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Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA · Private · Midsize city · SAU · St. Ambrose University St Ambrose University

Private institution in Davenport, IA · 2,101 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $59,531 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
$22,7501,323rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,5981,500th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,5981,449th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$50,0181,473rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,531561st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,616462nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
62.8%665th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.6%501st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
73.3%698th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,101913th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.9%1,309th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 141 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not 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 53 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,990$63,005
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,771—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,999$59,377
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$55,286$50,856
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,151$47,260
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,305$48,432
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$43,054$44,021
MarketingBusinessbachelors$40,017$39,729
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$38,937$37,856
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$36,137$38,289
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$35,594$46,087
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$35,060—

Campus facts

Athletics — 16 sports

NAIA Division II · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,774,547 (M $3,045,080 · W $1,353,868 · Coed $375,599)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Saint Ambrose University’s 2,101 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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