Saint Louis University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 2,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,112
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 47%
From Region 32%
Athletes 354 (5.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Asian 15%
Black 9%
Hispanic 9%
International 6%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Saint Louis University 1,586 38% 63% 13% 6% 8% 5% $81,025 75 +0.41 71 97% 5.1%
Aerospace Engineering 28 — 79% 61% 4% 7% 7% 14% $114,586 93 +1.56 96 97% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 26 — 38% 31% 31% 4% 12% 15% $92,472 33 -0.54 84 95% — — — —
Civil Engineering 17 — 71% 65% 0% 0% 6% 12% $92,450 48 +0.02 84 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 7 +1 100% 14% 29% 14% 29% 0% $113,384 51 -0.17 96 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 11 — 82% 73% 0% 0% 0% 9% $109,275 38 -0.37 94 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 27 — 89% 67% 0% 7% 15% 4% $109,963 92 +1.35 95 100% — — — —
Computer Science 47 — 68% 49% 21% 4% 4% 17% $116,772 44 -0.24 97 97% — — — —
Computer and Information Science 17 — 59% 41% 0% 41% 6% 0% $87,268 30 -0.53 79 100% — — — —
Data Science 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $103,042 26 -0.37 91 — — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,652 82 +0.59 52 — — — — —
Biostatistics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,580 20 -0.80 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 13 +1 46% 62% 15% 0% 15% 8% $74,866 74 +0.32 60 — — — — —
Geosciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,931 83 +0.62 53 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 +13 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,583 50 -0.26 67 100% — — — —
Physics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $81,217 43 -0.17 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 22% $62,881 14 -0.77 29 — — — — —
Biology 88 +5 45% 55% 25% 2% 10% 1% $68,057 59 +0.19 43 98% — — — —
Neuroscience 49 — 45% 29% 51% 2% 6% 4% $34,485 4 -2.85 1 85% — — — —
Environmental Studies 15 — 33% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,198 68 +0.32 24 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 10 — 20% 50% 20% 0% 20% 10% $62,687 43 -0.12 28 — — — — —
Allied Health Sciences 19 — 16% 42% 37% 0% 0% 11% $80,409 88 +0.82 70 100% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 12 — 33% 50% 25% 17% 0% 8% $80,409 69 +0.24 70 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 21 — 14% 86% 5% 0% 10% 0% $70,807 89 +1.13 50 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 83 — 29% 73% 12% 1% 6% 1% $86,849 100 +2.92 79 99% — — — —
Health Sciences 70 — 9% 60% 17% 1% 14% 3% $74,119 73 +0.39 58 100% — — — —
MRI Technology 5 +1 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,425 83 +0.88 82 100% — — — —
Nuclear Medicine Technology 6 — 0% 67% 0% 17% 0% 17% $89,425 83 +0.88 82 100% — — — —
Nursing 162 — 10% 70% 9% 3% 9% 2% $90,683 51 -0.15 83 98% 4.0% — — —
Occupational Therapy 33 — 0% 82% 3% 0% 9% 3% $78,681 83 +0.70 67 100% — — — —
Pharmaceutical Chemistry 7 — 0% 57% 43% 0% 0% 0% $119,512 37 +0.06 97 — — — — —
Public Health 47 — 36% 32% 45% 6% 4% 6% $71,220 77 +0.56 51 100% — — — —
Radiation Therapy 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $89,425 83 +0.88 82 100% — — — —
Accounting 40 +7 60% 80% 5% 2% 2% 2% $104,283 86 +1.12 92 100% — — — —
Business Administration 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,928 87 +0.95 87 97% — — — —
Business Analytics 26 +7 65% 50% 27% 4% 8% 4% $95,314 61 +0.16 87 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 10 +3 50% 60% 0% 10% 10% 20% $73,951 63 -0.08 58 100% — — — —
Finance 63 +13 86% 67% 8% 2% 11% 8% $108,435 75 +0.32 94 100% — — — —
Health Administration 29 +2 34% 31% 52% 10% 3% 0% $88,496 96 +1.14 81 94% — — — —
Health Information Management — — — — — — — — $88,496 96 +1.14 81 94% — — — —
International Business 15 +3 27% 13% 20% 7% 33% 20% $96,248 75 +0.56 87 100% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $89,955 45 -0.14 82 100% — — — —
Managerial Economics 25 +12 60% 64% 4% 8% 12% 8% $92,590 53 -0.20 84 95% — — — —
Marketing 63 +10 32% 68% 6% 2% 10% 8% $83,864 72 +0.49 75 100% — — — —
Organizational Behavior 17 +1 35% 65% 6% 6% 12% 12% $81,098 74 +0.37 71 98% 6.6% — — —
Organizational Leadership 11 — 18% 82% 0% 18% 0% 0% $95,928 93 +1.44 87 97% — — — —
Project Management 6 — 67% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $95,928 62 +0.20 87 97% — — — —
Sports Management 17 — 82% 65% 0% 18% 18% 0% $86,849 100 +2.70 79 99% — — — —
African-American Studies 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,365 25 -0.63 7 94% — — — —
American Studies — +1 — — — — — — $54,307 40 -0.39 11 — — — — —
Ancient Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,558 81 +0.45 25 — — — — —
Bioethics 11 +2 0% 55% 9% 27% 0% 0% $66,559 73 +0.39 39 — — — — —
Catholic Studies 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,920 92 +1.24 24 — — — — —
Chinese Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,569 41 -0.37 11 — — — — —
Classical Languages — — — — — — — — $70,857 90 +1.14 50 — — — — —
English 12 +10 8% 67% 0% 17% 8% 0% $65,105 95 +1.55 35 100% — — — —
French 2 +5 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $71,558 92 +1.21 52 87% — — — —
General Studies 6 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $65,629 90 +0.80 36 95% 11.0% — — —
History 11 +3 55% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,327 45 -0.25 11 94% — — — —
Linguistics — — — — — — — — $64,741 73 +0.60 34 — — — — —
Medieval and Renaissance Studies — — — — — — — — $62,248 82 +0.52 27 — — — — —
Philosophical Studies 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $63,565 63 +0.16 31 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,399 62 +0.15 30 — — — — —
Russian 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,713 89 +1.13 50 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +15 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $71,558 92 +1.21 52 87% — — — —
Theology 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $53,774 75 +0.36 10 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 +7 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,365 29 -0.60 7 94% — — — —
American Politics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $80,054 80 +0.58 70 92% — — — —
Anthropology 7 +3 14% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $60,242 73 +0.30 22 — — — — —
Communication 40 +6 22% 65% 8% 12% 5% 0% $62,474 56 +0.06 28 97% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,971 77 +0.56 40 — — — — —
Humanities 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,629 90 +0.79 36 95% 11.0% — — —
International Affairs 9 +2 33% 78% 11% 0% 0% 0% $78,878 70 +0.32 68 97% — — — —
Political Science 29 +8 38% 76% 3% 0% 10% 3% $80,054 80 +0.58 70 92% — — — —
Psychology 95 +11 16% 76% 9% 9% 3% 0% $61,200 84 +0.93 24 91% — — — —
Social Work 25 — 12% 76% 4% 8% 8% 0% $52,693 44 -0.07 8 100% — — — —
Sociology 6 +6 0% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $65,856 90 +0.81 37 — — — — —
Education 23 — 17% 78% 0% 0% 9% 0% $50,127 24 -0.58 6 100% — — — —
Art History 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,153 47 -0.21 5 — — — — —
Music 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,303 60 +0.27 5 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 +1 20% 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% $49,002 63 +0.23 5 — — — — —
Theater 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,271 74 +0.43 4 — — — — —
Aviation 42 — 79% 57% 2% 7% 12% 19% $99,427 66 +0.29 89 96% 7.7% — — —
Criminal Justice 24 +2 21% 83% 0% 8% 4% 4% $63,986 75 +0.56 32 100% — — — —
Emergency Management 5 +1 80% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $76,135 50 +0.06 63 — — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 18 +2 6% 78% 0% 6% 11% 0% $63,866 75 +0.55 31 — — — — —
Legal Studies — — — — — — — — $64,560 78 +0.64 33 — — — — —
Security Management 8 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $63,986 75 +0.56 32 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $59,960
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 29.8% 472 16% 65% 15% 3% 8% 3% $83,596 74 +0.75 75 99% 4.0%
Business & Economics 20.5% 325 54% 62% 12% 6% 10% 6% $94,161 80 +0.64 86 99% 6.6%
Social Sciences 13.5% 214 21% 73% 7% 9% 5% 0% $63,978 69 +0.55 32 94% 11.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.2% 146 47% 47% 32% 2% 8% 3% $56,471 9 -0.89 14 93% —
Engineering 7.3% 116 72% 54% 9% 5% 10% 10% $104,733 63 +0.53 92 97% —
Professional 6.1% 97 51% 69% 1% 8% 9% 9% $79,936 76 +0.42 70 98% 7.7%
Computer Science 4.3% 68 68% 49% 15% 13% 6% 12% $108,588 47 -0.32 94 98% —
Humanities 4.0% 64 34% 69% 2% 19% 6% 0% $62,305 83 +0.53 27 95% 11.0%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 28 61% 71% 7% 0% 7% 7% $76,764 45 +0.07 64 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 25 28% 76% 8% 0% 8% 4% $61,794 58 +0.14 26 — —
Education 1.5% 23 17% 78% 0% 0% 9% 0% $50,127 25 -0.58 6 100% —
Arts 0.5% 8 12% 62% 25% 0% 0% 0% $48,717 38 +0.21 5 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $37.5M #84 50% $5.8M 107 #10 94 —
Life & Natural Sciences $23.0M #121 61% $0.4M 17 #119 100 25
Physical Sciences & Math $15.1M #148 31% $0.0M 15 #148 75 8
Education $5.8M #86 26% $0 74 #30 — —
Engineering $5.2M #213 56% $0.0M 3 #204 25 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.6M #198 23% $0 29 #149 135 3
Computer Science $2.1M #191 45% $0.0M — — 24 —
Business & Economics $1.8M #167 0% $0 4 #199 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $95.2M #157 46% $6.2M 249 #97 453 37

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $605K $605K $0
Baseball 36 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Soccer 36 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 34 $330K $330K $0
Basketball 16 $7.2M $7.2M $0
Tennis 8 $211K $211K $0
Total 173 $11.9M $11.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 112 $651K $651K $0
Soccer 31 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 24 $358K $358K $0
Volleyball 21 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Field Hockey 18 $710K $710K $0
Softball 17 $822K $822K $0
Basketball 15 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Tennis 8 $324K $324K $0
Total 181 $9.3M $9.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 214 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 67 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 58 $688K $688K $0
Baseball 36 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Basketball 31 $10.5M $10.5M $0
Volleyball 21 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Field Hockey 18 $710K $710K $0
Softball 17 $822K $822K $0
Tennis 16 $535K $535K $0
Total 354 $29.6M $29.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 74% 65%
Early Decision 85% 84% 75%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 46%
SAT Range 1200 – 1410
SAT Math Range 600 – 710
SAT RW Range 600 – 700