Saint Martin's University
Lacey, WA · Private · Small city · SMU
Private institution in Lacey, WA · 1,254 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $62,092 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 24%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
- $22,6181,313th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $44,2101,723rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $44,2101,709th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $56,3531,625th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,500934th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,092471st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,998284th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.1%870th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.3%1,062nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 75.9%766th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1057806th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,2541,226th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.8%706th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 37 mi (SEA)
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 28 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,666 | $66,045 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,990 | $60,623 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,516 | $57,995 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,439 | $47,118 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $45,383 | $44,077 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $39,927 | $40,896 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,639 | $38,048 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $33,565 | $30,771 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $30,988 | $28,055 |
| History | bachelors | $26,353 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $25,194 | $31,305 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $23,649 | $23,351 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1895source
- Athletic nickname: "Saints"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Whitesource
- Motto: ""Think with heart""source
- Campus size: about 380 acressource
- Formerly known as "Saint Martin's College" (1895–2005)source
- Notable alum: Butch Ottersource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,369,390 (M $1,147,285 · W $1,222,105)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Saint Martin's University’s 1,254 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WA
- Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WA · 1,281 undergrads
- Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA · 1,214 undergrads
- Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA · 1,139 undergrads
- City University of SeattleSeattle, WA · 1,091 undergrads
- Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, WA · 1,058 undergrads
- Centralia CollegeCentralia, WA · 1,476 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL · 1,253 undergrads
- Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 1,252 undergrads
- Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA · 1,252 undergrads
- EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San JuanSan Juan, PR · 1,258 undergrads
- Manhattanville CollegePurchase, NY · 1,250 undergrads
- Midway UniversityMidway, KY · 1,250 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitestmartin.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 236452)
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- Compare with Big Bend Community CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Saint Martin's University vs Big Bend Community CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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