- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MOCity: largeZIP 63103Founded 1818
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1818
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.slu.edu
MissouriReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private nonprofit university in Saint Louis, Missouri, with 7,267 undergraduates. It admits 75% of applicants, graduates 79% within six years and costs $29,674 a year after aid.
79%graduate
Admission rate75%
Retention88%
4-year graduation72%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans30%
$29,674net price / year
75%admission rate
1317average SAT
79%graduate in 6 years
$75,998median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,000median debt
#266 of 1,704 for earnings#1,444 of 1,739 for lowest net price#201 of 1,738 for graduation rate#702 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
- $74,345tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $57,960
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $57,960
- Average net price
- $29,674national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,520
$30,001–48,000$26,308
$48,001–75,000$27,326
$75,001–110,000$30,576
$110,001+$33,811
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 75%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1317
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 600–710
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college75%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college79%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 79%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 72%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,426
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $75,998middle 50%: $52,102–$103,531
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$103,531
Median, Saint Louis University$75,998
Lower quarter$52,102
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
- 7,267
- Part-time
- 7.8%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 63%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,423 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,954
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,879,430,141
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White54%
Hispanic9.0%
Black11%
Asian14%
Two or more races5.4%
U.S. nonresident4.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.4%
27 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions26%
Business & management18%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.9%
Engineering6.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.0%
Psychology5.7%
Computer & information sciences4.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.4%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | $13,360 | 93% | $91,497 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO | $20,199 | 62% | $67,386 |
| Columbia College Columbia, MO | $25,982 | 51% | $48,161 |
| Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO | $21,443 | 56% | $58,321 |
| Park University Parkville, MO | $19,119 | 36% | $62,154 |
| Webster University Saint Louis, MO | $26,955 | 58% | $56,096 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $29,539 | 81% | $93,069 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $29,447 | 81% | $63,814 |
| Clark University Worcester, MA | $29,446 | 76% | $67,223 |
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | $30,561 | 79% | $83,810 |
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH | $30,366 | 80% | $83,775 |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | $32,543 | 76% | $81,308 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 179159. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q734774.