Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa · Also known as St. Ambrose University · Website
$59,531
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,531
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Saint Ambrose University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Davenport, Iowa with 1,916 undergraduates and 559 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,691 a year (tuition and fees $36,658). It admits 77% of applicants and 61% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,531 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,691
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$36,658
US median $11,837
Admission rate
77%
US median 78%
Completion rate
61%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,531
Rank 818 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $24,691
- Tuition and fees
- $36,658
- Cost of attendance
- $51,141
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 64%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,037
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,729
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,408
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,776
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,807
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $28,380 in 2015-16 to $36,658 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1,093
- SAT reading, middle
- 550
- SAT math, middle
- 560
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 1,916
- Graduate students
- 559
- Part-time students
- 5.8%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 78
- Endowment
- $247.4M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 818 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,691 | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $36,658 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 77% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 61% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,616 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,531 | $42,793 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
78 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $25,474 | $26,608 | $67,548 | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $27,000 | $66,151 | $75,832 | $88,910 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 61 | $29,574 | $79,957 | $103,021 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $22,500 | $32,627 | $56,803 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $25,093 | $46,480 | $66,714 | $69,303 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 39 | $43,492 | $47,344 | $54,215 | $65,123 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $27,250 | $41,178 | $47,634 | $47,382 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 29 | $62,250 | $56,535 | $62,738 | $67,030 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 29 | $114,033 | $117,805 | $135,821 | $127,347 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $26,600 | $49,039 | $74,438 | $86,176 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,988 | $55,378 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | $30,825 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,648 | $60,163 | $77,850 | $68,257 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $56,275 | $72,886 | $83,343 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $23,152 | $56,691 | $83,719 | $76,194 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,681 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,523 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,399 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $26,666 | $73,622 | Withheld | $92,135 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 13 | $22,054 | $43,579 | $67,022 | $66,714 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $96,239 | $95,833 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Davenport and Iowa on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Saint Ambrose University cost?
$24,691 a year is the average net price at Saint Ambrose University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $36,658, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,141. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,037 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Ambrose University?
77% of applicants are admitted to Saint Ambrose University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,093 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Iowa is 80%.
How much do Saint Ambrose University graduates earn?
$59,531 a year is the median pay of former Saint Ambrose University students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,616 after 6 years). That ranks 818 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $117,805.
How much student debt do Saint Ambrose University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Saint Ambrose University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 64% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Ambrose University?
61% of first-time, full-time students at Saint Ambrose University finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Saint Ambrose University?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (90 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (77 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (62 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 78 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.