Ave Maria University

Ave Maria University is a private nonprofit college in Ave Maria, FL. Its average net price is $25,893 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$25,645
$30,001 to $48,000$15,702
$48,001 to $75,000$20,916
$75,001 to $110,000$21,600
$110,001 and up$29,662
$31,712Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$31,712Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$25,893Average Net Price
$14,798Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,320Books and Supplies
$3,050Other Expenses
26.5%Students on Pell Grants
45.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

41.4%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,796
8 years after entry$53,103
10 years after entry$56,969
53.2%Graduation Rate
78.9%Retention Rate
$20,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Ave Maria, FLLocation
Distant ruralSetting
1,298Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Literature$35,235 National median for this major n=380Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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