Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University is a private nonprofit college in Saint Louis, MO. Its average net price is $29,674 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$24,520
$30,001 to $48,000$26,308
$48,001 to $75,000$27,326
$75,001 to $110,000$30,576
$110,001 and up$33,811
$57,960Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$57,960Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$29,674Average Net Price
$15,820Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,290Books and Supplies
$5,866Other Expenses
20.0%Students on Pell Grants
29.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

75.0%Acceptance Rate
600 to 700SAT Reading, Middle Half
600 to 710SAT Math, Middle Half
25 to 31ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$65,426
8 years after entry$72,690
10 years after entry$75,998
79.0%Graduation Rate
87.8%Retention Rate
$21,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Saint Louis, MOLocation
Large citySetting
7,267Undergraduate 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=44,210$19,495 Small program - rough guide n=34
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$82,384 Small program - rough guide n=35$26,500 Small program - rough guide n=34
Air Transportation$53,316 Small program - rough guide n=36$24,597 Small program - rough guide n=33
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$67,956 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$44,128 National median for this major n=605Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$30,125 Small program - rough guide n=43$21,750 Small program - rough guide n=87
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$68,785 Small program - rough guide n=43Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$57,503 Small program - rough guide n=31$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=38
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Classical and Ancient Studies$33,774 National median for this major n=168Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$44,524 Small program - rough guide n=47$20,553 Small program - rough guide n=44
Community Organization and Advocacy$45,679 National median for this major n=2,262Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263$21,782 Small program - rough guide n=34
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,072 Small program - rough guide n=70$19,616 Small program - rough guide n=76
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$42,366 National median for this major n=288Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$36,440 Small program - rough guide n=31$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=66
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=45
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$60,561 Small program - rough guide n=34$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Linguistics and AnthropologyNot publishedNot published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765$22,000 Small program - rough guide n=34
Marketing$56,771 Small program - rough guide n=64$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=66
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Medieval and Renaissance Studies$26,921 National median for this major n=35Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$30,328 Small program - rough guide n=35$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=65
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912Not 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
Political Science and Government$40,282 Small program - rough guide n=35$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=84
Psychology$33,128 Small program - rough guide n=41$20,659 n=107
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
Registered Nursing$79,921 n=238$25,000 n=255
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059$23,244 Small program - rough guide n=51
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855$17,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$24,580 n=116
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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