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.
Secure in our 1,500-year Benedictine tradition, Saint Vincent College prepares you like no other for a bright future.
Ranked in top 10 of Pennsylvania colleges in Money Magazine’s 2020 Best Colleges for Your Money.
of those responding to a survey of the Class of 2019 employed or in graduate school.
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.
Gain the knowledge, skill and strength of character to stand firm in an uncertain world.
Top 5%
Ranked by College Factual as a Best Value School among both Mid Atlantic and National schools.
82%
Acceptance rate to medical school (allopathic or osteopathic) on a 5-year rolling average.
100%
Law School Acceptance Rate
Four years to reach beyond your grasp, to challenge assumptions and to thrive outside your comfort zone.
The golden Benedictine rule: everybody feels safe and welcome, no exceptions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
