- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IACity: midsizeZIP 52803Founded 1882
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1882
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sau.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Ambrose University
Saint Ambrose University is a private nonprofit university in Davenport, Iowa, with 1,916 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 70% within six years and costs $23,689 a year after aid.
70%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention76%
4-year graduation63%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans63%
$23,689net price / year
77%admission rate
1093average SAT
70%graduate in 6 years
$66,659median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,308median debt
#498 of 1,704 for earnings#1,138 of 1,739 for lowest net price#391 of 1,738 for graduation rate#783 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $53,069tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,113
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,113
- Average net price
- $23,689national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,351
$30,001–48,000$21,212
$48,001–75,000$20,104
$75,001–110,000$21,927
$110,001+$27,449
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1093
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 440–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college70%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 70%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 63%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 65%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,807
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,659middle 50%: $45,314–$91,083
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,308
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$91,083
Median, Saint Ambrose University$66,659
Lower quarter$45,314
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,916
- Part-time
- 5.8%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 21.6
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,663 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,705
- Endowment, end of year
- $247,436,298
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic11%
Black8.3%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown4.3%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Health professions15%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Psychology10%
Education10%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.3%
Computer & information sciences4.3%
Engineering4.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 154235. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1669453.