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About College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, also known as simply CSB/SJU are partnered liberal arts colleges respectively located in St. Joseph and Collegeville, which are both located in the US state of Minnesota, in Stearns County. The 2 campuses are 6 miles apart and are located on 3,200 acres of forests, prairies, and lakes.

`CSB, for women, and SJU, for men, are nationally recognized Catholic liberal arts colleges and ranked as two of the top three Catholic colleges in the nation.` Each has its own campus residence halls, athletic programs and traditions, but, students attend classes and activities together, and have access to the resources of both campuses.

Athletics

The athletic teams at the College of Saint Benedict are known as the Johnnies, and they compete in 13 varsity sports teams at the NCAA Division III level, in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), and the sports teams at Saint John's University are nicknamed the CSB Blazers, which compete at the same level, with 12 varsity sports teams.

Notable Alumni

Among the noteworthy graduates from CSB/SJU, there are also: Tom Burnett - hero of United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11, 2001 attacks (attended SJU for two years, but did not graduate), David Durenberger - former U.S. Senator, Stephen Sommers - movie director, John McNally, aka `Johnny Blood` - National Football League Hall of Famer, and Ed Driscoll - Movie Producer.