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Saint Vincent College is a private liberal arts college located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Saint Vincent College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Saint Vincent College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $55,543 10 years after enrolling, 43rd in Pennsylvania, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Saint Vincent College bachelor students earn 7% less than the national average. Saint Vincent College is ranked 30th in Pennsylvania.
Saint Vincent College’s median net annual cost of $21,573 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Saint Vincent College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Biology, Psychology, Criminology, Marketing, Comms & Media Studies - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$21,573
Average years to graduate
4.2
Finance
Rank: #200
Economic score: 2.96
Computer science
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.3
Accounting
Rank: #449
Economic score: 4.4
Mathematics
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 5.48
Education
Rank: #385
Economic score: 8
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 Saint Vincent College - Registered Nursing, Curriculum and Instruction - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 70% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Saint Vincent College is 3% higher than the state average, and 1% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Saint Vincent College, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Saint Vincent College graduates within 4.2 years.
Saint Vincent College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
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.
Saint Vincent College’s economic mobility score of 11.26 is calculated by adjusting the 4.45 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Saint Vincent College’s EMS of 11.26 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
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 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Saint Vincent College pays $21,573 a year, $31,757 less than the $53,330 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 $21,573
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Saint Vincent College, 100% 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 $21,573 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 73% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,961. This is 19% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,513
Pell grants
$5,068
State grants
$3,964
Institutional grants
$24,873
Saint Vincent College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 73% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,102 applicants, of which 1,535 were admitted and 376 enrolled. Saint Vincent College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
45%
59%
First time
90%
59%
In-state
75%
68%
1st generation
27%
35%
White
81%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%