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Is Saint Norbert College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Saint Norbert, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Saint Norbert sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $58,363 helps, but median debt of $26,731 plus yearly net price of $26,172 creates a tighter path. For context, Saint Norbert's net price runs about 19% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$27,236
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $4,399 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $18,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$26,172
Median earnings 10 years out
$58,363
Median debt at graduation
$26,731
Graduation rate
72%
At Saint Norbert, a typical graduate carries about $26,731 in student debt and earns roughly $58,363 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $304 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Saint Norbert is a private nonprofit four year school in De Pere, WI. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Common questions about Saint Norbert
The median net price at Saint Norbert is $26,172 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →