Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri · Website
$70,783
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$70,783
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Saint Louis University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Saint Louis, Missouri with 7,267 undergraduates and 6,646 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,398 a year (tuition and fees $55,760). It admits 75% of applicants and 80% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $70,783 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
$24,398
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$55,760
US median $11,837
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
80%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$70,783
Rank 361 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
- $24,398
- Tuition and fees
- $55,760
- Cost of attendance
- $71,932
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 30%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,501
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,854
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,880
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,702
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,466
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 $39,226 in 2015-16 to $55,760 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
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1,317
- SAT reading, middle
- 665
- SAT math, middle
- 660
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 7,267
- Graduate students
- 6,646
- Part-time students
- 7.8%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 80%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 214
- Endowment
- $1.9B
- 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 361 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,398 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $55,760 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 80% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $60,716 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $70,783 | $41,138 | $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. 73% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 85% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
214 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 220 | $22,002 | $70,226 | $81,525 | $88,910 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 183 | $99,458 | $71,391 | $93,029 | $107,773 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 180 | $239,229 | $65,402 | $101,722 | $112,460 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $26,316 | Withheld | $77,066 | $54,562 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $23,500 | $34,620 | $65,517 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $25,467 | $34,295 | $58,862 | $50,706 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $20,500 | $60,055 | $93,647 | $83,343 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 88 | $65,361 | $98,522 | $111,664 | $120,193 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral | Doctoral | 84 | $41,000 | $73,310 | $84,751 | $82,893 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 84 | $46,053 | $81,612 | $110,691 | $103,485 |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 79 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $27,000 | $22,459 | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 65 | $53,322 | $48,270 | $57,853 | $65,123 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $26,911 | $29,092 | Withheld | $61,296 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $24,002 | $42,729 | $72,251 | $69,303 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 57 | Withheld | $96,739 | $137,327 | $124,201 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 57 | $107,293 | $105,542 | $121,868 | $127,347 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $25,247 | Withheld | $70,351 | $55,792 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $22,386 | $30,502 | $67,287 | $63,293 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 54 | $54,500 | $71,748 | $99,472 | $89,981 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $26,000 | $33,863 | $63,652 | $58,808 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 52 | $20,500 | $61,962 | $73,296 | $71,416 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $26,000 | $48,436 | $70,202 | $58,716 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Saint Louis University cost?
$24,398 a year is the average net price at Saint Louis University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $55,760, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $71,932. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,501 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Louis University?
75% of applicants are admitted to Saint Louis University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,317 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Saint Louis University graduates earn?
$70,783 a year is the median pay of former Saint Louis University students who work, 10 years after they started ($60,716 after 6 years). That ranks 361 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's) at $249,068.
How much student debt do Saint Louis University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Saint Louis University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 30% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Louis University?
80% of first-time, full-time students at Saint Louis University finish within 6 years. 88% 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 Louis University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (220 bachelor's graduates), Law (183 professional graduates), Medicine (180 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 214 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.