Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC · Private · Large city · SAU · St. Aug
Private institution in Raleigh, NC · 766 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $35,730 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%Pell Grant share
- Top 24%Acceptance rate
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
- $17,740871st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,8961,020th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,896654th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,324952nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $29,6691,804th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,7301,761st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $26,9991,815th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 33.2%1,691st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 53.5%1,698th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 58.7%380th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7661,519th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 52.4%326th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 136 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 29 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $31,581 | $25,774 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | $29,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $26,997 | $32,711 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $14,935 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $14,627 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: Protestant Episcopalsource
- Founded in 1867source
- Athletic nickname: "Falcons"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Motto: "Veritas vos liberabit"source
- Campus size: about 105 acressource
- Formerly known as "Saint Augustine's Normal School"source
- Formerly known as "(1867–1893)"source
- Formerly known as "Saint Augustine's School"source
- Formerly known as "(1893–1924)"source
- Formerly known as "Saint Augustine's Junior College"source
- Formerly known as "(1924–1928)"source
- Formerly known as "Saint Augustine's College"source
- Formerly known as "(1928–2012)"source
- Athletic conference: CIAAsource
- Notable alum: Anna J. Coopersource
- Notable alum: Antonio Pettigrewsource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Saint Augustine's University’s 766 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NC
Elsewhere
- Truett McConnell UniversityCleveland, GA · 768 undergrads
- Universidad Adventista de las AntillasMayaguez, PR · 769 undergrads
- New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, LA · 770 undergrads
- The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH · 762 undergrads
- California State University Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA · 761 undergrads
- Goshen CollegeGoshen, IN · 761 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitest-aug.edu
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