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Crown College is a private regional university located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. Crown College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Crown College is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $39,890 10 years after enrolling, 34th in Minnesota, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Crown College bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average. Crown College is ranked 32nd in Minnesota.
Crown College’s median net annual cost of $25,796 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Crown College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Pastoral Counseling, Religious Education, Comms & Media Studies, Health & Fitness, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,796
Average years to graduate
4.6
Registered Nursing
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 3.9
Biblical Studies
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 13.43
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at Crown College - Business Administration, Religious Studies - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 49% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Crown College is 15% lower than the state average, and 9% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Crown College, Pell Grant recipients represent 26% of the measured graduating class, 9% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Crown College graduates within 4.5 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Crown College’s economic mobility score of 0.36 is calculated by adjusting the 32.78 economic score of lower-income students by the 26% pell grant recipients within the student body. Crown College’s EMS of 0.36 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Crown College pays $25,796 a year, $17,470 less than the $43,266 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $25,796
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Crown College, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $25,796 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 77% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,637. This is 23% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,601
Pell grants
$4,421
State grants
$5,199
Institutional grants
$13,465
Crown College offers 9 online bachelor programs, 4 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Crown College offers 12 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
21
Hybrid programs
5
Percentage of programs online
46%
Crown College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 65% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 911 applicants, of which 593 were admitted and 164 enrolled. Crown College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
52%
59%
First time
76%
59%
In-state
50%
68%
1st generation
27%
35%
White
74%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
6%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%