Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, North Carolina · Also known as St. Aug · Website
$35,730
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$35,730
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Saint Augustine's University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Raleigh, North Carolina with 172 undergraduates and 2 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,313 a year (tuition and fees $16,896). It admits 34% of applicants and 25% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $35,730 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $29,669 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,313
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,896
US median $11,837
Admission rate
34%
US median 78%
Completion rate
25%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$29,669
About $315 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$35,730
Rank 3,371 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
- $24,313
- Tuition and fees
- $16,896
- Cost of attendance
- $33,179
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $27,815
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,801
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,499
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,943
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,944
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 $17,890 in 2015-16 to $16,896 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
- 34%
- Undergraduates
- 172
- Graduate students
- 2
- Part-time students
- 9.9%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 25%
- Retention rate
- 0%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 25
- Endowment
- $13.6M
- Other
- Historically Black college, 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 3,371 of 5,094 US colleges and 76 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,313 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,896 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 34% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 25% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 0% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,669 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $26,999 | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $35,730 | $36,048 | $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. 26% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 46% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $29,669 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $35,000 | $23,500 | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $31,000 | Withheld | $38,086 | $54,562 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Public AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Engineering, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,989 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $51,790 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Raleigh and North Carolina on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Saint Augustine's University cost?
$24,313 a year is the average net price at Saint Augustine's University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,896, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $33,179. Families earning under $30,000 pay $27,815 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Augustine's University?
34% of applicants are admitted to Saint Augustine's University. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do Saint Augustine's University graduates earn?
$35,730 a year is the median pay of former Saint Augustine's University students who work, 10 years after they started ($26,999 after 6 years). That ranks 3,371 of 5,094 US colleges and 76 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's) at $23,500.
How much student debt do Saint Augustine's University graduates have?
$29,669 is the median federal student loan debt of Saint Augustine's University graduates, about $315 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 37% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Augustine's University?
25% of first-time, full-time students at Saint Augustine's University finish within 6 years. 0% 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 Augustine's University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (27 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (13 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (12 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 25 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.