- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FLTown: fringeZIP 33574Founded 1889
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1889
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.saintleo.edu
FloridaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Leo University
Saint Leo University is a private nonprofit university in Saint Leo, Florida, with 6,721 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $24,658 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention59%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans32%
$24,658net price / year
78%admission rate
—average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$53,366median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,101 of 1,704 for earnings#1,201 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,299 of 1,738 for graduation rate#820 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
- $52,024tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,750
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,750
- Average net price
- $24,658national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,302
$30,001–48,000$20,875
$48,001–75,000$21,840
$75,001–110,000$25,575
$110,001+$29,177
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college59%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 59%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 32%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,924
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,366middle 50%: $34,149–$76,193
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,193
Median, Saint Leo University$53,366
Lower quarter$34,149
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
- 6,721
- Part-time
- 33%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 31.0
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 18%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,688 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,336
- Endowment, end of year
- $76,085,828
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White24%
Hispanic16%
Black17%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races1.2%
U.S. nonresident5.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown35%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting16%
Psychology15%
Computer & information sciences9.9%
Liberal arts & humanities8.3%
Education6.4%
Health professions2.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 137032. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q892503.