$50,876
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Webster University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Saint Louis, Missouri with 2,304 undergraduates and 5,938 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,047 a year (tuition and fees $31,750). It admits 86% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $50,876 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,047
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$31,750
US median $11,837
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,000
About $244 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,876
Rank 1,416 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
- $27,047
- Tuition and fees
- $31,750
- Cost of attendance
- $51,188
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,359
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,083
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,257
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,315
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,314
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 $25,500 in 2015-16 to $31,750 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
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1,102
- SAT reading, middle
- 582
- SAT math, middle
- 560
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 2,304
- Graduate students
- 5,938
- Part-time students
- 14%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 170
- Endowment
- $66.7M
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 1,416 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,047 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $31,750 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,000 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,656 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,876 | $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. 56% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
170 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 | 800 | $50,555 | $76,602 | $90,950 | $103,485 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 198 | $54,686 | $58,234 | $69,011 | $83,558 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 100 | $61,283 | $42,026 | $54,077 | $65,184 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 100 | $22,950 | $45,119 | $62,567 | $68,257 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 99 | $36,427 | $92,944 | $104,445 | $121,855 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMaster's | Master's | 96 | $34,926 | $99,179 | $113,359 | $107,835 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 68 | $177,721 | $92,391 | $201,294 | $120,193 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherMaster's | Master's | 63 | Withheld | $87,550 | $95,092 | $95,461 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 56 | $48,869 | $83,542 | $85,101 | $94,506 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 52 | $38,744 | Withheld | $106,577 | $107,274 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's | Master's | 44 | $41,000 | $66,017 | $88,756 | $95,627 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 43 | $40,294 | $72,893 | $79,567 | $89,981 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $22,475 | $19,071 | $35,407 | $43,765 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,714 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,000 | Withheld | $48,689 | $50,706 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $26,000 | $13,182 | $39,604 | $39,775 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | $70,400 | $66,113 | $107,009 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $24,500 | $20,257 | $40,397 | $51,490 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 23 | $59,664 | $50,814 | $67,174 | $80,125 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $20,500 | $32,757 | $56,671 | $57,214 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $24,714 | $34,546 | $45,411 | $49,808 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | $81,807 | $89,701 | $74,607 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Saint Louis and Missouri on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Webster University cost?
$27,047 a year is the average net price at Webster University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $31,750, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,188. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,359 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Webster University?
86% of applicants are admitted to Webster University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,102 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Webster University graduates earn?
$50,876 a year is the median pay of former Webster University students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,656 after 6 years). That ranks 1,416 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Master's) at $99,179.
How much student debt do Webster University graduates have?
$23,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Webster University graduates, about $244 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 46% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Webster University?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Webster University finish within 6 years. 69% 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 Webster University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (800 master's graduates), Human Resources Management and Services (198 master's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (100 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 170 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.