Is Crown College a Christian college?

Yes. Crown College is a Christian college. Its sponsor is The Christian and Missionary Alliance.

What is Crown College’s Compass Score?

75 out of 100 (grade B). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.

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Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN · Private nonprofit · 4-year · The Christian and Missionary Alliance · Evangelical and Missionary

Real cost

Average price after aid $26,672 a year

Median debt at graduation: $22,500 (all students)

Estimate your own price · the college’s net price calculator

Crown College in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota has been aligned with the Christian and Missionary Alliance since 1916. Chapel meets twice a week, the campus core requires Old and New Testament history and Christian doctrine, and student-led groups and mission trips are listed on the Campus Ministries page.

Faith life at a glance

A week at Crown College

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- 10:00AMChapel
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FriToday
- 10:00AMChapel
SatToday
No set time
SunToday
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No set time: Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun

Times as the college publishes them. Check before you plan a visit.

In the college’s own words

“Once every semester, Crown intentionally allots extra time to discover and explore the fullness of deeper life in Jesus.”
Source: crown.edu
“Mission Trips are designed to provide an opportunity for students to experience what God is doing globally by participating in short-term mission trips.”
Source: crown.edu
“As a Boldly Christian college, we actively strive to foster an environment of spiritual growth.”
Source: crown.edu

Questions students ask

What's a normal week?

Chapel gathers every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m. Nearly every Sunday night, students gather in the chapel for Selah.

Source: crown.edu

Can I serve or go on mission trips?

Students can take short-term mission trips, and Crown partners with Students International for missions service in Costa Rica that can earn credit.

Source: crown.edu

Rankings

Where this college places on our top lists. Lists are worked out from official data and our faith research; places in the top quarter of each list are shown. See every list

In America

Academic Excellence

B-

48 of 100

From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

Graduation rate 35% of score45%
First-year retention 20% of score70%
Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreNot reported
Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of score15 to 1
Instructional spending per student 15% of score$3,358

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Faith scorecard

Each area’s grade and what we found. Tap an area to see the findings and their sources.

Worship and chapel

71 of 100 points · 6 of 7 found

Partly:
Chapel services during the weekTwice a week (Chapel every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m.)
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m., our entire campus gathers for Chapel.”
  Chapel is held every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m. for the whole campus.
Not enough information:
Chapel attendance expected of studentsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Student worship nights or praise servicesEvery week (Selah is a student-led chapel, nearly every Sunday night.)
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Nearly every Sunday night our students gather in the chapel for Selah.”
  A student-led chapel called Selah meets in the chapel nearly every Sunday night.
Partly:
Prayer opportunities (prayer rooms, prayer groups, days or weeks of prayer)Now and then (Student discipleship leaders organize prayer efforts.)
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “initiating Bible studies, organizing small and large group prayer efforts”
  Student discipleship leaders start Bible studies and organize group prayer efforts.
Yes:
Campus pastors or chaplains serving studentsFull-time campus pastor or chaplain (A named campus pastor, chaplain or dean of chapel serves students on the college staff.)
Sources (2)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Campus Pastor and Director of Spiritual Formation”
  A Campus Pastor serves as Director of Spiritual Formation.
2. Crown College Staff Directorycrown.edu/about/staff · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Max Moser Campus Pastor”
  Max Moser is listed as Campus Pastor on the staff directory.
Yes:
A chapel or worship space on campusYes (Students gather in the chapel for Selah.)
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Nearly every Sunday night our students gather in the chapel for Selah.”
  A student-led chapel called Selah meets in the chapel nearly every Sunday night.
Partly:
Published weekly schedule of chapel, worship and prayer1 or 2 times a week (2 weekly times documented: 2 chapel, 0 worship night, 0 prayer.)Computed from the verified chapel services, worship nights and prayer times listed on the college's page (each day a time is offered counts once).

Bible and theology

100 of 100 points · 5 of 6 found

Yes:
Bible or theology courses required of all bachelor's students3 or more courses (Campus core: BIB 461, a 300-400 level Bible or theology elective, and THE 231 Christian Doctrine (THE 331 for ministry majors). Ministry-department courses (CHM) not counted.)
Sources (1)
1. Core Curriculum - Campus | Crown College Catalog 2026-2027catalog.crown.edu/content.php?catoid=37&navoid=1347 · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “BIB 461 - Corinthians Correspondence”
  The campus core requires BIB 461 Corinthians Correspondence.
  “THE 231 - Christian Doctrine (most majors) or THE 331 - Theology I: God’s Word and Work (ministry majors)”
  The campus core requires Christian Doctrine (or Theology I for ministry majors).
  “BIB/THE Bible or Theology Elective (300-400 level)”
  The campus core requires one 300-400 level Bible or theology elective.
Yes:
Required courses include study of the Old and New TestamentsRequired of all students (Old Testament History and New Testament History are required of all bachelor's students in the campus core.)
Sources (1)
1. Core Curriculum - Campus | Crown College Catalog 2026-2027catalog.crown.edu/content.php?catoid=37&navoid=1347 · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “HIS 135X - Old Testament History”
  The campus core curriculum requires Old Testament History.
  “HIS 136X - New Testament History”
  The campus core curriculum requires New Testament History.
Not enough information:
Christian worldview or faith-and-learning courses requiredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in academic or faculty policy)Yes (Stated in the catalog's academic policies and learning outcomes.)
Sources (1)
1. Academic Policies | Crown College Catalog 2026-2027catalog.crown.edu/content.php?catoid=37&navoid=1347 · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “All course work at Crown College is designed to integrate biblical studies with experience in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and fine arts.”
  Academic policy states that course work is designed to integrate biblical studies across fields.
  “Crown College provides an academically excellent education that is Biblically-based and faith-integrated.”
  The catalog describes the education as Biblically based and faith integrated.
Yes:
Bible, theology or ministry major offeredYes (Biblical and Theological Studies major offered (B.A.).)
Sources (1)
1. Degree Programs by School | Crown College Catalog 2026-2027catalog.crown.edu/content.php?catoid=37&navoid=1346 · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Biblical and Theological Studies Major (B.A.)”
  A Biblical and Theological Studies major (B.A.) is offered.
Yes:
A published statement of faithYes
Sources (1)
1. Crown College Affiliation & Theologycrown.edu/about/theology · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for our salvation.”
  The college publishes a statement of faith affirming the inspiration of Scripture.

Christian community

77 of 100 points · 4 of 7 found

Partly:
Spiritual life staff (pastors, ministers and professional staff)3 to 4 (Three named spiritual formation staff on the staff directory (Campus Pastor, Spiritual Formation Administrator, Assistant Director of Campus Ministry).)
Sources (1)
1. Crown College Staff Directorycrown.edu/about/staff · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Max Moser Campus Pastor”
  Max Moser is listed as Campus Pastor on the staff directory.
  “Spiritual Formation Administrator Mary Krupski”
  Mary Krupski is listed as Spiritual Formation Administrator.
  “Assistant Director of Campus Ministry Katie Lemke”
  Katie Lemke is listed as Assistant Director of Campus Ministry.
Partly:
Retreats or spiritual emphasis weeks each yearOne or two (Deeper Life once every semester: two a year.)
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Once every semester, Crown intentionally allots extra time to discover and explore the fullness of deeper life in Jesus.”
  Deeper Life time is set aside once each semester.
Yes:
Bible studies, small groups and Christian student organizationsMany (Life Together small groups each semester, student discipleship leaders who start Bible studies, and student-led teams.)
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “LT Groups are offered each semester in 6 and 12-week sessions.”
  Life Together small groups are offered each semester.
  “initiating Bible studies, organizing small and large group prayer efforts”
  Student discipleship leaders start Bible studies and organize group prayer efforts.
  “The Local and Global Outreach (LGO) team is a group of students who work to promote, educate, and encourage the participation of the Crown College community in local and global missions initiatives.”
  A student Local and Global Outreach team promotes local and global missions within Campus Ministries.
Not enough information:
Faculty affirm the college's statement of faithNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Faith life in residence halls (hall Bible studies, resident ministry leaders)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Help finding a local church (church fairs, rides, partner churches)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Office or senior leader for spiritual life or Christian missionYes (Campus Ministries led by a Campus Pastor and Director of Spiritual Formation.)
Sources (2)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Campus Pastor and Director of Spiritual Formation”
  A Campus Pastor serves as Director of Spiritual Formation.
2. Crown College Staff Directorycrown.edu/about/staff · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Max Moser Campus Pastor”
  Max Moser is listed as Campus Pastor on the staff directory.

Missions and service

88 of 100 points · 4 of 6 found

Yes:
Service or outreach officeYes (Campus Ministries runs a student Local and Global Outreach team.)
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “The Local and Global Outreach (LGO) team is a group of students who work to promote, educate, and encourage the participation of the Crown College community in local and global missions initiatives.”
  A student Local and Global Outreach team promotes local and global missions within Campus Ministries.
Not enough information:
Service hours or service-learning in the curriculumNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Partly:
Missions trips offered to studentsSome (Students apply to short-term mission trips each fall.)
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Mission Trips are designed to provide an opportunity for students to experience what God is doing globally by participating in short-term mission trips.”
  Short-term mission trips are offered to students, with teams selected each fall.
Not enough information:
Partnerships with local churches and ministries for serviceNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Cross-cultural or global ministry programsMany (Mission trips, a Students International missions program in Costa Rica, and CCCU GlobalEd programs.)
Sources (2)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Mission Trips are designed to provide an opportunity for students to experience what God is doing globally by participating in short-term mission trips.”
  Short-term mission trips are offered to students, with teams selected each fall.
2. Academic Policies | Crown College Catalog 2026-2027catalog.crown.edu/content.php?catoid=37&navoid=1347 · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Crown partners with Students International, a Christian missions and study abroad organization that provides opportunities for students to earn credit while doing extensive missions service in Costa Rica.”
  Crown partners with Students International for missions service in Costa Rica.
  “Through partnership with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities”
  Crown offers CCCU GlobalEd off-campus programs in partnership with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
Yes:
Service explicitly rooted in the Christian missionYes
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “urging them to give to, pray for, and be involved in missions both in the United States and around the world”
  Outreach is aimed at developing Christian students who give, pray and serve in missions.

Strengths

Chapel is held every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m. for the whole campus, and Selah gathers students nearly every Sunday night.
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m., our entire campus gathers for Chapel.”
  Chapel is held every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m. for the whole campus.
  “Nearly every Sunday night our students gather in the chapel for Selah.”
  A student-led chapel called Selah meets in the chapel nearly every Sunday night.
The campus core requires Old Testament History, New Testament History, Christian Doctrine and a Bible or theology elective.
Sources (1)
1. Core Curriculum - Campus | Crown College Catalog 2026-2027catalog.crown.edu/content.php?catoid=37&navoid=1347 · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “HIS 135X - Old Testament History”
  The campus core curriculum requires Old Testament History.
  “HIS 136X - New Testament History”
  The campus core curriculum requires New Testament History.
  “THE 231 - Christian Doctrine (most majors) or THE 331 - Theology I: God’s Word and Work (ministry majors)”
  The campus core requires Christian Doctrine (or Theology I for ministry majors).
  “BIB/THE Bible or Theology Elective (300-400 level)”
  The campus core requires one 300-400 level Bible or theology elective.
Students can join Life Together small groups each semester, and student discipleship leaders start Bible studies.
Sources (1)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “LT Groups are offered each semester in 6 and 12-week sessions.”
  Life Together small groups are offered each semester.
  “initiating Bible studies, organizing small and large group prayer efforts”
  Student discipleship leaders start Bible studies and organize group prayer efforts.
Students have access to mission trips, a Students International missions program in Costa Rica, and CCCU GlobalEd programs.
Sources (2)
1. Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Mission Trips are designed to provide an opportunity for students to experience what God is doing globally by participating in short-term mission trips.”
  Short-term mission trips are offered to students, with teams selected each fall.
2. Academic Policies | Crown College Catalog 2026-2027catalog.crown.edu/content.php?catoid=37&navoid=1347 · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Crown partners with Students International, a Christian missions and study abroad organization that provides opportunities for students to earn credit while doing extensive missions service in Costa Rica.”
  Crown partners with Students International for missions service in Costa Rica.
  “Through partnership with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities”
  Crown offers CCCU GlobalEd off-campus programs in partnership with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.

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Campus ministry home

Campus Ministries + Chapel

Address: 8700 College View Dr, Saint Bonifacius, MN 55375
Location: On campus
Facilities: Chapel

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Source: crown.edu, verified Oct. 20, 2026, crown.edu, verified Oct. 20, 2026

Campus ministry

Campus Ministries + Chapel

Sources (1)

Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
“Every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m., our entire campus gathers for Chapel.”
Chapel is held every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m. for the whole campus.
“Campus Pastor and Director of Spiritual Formation”
A Campus Pastor serves as Director of Spiritual Formation.

Christian clubs and student life

6 groups and regular activities · 1 on campus, 1 off campus, 4 location not published

Service 2

Mission TripsOff campus
Short-term mission trips; students apply to teams each fall.
crown.edu
Local and Global Outreach team
A student team that promotes local and global missions participation.
crown.edu

Faith formation 1

SelahOn campus
Nearly every Sunday night
A student-led chapel in the chapel for worship, testimony and scripture.
crown.edu

Clubs and groups 2

Life Together Groups
Each semester, in 6 and 12-week sessions
Small groups that meet weekly for spiritual growth.
crown.edu
Student Discipleship Leaders
Student leaders who start Bible studies and organize group prayer.
crown.edu

Retreats 1

Deeper Life
Once each semester
Extra time set aside each semester to explore life in Jesus.
crown.edu

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the church. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Chapel, worship and prayer

Confirm with the campus ministry

Chapel 1

Wednesday, Friday10:00 AM

Times come only from official campus ministry, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 20, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)

Campus Ministries + Chapel | Crown Collegecrown.edu/campuslife/ministries · verified Oct. 20, 2026
“Every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m., our entire campus gathers for Chapel.”
Chapel is held every Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 a.m. for the whole campus.

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What families pay, by income

Average yearly price after grants and scholarships, for students who receive federal aid.

Average net price by family income
Family income	Price after aid
Up to $30,000	$24,270
$30,001–$48,000	$21,318
$48,001–$75,000	$22,499
$75,001–$110,000	$27,777
Over $110,000	$30,874

Full cost of attendance before aid: $46,598 a year.

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Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students Fall enrollment (IPEDS)	1,379
Men and women College Scorecard, fall 2023	Men 52% · Women 48%
First-generation students College Scorecard	27%
Total students	1,727
Average net price (per year) After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid	$26,672
Cost of attendance (per year)	$46,598
Median federal debt at graduation	$22,500
Graduation rate First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time	45%
Graduation rate for Pell grant recipients College Scorecard, within 6 years	33%
Graduation rate for first-generation students College Scorecard, within 6 years	28%
Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years College Scorecard, within 3 years	63%
First-year retention	70%
Median earnings 10 years after entry	$48,057
Admission rate	23%
Application fee IPEDS, 2023–24	$25
Students receiving Pell grants	24%

Value index: 39 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Earnings by major

Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).

Median earnings by major
Major	Median earnings
Nursing	$79,743
Clinical and counseling psychology	$60,077
Business administration	$56,895
Communication studies	$54,958
Psychology	$48,095
Kinesiology and exercise science	$47,956
Bible/Biblical Studies	$46,800
Religious Education	$36,826
Pastoral counseling	$32,718

Also offered (no earnings published yet): Accounting, Biology, Counseling and mental health, Criminal justice, Criminology, Education (general), English, Film and video, Global studies, History, Homeland Security, Liberal arts, Marketing, Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, Music, Religious Music and Worship, Secondary education, Teacher education, Teaching English as a second language, Theology.

What students study most

Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).

Most common bachelor’s fields
Field	Share of degrees
Theology and religious studies	30%
Psychology	15%
Parks, recreation and fitness	11%
Business	11%
Communication	8%

Campus facts

Setting	Rural
Part-time undergraduates	22%
Undergraduates aged 25 and older	11%
On-campus room and board (per year)	$10,850
Sports	NCAA Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Study abroad	Offered
Students per faculty member	15 to 1
Faculty who are full-time	17%College Scorecard, fall 2023
Endowment per student	$8,145IPEDS, 2023, per student
Dorm space	For about 37% of studentsBeds per undergraduate; not who lives on campus
Nearest airport with airline service	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)About 26 miles away
Town population	1,997Census, 2020–2024
Nearest city of 250,000 people or more	MinneapolisAbout 24 miles away
Typical weather	13°F in January · 71°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from Chaska 2 NW, MN, about 7 miles away

Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard). None of this changes the faith grades.

Campus safety reports

On-campus crimes reported in 2024, per 1,000 students.

On-campus crimes per 1,000 students
Category	This campus	U.S. rate
Rape	0.00	0.07
Robbery	0.00	0.01
Aggravated assault	0.00	0.04
Burglary	0.00	0.08
Motor vehicle theft	0.00	0.15

Numbers reflect what each campus reported. They differ with campus size and how reporting is done, so compare with care. U.S. rate: total reported offenses divided by total students at every institution in the report.

Source: Official data: U.S. Department of Education

Christian churches nearby

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Questions families ask

Is Crown College a Christian college?: Yes. Crown College is a Christian college. Its sponsor is The Christian and Missionary Alliance.
What is Crown College’s Compass Score?: 75 out of 100 (grade B). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.

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IPEDS unit ID 174862
Carnegie classification: Master's university (medium programs)
Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
Religious affiliation (IPEDS): Christ and Missionary Alliance Church
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