Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,327
Graduate Enrollment: 4,433
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, medium, primarily residential
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medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 59.45%
Male/Female: 40% / 60% (2017)
First generation college students: 30.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 7.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.8% (2016)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 60.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 38.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 26.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 18.0% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 62.4%
Black: 14.0%
Hispanic: 6.8%
Asian: 3.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.7%
Non-resident alien: 2.6%
Unknown race: 5.7%
Black: 14.0%
Hispanic: 6.8%
Asian: 3.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.7%
Non-resident alien: 2.6%
Unknown race: 5.7%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $44,508
In-State tuition: $28,700Out-of-State tuition: $28,700
Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,120 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $5,812 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,448 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $5,812 (2022)
Average Family Income: $75,305 (2017)
Median Family Income: $41,650 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 29.4%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 48.0%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $244 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $20,111 |
| $30k-48k | $19,512 |
| $48k-75k | $22,643 |
| $75k-110k | $25,988 |
| $110k+ | $27,742 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 45%6-year graduation rate: 57%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 89.8% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $23,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $12,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $18,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $20,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 58.5% (2015) |
| @3 year | 66.4% (2017) |
| @5 year | 73.1% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 37.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 42.4% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $51,899 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $58,965 (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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminology. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 27 | $553 | $51,487 ($4,291) | $57,427 ($4,786) | |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 45 | $75,131 ($6,261) | $76,422 ($6,369) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 26 | $30,500 | $236 | $31,939 ($2,662) | $32,515 ($2,710) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 17 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 26 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Special Education and Teaching. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 22 | $41,586 ($3,466) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 40 | $224 | $52,303 ($4,359) | $48,073 ($4,006) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 30 | $47,435 ($3,953) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Education, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Education, Other. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | 12 | $52,470 ($4,373) | |||
| Master's Degree | Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | 11 | $46,613 ($3,884) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Legal Support Services. | 4 | $40,531 ($3,378) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Legal Support Services. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 10 | $17,396 ($1,450) | $33,954 ($2,830) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 29 | $20,679 | $217 | $30,044 ($2,504) | $37,227 ($3,102) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. | 141 | $397 | $82,277 ($6,856) | $120,074 ($10,006) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. | 129 | $441 | |||
| Master's Degree | Gerontology. | 11 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Gerontology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Philosophy. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 28 | $25,889 | $265 | $19,172 ($1,598) | $39,519 ($3,293) |
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 188 | $697 | $40,713 ($3,393) | $44,457 ($3,705) | |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 20 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | 142 | $75,809 ($6,317) | $79,305 ($6,609) | ||
| Master's Degree | Human Services, General. | 18 | $614 | $43,949 ($3,662) | ||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 11 | $51,753 ($4,313) | |||
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 70 | $466 | $61,193 ($5,099) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Design and Applied Arts. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 29 | $25,550 | $260 | $19,807 ($1,651) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 35 | $26,000 | $276 | $17,284 ($1,440) | $25,277 ($2,106) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 56 | $23,700 | $238 | $16,923 ($1,410) | $31,084 ($2,590) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 15 | $22,093 ($1,841) | $48,379 ($4,032) | ||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 126 | $458 | $62,101 ($5,175) | $59,798 ($4,983) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 20 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 69 | $2,022 | $156,501 ($13,042) | $97,934 ($8,161) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 160 | $28,093 | $243 | $37,218 ($3,102) | $51,411 ($4,284) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 1452 | $575 | $69,787 ($5,816) | $75,391 ($6,283) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 196 | $556 | $68,169 ($5,681) | $93,018 ($7,752) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 6 | $56,669 ($4,722) | |||
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 14 | $54,215 ($4,518) | $71,640 ($5,970) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 83 | $700 | $79,116 ($6,593) | $73,930 ($6,161) | |
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 487 | $622 | $52,641 ($4,387) | $58,663 ($4,889) | |
| Master's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 184 | $93,267 ($7,772) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Management Information Systems and Services. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Marketing. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Marketing. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Journalism. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 19 | $36,753 ($3,063) | $45,908 ($3,826) | ||
| Master's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 33 | $679 | $46,656 ($3,888) | $60,531 ($5,044) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 18 | $30,120 ($2,510) | $39,252 ($3,271) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Graphic Communications. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Graphic Communications. | 22 | $21,424 ($1,785) | $32,735 ($2,728) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 43 | $63,344 ($5,279) | $79,651 ($6,638) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Education, General. | 29 | $27,100 | $262 | $29,932 ($2,494) | $38,697 ($3,225) |
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 21 | $43,942 ($3,662) | |||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 17 | $50,398 ($4,200) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $76,878Full time faculty: 100%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 11.0
School's endowment start of year: $129,755,321 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $157,525,839 (2022)