Together, We Test.
Founded in 1846 as the nation’s first Benedictine college, Saint Vincent College sits less than an hour east of Pittsburgh in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains.
Begin Here
*Secure in our 1,500-year Benedictine tradition, Saint Vincent College prepares you like no other for a bright future.
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Affordability
Ranked in top 10 of Pennsylvania colleges in Money Magazine’s 2020 Best Colleges for Your Money.
Outcomes
of those responding to a survey of the Class of 2019 employed or in graduate school.
90 + Majors: How Do I Decide?
The good thing is, you don’t have to immediately. We want you to explore until you learn what you love. Top employers remind Saint Vincent alumni that “it takes more than a major” to thrive. Corporate recruiters and grad school admission teams look for personality, maturity and a certain mindset. Someone who can work well with others and adapt. Someone who can ask a timely question and help solve problems in an uncertain world. Someone unafraid to innovate.
Succeed Here
Gain the knowledge, skill and strength of character to stand firm in an uncertain world.
Top 5%
82%
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Explore Here
Four years to reach beyond your grasp, to challenge assumptions and to thrive outside your comfort zone.
Belong Here
The golden Benedictine rule: everybody feels safe and welcome, no exceptions.
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One way to establish six-feet of social distancing is to climb aboard a favorite horse and ride.
Welcome to the Saint Vincent College Equestrian Club and Team. Experienced jumper? Join our Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) team. Brand new to horse care, feeding, riding? Take weekly lessons and grab a grooming brush at our 205-acre team riding facility and farm.
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What can a 1,500-year-old book— The Rule of Saint Benedict — offer you as you seek to start a career and embrace a contemporary life?
That’s the point of our Benedictine Leadership Studies program, which combines study in philosophy, politics, literature and more to help you make sense of a complex world.
Delight Here
From Fred Rogers and his television magic, to daily sounds of joyful music, we are an inspired community of artists, makers and agents of change.
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How Many Monks Does It Take to Make a Great Sourdough?
Our Benedictine community took root in 1846, under the steady watch of founder Boniface Wimmer, a monk from Bavaria. Shortly after opening the school, Wimmer commissioned the construction of a gristmill. He purchased two sets of French grinding stones — buhrstones — from a quarry in the Marne Valley in northern France. Saint Vincent has been turning out fine ground wheat and amazing alumni ever since.