The College of St. Scholastica is a Catholic Benedictine institution and the only independent private college in northeastern Minnesota.

The College was founded in 1912 by a group of pioneering Benedictine Sisters who offered college courses to six young women. Today St. Scholastica educates more than 2,800 men and women and has graduated more than 13,000 alumni.

The College is guided by its Mission Statement, its Statement of Purposes, its Diversity Statement and by the Benedictine Values of community, hospitality, respect, stewardship and love of learning.

The 186 acre campus is set on a hill overlooking Lake Superior. Campus buildings include: the Science Center, Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel, the Myles Reif Recreation Center, the 500-seat Mitchell Auditorium, the College Library, the Little Theatre, majestic Tower Hall, a newly-expanded Student Union, Somers Residence Hall and seven apartment complexes.