Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, Pennsylvania · Private · 1,259 undergraduates · stvincent.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
79%
of 1,792 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1045 to 1210
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$66,500Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Saint Vincent College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
79% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$66,500
a year in 2027-28, from a $66,500 sticker price
What to do with your 1120
Send your score
About 44% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1000, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted alongside SAT/ACT. Applicants without SAT/ACT/CLT and a GPA below 3.25 must submit a 750-word personal essay or complete an interview.
Source: Undergraduate Admission Requirements | Latrobe, PA | Saint Vincent College · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
79%
of applicants were admitted: 1,409 of 1,792 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 51% of them sent SAT scores and 7% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1045 to 1210
Reading and Writing 520 to 630
Math 500 to 610
ACT composite 22 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004.8%
- 1200 to 139925%
- 1000 to 119955%
- 800 to 99913%
- 600 to 7992%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.61
- 4.024%
- 3.75 to 3.9925%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.999.1%
- Below 2.501.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$66,500
a year
- Tuition$45,440
- Fees$2,230
- Food and housing$15,640
- Books and supplies$1,260
- Transportation and other$1,930
Saint Vincent College published $63,949 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$14,450
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,414
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,722
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,581
- Over $110,000$30,101
Financial aid
72%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$34,409
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
4.3%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $30,870 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 5/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,540Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | AR 131 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | AR 135 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | AR 001 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MA 111 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MA 111 OR MA 112 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 8 | MA 111 AND MA 112 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CH 101, 103 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHI 203 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | CHI 204 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PS 000 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 110 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CS 102 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | AR 001 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | EL 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | EL 154 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | NSCI 125, 126 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HI 104 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FR 203 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | FR 204 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GE 203 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | GE 204 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | ED109 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LT 203 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | EC 102 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | EC 101 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MU 115 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PH 109, 113 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PH 110, 114 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PH 112, 114 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PH 111, 113 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PY 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SP 203 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | SP 204 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SP 003 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | PY 203 OR BA 350 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PS 121 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HI 106 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HI 123 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
70%
Come back for a second year
82%
Typical earnings
$66,391
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Saint Vincent College$69,715
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 11 majors here have earnings data.
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