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Ave Maria University

Ave Maria, FL · Private · Rural (distant) · AMU

Private institution in Ave Maria, FL · 1,229 undergraduates · 45% acceptance rate · $49,520 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,6551,396th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$28,2221,304th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$28,2221,188th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$43,2201,296th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,776733rd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,5201,098th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,572979th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.5%946th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
75.0%972nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
44.8%218th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,2291,247th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
23.2%1,551st highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 81 mi (MIA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$10
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,107—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$33,993$33,993
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$28,236$30,988
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$28,055$29,250
Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheologybachelors$26,353$28,598
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors—$48,041

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NAIA Division II · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,484,595 (M $3,221,915 · W $2,262,680)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.