Webster University
Saint Louis, MO · Private · Large suburb
Private institution in Saint Louis, MO · 2,180 undergraduates · 58% acceptance rate · $50,876 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%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
- $26,1961,558th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $30,7301,353rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,7301,269th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $49,2181,454th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,8761,024th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,6561,243rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.1%734th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.8%851st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 58.0%362nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1145543rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24420th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,180896th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 28.0%1,303rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 260 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
- 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 59 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $71,351 | $79,081 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $64,493 | $57,017 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $64,005 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,495 | $39,153 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)Legal Professions | bachelors | $40,132 | $41,789 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $39,909 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $36,848 | $36,992 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $34,704 | $26,224 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $33,604 | $32,925 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $31,236 | $27,455 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technology | bachelors | $30,554 | $25,194 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $29,685 | $24,730 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1915source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Goldsource
- Athletic nickname: "Gorloks"source
- Mascot: Webster Gorloksource
- Formerly known as "Loretto College" (1915–1924)source
- Formerly known as "Webster College" (1924–1983)source
- Athletic conference: SLIACsource
- Notable alum: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonosource
- Notable alum: Lloyd J. Austin IIIsource
- Notable alum: Irene Dunnesource
- Notable alum: Eileen Collinssource
- Notable alum: Marsha Masonsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Webster University’s 2,180 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, MO · 2,372 undergrads
- Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO · 1,702 undergrads
- Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, MO · 1,695 undergrads
- Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO · 2,666 undergrads
- Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 1,452 undergrads
- College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO · 1,415 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, WA · 2,179 undergrads
- University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME · 2,189 undergrads
- Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, OR · 2,167 undergrads
- Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · 2,193 undergrads
- University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD · 2,165 undergrads
- Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA · 2,198 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitewebster.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 179894)
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