- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07960Founded 1899
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1899
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.steu.edu
New JerseyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Elizabeth University
Saint Elizabeth University is a private nonprofit university in Morristown, New Jersey, with 557 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $19,010 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention65%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share65%
Federal loans67%
$19,010net price / year
71%admission rate
—average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$55,167median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,017 of 1,704 for earnings#799 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,083 of 1,738 for graduation rate#591 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
- $52,482tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,763
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,763
- Average net price
- $19,010national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,861
$30,001–48,000$13,972
$48,001–75,000$16,652
$75,001–110,000$17,872
$110,001+$30,271
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college65%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,228
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,167middle 50%: $34,829–$86,129
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,129
Median, Saint Elizabeth University$55,167
Lower quarter$34,829
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
- 557
- Part-time
- 7.4%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 23.9
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 33%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,875 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,527
- Endowment, end of year
- $19,945,344
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White20%
Hispanic28%
Black34%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races1.4%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Unknown12%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions26%
Business & management18%
Psychology12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.1%
English language & literature5.3%
Public administration & social service4.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 186618. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5146821.