The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University are two liberal arts colleges located four miles apart in Central Minnesota . The students of these two colleges share in one common education, as well as coeducational social, cultural and spiritual programs. The colleges encourage students to come to terms with their own personal development in relation to their peers and to bring that enriched understanding into the lively coeducational life which characterizes the two campuses. The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University have a common curriculum, identical degree requirements and a single academic calendar.
All academic departments are joint, and classes are offered throughout the day on both campuses.
The academic program is coordinated by the Provost for Academic Affairs, who is assisted by undergraduate academic deans on each campus. In addition, there is one admission office , a joint registrar's office, a combined library system , joint academic computing services and a myriad of joint student activities and clubs . The two campuses are linked by free bus service throughout the day and late into the night. The colleges enroll 3,600 students from 43 states and 20 foreign countries and trust territories. Many faculty members, both lay and Benedictine , live on or near the campuses and participate actively in campus life.