more than the 10 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 23 degrees were awarded to men at Saint Vincent College in Criminology, which is 1.15 times more than the 20 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

67%

100% Completion Time

73%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 67% of students graduating from Saint Vincent College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 73% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 74% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Saint Vincent College is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2.02% of graduates (6 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
340 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
24 degrees awarded
Black or African American
18 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Saint Vincent College is white (340 degrees awarded). There were 14.2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (24 degrees).

3.4% of degree recipients (14 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Female
173 degrees awarded
White Male
167 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
16 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Saint Vincent College is white female (173 degrees awarded). There were 1.04 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (167 degrees).

Operations

Saint Vincent College has an endowment valued at nearly $128M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −15.8M (−12.4%) compared to the 0.58% average return (286k on 49.3M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2022, Saint Vincent College had a total salary expenditure of 59.6M. Saint Vincent College employs 35 Associate professors, 29 Professors and 27 Assistant professors. Most academics at Saint Vincent College are Male Associate professor (26), Male Professor (22), and Male Assistant professor (16).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Saint Vincent College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 76 employees, Service, with 36 employees, and Management with 34 employees.

Endowment

$128M

2022 Endowment

11.4%

decline from 2021

This line chart shows how the endowment at Saint Vincent College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$21.4M

2022 Salaries

1.66%

growth from 2021

In 2022, Saint Vincent College paid a median of $21.4M in salaries, which represents 35.9% of their overall expenditure ($59.6M) and a 1.66% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.34% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 3.11% decline between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.7M (37.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$6.9M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2022, Saint Vincent College paid a total of $6.9M to 96 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.04M (32.1%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

35 Employees

Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

76 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Saint Vincent College were Associate professor with 35 employees, Professor with 29 employees, and Assistant professor with 27 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Saint Vincent College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 76 employees, Service with 36 employees, and Management with 34 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Male Associate professor
Male Professor
Male Assistant professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Saint Vincent College was Male Associate professor with 26 employees, Male Professor with 22 employees, and Male Assistant professor with 16 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Saint Vincent College.

Keep Exploring

William Jessup University

University

Centenary College of Louisiana

University