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Colleges in and near Collegeville Township

Collegeville Township is a college town: 43 of every 100 residents are students

Saint Johns University (1,566 students on campus) is inside the town. Across Minnesota, 6 of every 100 residents are enrolled in college.

College town43% of residents are studentsSaint Johns University

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Collegeville Township. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
5
15,122 students on campus
Nearest college
3.3 mi
Saint Johns University
Residents in college
43%
Above MN (6%)
Nearest community college
13.2 mi
St Cloud Technical and · $6,124 tuition
Nearest public university
14.2 mi
Saint Cloud State · $10,245 in-state
Students on campus in Collegeville Township
1,566
next to 3,262 residents

What stands out about college in Collegeville Township

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A college town43 of every 100 Collegeville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.A university in Collegeville TownshipSaint Johns University has 1,566 students on campus in Collegeville Township, 75% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 13.2 miles awaySt Cloud Technical and Community College in Saint Cloud: tuition and fees $6,124 a year for Minnesota residents.In-state price at Saint Cloud StateLiving in Minnesota, Saint Cloud State University charges $10,245 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.
Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Collegeville Township

How much the colleges shape the town, from the Census Bureau’s survey of residents.

43 of every 100 Collegeville Township residents are in college (MN: 6).

1,566students on campus at Saint Johns University, next to 3,262 residents (dorm students count as residents)
62college students live in Collegeville Township households rather than dorms
21.7median age · MN 38.8
73%of residents are men · MN 50% (±1.4 points)
8%of homes rented · MN 28%
$1,400median rent · 9% above the state
Cost of living$1,400/mo median rentDSafetyCrime reported to the FBIHealthCDC estimatesB+Jobs & incomeIncome, jobs, getting aroundBHandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

How students change Collegeville Township’s other numbers

Read the town’s other grades with this in mind. How TownRatings handles college towns →

Jobs & income B

Students who live off campus count in the Census poverty figures: 6.3% of Collegeville Township residents are below the poverty line, 6.5% when college students are left out (that estimate could be off by 3 points either way). 0% of the students themselves are below the line. In college towns, the Jobs & income grade uses the rate without students and leaves unemployment out.

Cost of living D

The Cost grade leaves out the share of renters paying 30% or more of income on rent wherever students are a quarter of residents or more (43% here): it would mostly measure student incomes.

Health B+

CDC’s estimates follow each place’s age mix, and Collegeville Township’s median age is 21.7 (Minnesota 38.8), so the adult figures describe a young population.

Safety

Crime is counted per resident, and students who live here count as residents. A college with its own police department reports its incidents under that department, not the city.

Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Collegeville Township

Three private colleges within 11.6 miles, one public college within 14.2 miles, and St Cloud Technical and Community College 13.2 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miSaint Cloud StateSt Cloud Technical andSaint Johns UniversityCollegeville Township
University or collegeCommunity college
Saint Johns UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,566 on campus · In Collegeville Township91%admitted$26knet price75%graduate$77kearningsCollege of Saint BenedictUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,410 on campus · 6.1 mi · Saint Joseph92%admitted$27knet price77%graduate$63kearningsRasmussen University-MinnesotaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,168 on campus · 11.6 mi · St. Cloud · mostly online$18knet price53%graduate$39kearnings87% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,288 on campus · 13.2 mi · Saint Cloud$10knet price45%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $6,124 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Saint Cloud State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 8,690 on campus · 14.2 mi · Saint Cloud95%admitted$14knet price40%graduate$56kearnings

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Collegeville Township’s median household income ($115,909) falls.

St Cloud Technical and Community College13.2 mi · Saint Cloud · sticker $14,325 · tuition $6,124$13,804a year
Saint Cloud State University14.2 mi · Saint Cloud · sticker $21,116$18,989a year
Rasmussen University-Minnesota11.6 mi · St. Cloud · mostly online · sticker $25,221$20,667a year
Saint Johns UniversityIn Collegeville Township · sticker $68,521$32,822a year
College of Saint Benedict6.1 mi · Saint Joseph · sticker $68,453$33,660a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Collegeville Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Saint Johns UniversityCollege of Saint BenedictRasmussen University-MinnesotaSt Cloud Technical andSaint Cloud State
Saint Cloud State University40% graduate$56k earnings$21k typical debt
St Cloud Technical and Community College45% graduate$47k earnings$12k typical debt
Saint Johns University75% graduate$77k earnings$27k typical debt
College of Saint Benedict77% graduate$63k earnings$27k typical debt
Rasmussen University-Minnesota53% graduate$39k earnings*$21k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Rasmussen University-Minnesota (6).

Majors

What students study in Collegeville Township

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Saint Johns University, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Business 47%Biology 14%Social sciences 10%Computer science 7%Communication 3%Health professions 3%Everything else 16%

Biggest programs

Business Administration, Management and Operations77 graduates a year
$75k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services59 graduates a year
$81k4 yrs out
Biology, General31 graduates a year
$72k4 yrs out
Computer Science26 graduates a year
$101k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government16 graduates a year
$64k4 yrs out
Psychology, General15 graduates a year
$56k4 yrs out
Economics13 graduates a year
$80k4 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research10 graduates a year
$60k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Collegeville Township

Is Collegeville Township a college town?

Yes. 43 of every 100 Collegeville Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), against 6 across Minnesota. Saint Johns University has 1,566 students on campus, next to 3,262 residents.

What colleges are in Collegeville Township?

Saint Johns University is inside the town. St Cloud Technical and Community College is 13.2 miles away in Saint Cloud.

What is the closest community college to Collegeville Township, and what does it cost?

St Cloud Technical and Community College in Saint Cloud, 13.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,124 a year for Minnesota residents; the federal net price, $9,635, counts housing and food at full cost.

How hard is it to get into Saint Johns University?

Saint Johns University admitted 91% of applicants in the Scorecard’s latest year; the middle half of admitted students scored 941–1,228 on the SAT.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Collegeville Township. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →