Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 7,277
Graduate Enrollment: 4,729
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
Roman Catholic
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 70.05%
Male/Female: 38% / 62% (2017)
First generation college students: 22.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 5.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2016)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 74.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 59.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 48.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 38.9% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 62.5%
Black: 7.4%
Hispanic: 7.8%
Asian: 12.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.8%
Non-resident alien: 3.6%
Unknown race: 1.0%
Black: 7.4%
Hispanic: 7.8%
Asian: 12.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.8%
Non-resident alien: 3.6%
Unknown race: 1.0%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $63,757
In-State tuition: $48,824Out-of-State tuition: $48,824
Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,310 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,646 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,310 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,646 (2022)
Average Family Income: $114,139 (2017)
Median Family Income: $77,916 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 18.9%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 42.7%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $25,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $265 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $21,954 |
| $30k-48k | $22,367 |
| $48k-75k | $24,051 |
| $75k-110k | $26,850 |
| $110k+ | $31,569 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 73%6-year graduation rate: 80%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.5% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $25,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $21,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 81.2% (2015) |
| @3 year | 84.0% (2017) |
| @5 year | 88.1% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 54.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 55.4% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $51,522 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $64,008 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Area Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 48 | $24,343 | $228 | $34,809 ($2,901) | $48,148 ($4,012) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 15 | $37,250 | $61,608 ($5,134) | $86,913 ($7,243) | |
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 17 | $92,113 ($7,676) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 25 | $27,000 | $68,456 ($5,705) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Education, General. | 22 | $27,000 | $286 | $35,983 ($2,999) | $40,192 ($3,349) |
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Education, General. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 33 | $51,347 ($4,279) | $60,802 ($5,067) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 24 | $10,000 | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 47 | $700 | $77,397 ($6,450) | $80,871 ($6,739) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 66 | $26,000 | $270 | $29,266 ($2,439) | $48,468 ($4,039) |
| Doctoral Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 44 | $23,694 | $281 | $35,080 ($2,923) | $50,011 ($4,168) |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Homeland Security. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Homeland Security. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Homeland Security. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 95 | $607 | $42,185 ($3,515) | $49,378 ($4,115) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Social Work. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Criminology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 31 | $27,000 | $265 | $58,024 ($4,835) | $64,891 ($5,408) |
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 53 | $1,220 | $95,354 ($7,946) | $102,128 ($8,511) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 25 | $27,000 | $286 | ||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 179 | $2,721 | $60,251 ($5,021) | ||
| Master's Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 44 | $26,122 | $276 | $27,589 ($2,299) | $45,608 ($3,801) |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 78 | $643 | $56,108 ($4,676) | $66,216 ($5,518) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 59 | $26,687 | $268 | $68,462 ($5,705) | |
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 62 | $233 | $62,422 ($5,202) | $67,055 ($5,588) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 84 | $466 | $69,164 ($5,764) | $75,031 ($6,253) | |
| Master's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 41 | $392 | $49,436 ($4,120) | $55,974 ($4,665) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Bioethics/Medical Ethics. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Bioethics/Medical Ethics. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Bioethics/Medical Ethics. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 192 | $25,000 | $233 | $62,927 ($5,244) | $68,023 ($5,669) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 118 | $743 | $91,158 ($7,597) | $108,355 ($9,030) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 24 | $113,005 ($9,417) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 15 | $39,516 | $365 | $45,994 ($3,833) | $67,912 ($5,659) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 115 | $524 | $82,635 ($6,886) | $106,196 ($8,850) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 52 | $26,820 | $276 | $58,608 ($4,884) | |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 31 | $60,652 ($5,054) | $80,364 ($6,697) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 46 | $24,000 | $249 | $35,967 ($2,997) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 30 | $25,000 | $265 | $39,618 ($3,302) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 68 | $21,268 | $217 | $56,220 ($4,685) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 46 | $27,000 | $286 | $51,009 ($4,251) | $57,168 ($4,764) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Human Resources Management and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 51 | $27,000 | $286 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 18 | $55,280 ($4,607) | |||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Systems Science and Theory. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Gerontology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 10 | $340 | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classical and Ancient Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 27 | $22,875 | $243 | $44,274 ($3,690) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 118 | $26,316 | $279 | $40,460 ($3,372) | $72,217 ($6,018) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 23 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 18 | $48,668 ($4,056) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 34 | $25,000 | $237 | $14,369 ($1,197) | $49,397 ($4,116) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 20 | $23,406 | $248 | ||
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Air Transportation. | 38 | $27,000 | $286 | $42,935 ($3,578) | |
| Master's Degree | Air Transportation. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 36 | $27,000 | $285 | $65,693 ($5,474) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 24 | $25,368 | $266 | $58,857 ($4,905) | |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 42 | $466 | $50,186 ($4,182) | $53,120 ($4,427) | |
| Master's Degree | Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | 18 | $214,788 ($17,899) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | 19 | $1,598 | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 2 | $50,391 ($4,199) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 55 | $26,000 | $276 | $41,139 ($3,428) | $70,423 ($5,869) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 46 | $620 | $68,262 ($5,689) | $91,665 ($7,639) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 38 | $24,000 | $249 | $52,402 ($4,367) | |
| Master's Degree | International Business. | 15 | $137,734 ($11,478) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 25 | $21,920 | $232 | $56,131 ($4,678) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 69 | $24,877 | $254 | $44,119 ($3,677) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Marketing. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 10 | $45,317 ($3,776) | |||
| Master's Degree | History. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, General. | 27 | $76,696 ($6,391) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering, General. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 19 | $26,421 | $280 | $78,267 ($6,522) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 41 | $27,000 | $286 | $56,885 ($4,740) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Physics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 27 | $25,665 | $265 | $73,093 ($6,091) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 24 | $27,000 | $276 | $28,127 ($2,344) | $54,542 ($4,545) |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | 2 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 166 | $1,131 | $67,352 ($5,613) | ||
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 21 | $26,546 | $276 | $24,342 ($2,029) | $38,558 ($3,213) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 17 | $54,581 | $447 | $50,988 ($4,249) | |
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 87 | $25,000 | $249 | $27,192 ($2,266) | $47,478 ($3,957) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $94,959Full time faculty: 60%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 9.0
School's endowment start of year: $1,197,420,728 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,524,491,919 (2022)