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Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · SLU

Private institution in Saint Louis, MO · 7,324 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $70,783 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
$27,0751,591st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$53,2441,850th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$53,2441,848th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$69,1251,809th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$70,783267th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$60,716235th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
79.8%226th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.7%279th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.5%945th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1326163rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7,324349th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.4%1,901st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 254 mi (MDW)

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
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 71 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$75,383$73,446
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$74,576$64,990
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,660$66,941
Computer Sciencebachelors$67,660—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,749$67,660
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,623—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$59,576$53,608
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,463$59,004
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$49,161$48,156
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$48,432$55,512
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$45,715—
Air TransportationTransportationbachelors$44,468—

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,427,255 (M $2,750,844 · W $3,676,411)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Saint Louis University’s 7,324 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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