Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, Florida · Also known as St. Leo University St Leo University · Website
$48,364
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,364
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Saint Leo University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Saint Leo, Florida with 6,721 undergraduates and 2,176 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,293 a year (tuition and fees $30,000). It admits 78% of applicants and 45% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,364 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,278 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,293
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$30,000
US median $11,837
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
45%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,278
About $268 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,364
Rank 1,614 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
- $21,293
- Tuition and fees
- $30,000
- Cost of attendance
- $45,264
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,602
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,699
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,823
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,707
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,780
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 $20,830 in 2015-16 to $30,000 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
- 78%
- SAT reading, middle
- 530
- SAT math, middle
- 510
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 6,721
- Graduate students
- 2,176
- Part-time students
- 33%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 45%
- Retention rate
- 59%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 90
- Endowment
- $76.1M
- 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 1,614 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,293 | $19,850 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $30,000 | $16,920 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 72% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 45% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 59% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,278 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,619 | $33,574 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,364 | $37,894 | $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. 36% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
90 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 OperationsMaster's | Master's | 428 | $56,375 | $64,606 | $82,551 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 267 | $26,727 | $54,167 | $67,505 | $68,257 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 225 | $25,620 | $47,853 | $60,389 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 193 | $25,600 | $36,139 | $48,786 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 140 | $56,375 | $54,698 | $62,658 | $66,714 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 120 | $24,000 | $41,989 | $52,156 | $44,125 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 112 | $51,250 | $61,189 | $69,560 | $71,685 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 78 | $61,399 | $52,014 | $62,036 | $65,123 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $17,380 | $45,065 | $49,634 | $47,382 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $25,250 | $44,912 | $52,934 | $85,063 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $25,000 | $49,811 | $66,056 | $76,194 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $23,304 | $72,237 | $72,645 | $107,009 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 44 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $33,626 | $59,364 | $81,025 | $92,374 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 42 | $56,375 | $86,084 | $94,011 | $121,855 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $35,500 | $53,258 | $62,122 | $68,069 |
| Human Services, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 38 | $52,950 | $39,740 | $44,950 | $57,050 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 37 | $31,437 | $45,820 | $53,606 | $48,733 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 31 | $51,901 | $56,824 | $62,391 | $65,824 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $32,375 | $42,266 | $56,145 | $58,716 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $24,125 | $28,764 | $55,097 | $57,214 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,113 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 23 | - | - | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Saint Leo University cost?
$21,293 a year is the average net price at Saint Leo University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $30,000, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $45,264. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,602 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Leo University?
78% of applicants are admitted to Saint Leo University. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Saint Leo University graduates earn?
$48,364 a year is the median pay of former Saint Leo University students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,619 after 6 years). That ranks 1,614 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's) at $86,084.
How much student debt do Saint Leo University graduates have?
$25,278 is the median federal student loan debt of Saint Leo University graduates, about $268 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 32% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Leo University?
45% of first-time, full-time students at Saint Leo University finish within 6 years. 59% 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 Leo University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (428 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (267 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (225 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 90 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.