The College of Saint Scholastica

The College of Saint Scholastica sits at #136 of 587 BSW-awarding colleges by graduating class size, with 45 social work degrees conferred in the most recent year — about 0.25% of the 18,362 awarded nationwide.

62.2% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Unusually, part-time students complete at a higher rate here (76.0%) than full-time students (54.6%) — often a sign of a program built around people already working in the field. Transfer students actually outperform first-time entrants here (76.7% vs 65.0%), which is a good signal if you are coming from a community college.

The average student pays $26,083 a year after grants and scholarships — $5,165 above the $20,918 median across the 17 BSW colleges in Minnesota. 27.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.