Mount Angel Abbey
Mount Angel Abbey at a Glance
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About Mount Angel Abbey
According to Wikipedia, Mount Angel Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery of Benedictine monks located in Saint Benedict, Oregon, northeast of Salem, it was established in 1882 from Engelberg Abbey, in Switzerland. The abbey, located on the top of Mount Angel, a , has its own post office separate from the city of Mt. Angel. As of 2021, the abbey is home to approximately 51 monks.
Mount Angel Abbey Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Mount Angel Abbey Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $32,748 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
Mount Angel Abbey's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 123 | 35 | 88 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Mount Angel Abbey?
Mount Angel Abbey is located at 1 Abbey Drive, Saint Benedict, OR 97373.
How Safe is Mount Angel Abbey?
Relative to its enrollment, Mount Angel Abbey has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).
What Is Mount Angel Abbey Known For?
Mount Angel Abbey is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Mount Angel Abbey's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Mount Angel Abbey's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Mount Angel Abbey ranks #811 in the U.S. and #2701 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
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