- The Inkwell
- Washington
- Saint Martin's University
Lacey, WACity: smallZIP 98503Founded 1895
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1895
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.stmartin.edu
WashingtonReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Martin's University
Saint Martin's University is a private nonprofit university in Lacey, Washington, with 1,158 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $25,472 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention65%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans43%
$25,472net price / year
90%admission rate
1093average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$70,376median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#383 of 1,704 for earnings#1,256 of 1,739 for lowest net price#816 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,179 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
- $61,772tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $46,856
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $46,856
- Average net price
- $25,472national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,685
$30,001–48,000$18,319
$48,001–75,000$21,815
$75,001–110,000$29,180
$110,001+$32,989
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1093
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 515–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–20
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,756
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,376middle 50%: $48,461–$96,541
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$96,541
Median, Saint Martin's University$70,376
Lower quarter$48,461
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
- 1,158
- Part-time
- 5.5%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 23.8
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 51%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,413 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,107
- Endowment, end of year
- $46,594,574
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White37%
Hispanic24%
Black6.9%
Asian11%
Two or more races13%
U.S. nonresident2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4.2%
Unknown0.8%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Computer & information sciences31%
Health professions15%
Business & management9.0%
Education6.8%
Engineering6.3%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.8%
Psychology5.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 236452. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7401787.