- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Saint Edward's University
Austin, TXCity: largeZIP 78704Founded 1873
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1873
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.stedwards.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Edward's University
Saint Edward's University is a private nonprofit university in Austin, Texas, with 2,493 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 57% within six years and costs $26,034 a year after aid.
57%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention80%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans47%
$26,034net price / year
81%admission rate
1138average SAT
57%graduate in 6 years
$64,695median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#574 of 1,704 for earnings#1,291 of 1,739 for lowest net price#770 of 1,738 for graduation rate#901 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
- $67,783tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $51,890
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $51,890
- Average net price
- $26,034national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,642
$30,001–48,000$21,648
$48,001–75,000$24,335
$75,001–110,000$26,758
$110,001+$34,488
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1138
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college57%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 57%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,950
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,695middle 50%: $44,268–$94,697
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,697
Median, Saint Edward's University$64,695
Lower quarter$44,268
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
- 2,493
- Part-time
- 4.6%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 56%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,902 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,064
- Endowment, end of year
- $146,625,204
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White26%
Hispanic56%
Black4.0%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident7.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.2%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Psychology11%
Visual & performing arts11%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.0%
Social sciences6.2%
Communication & journalism5.8%
Computer & information sciences5.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 227845. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3495253.