St. Kate's Demographics & Diversity

Racial Diversity

Racial Diversity Index: 53%

Racial diversity is the chance that two students chosen at random are from different racial or ethnic groups, using the U.S. Census Bureau Diversity Index. Students at St. Kate's are primarily White with a smaller Asian population. The school has medium racial diversity. 36% percent of students are minorities or people of color (BIPOC). The ethnic breakdown is detailed in the following table.

The college is an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and is recognized for serving Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders.

Gender Diversity

Gender Diversity Index: 11%

St Catherine University is a women's college. There are more female students than male students enrolled at St Catherine University with a gender ratio of 94% women to 6% men.  Though it is a women's college, 5.72% of the student body is male. Compared to the US average of 56% female students, St. Kate's has a lower gender diversity than other US colleges and is less inclusive of males.

Geographic Diversity

Geographic Diversity Index: 13%

St. Kate's draws 87 percent of students from Minnesota, 13 percent from other states, and 0 percent from other countries. Geographic diversity is the share of students from outside Minnesota, including other U.S. states and other countries.

Total enrollment