Spalding University

Spalding University is a private nonprofit college in Louisville, KY. Its average net price is $24,262 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$19,443
$30,001 to $48,000$19,548
$48,001 to $75,000$22,065
$75,001 to $110,000$26,719
$110,001 and up$31,540
$30,450Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$30,450Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$24,262Average Net Price
$11,964Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$200Books and Supplies
$8,518Other Expenses
40.7%Students on Pell Grants
57.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

99.5%Acceptance Rate
440 to 513SAT Reading, Middle Half
435 to 525SAT Math, Middle Half
15 to 22ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$49,292
8 years after entry$51,831
10 years after entry$55,738
45.2%Graduation Rate
64.0%Retention Rate
$23,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Louisville, KYLocation
Large citySetting
583Undergraduate 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
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business and Commerce$42,625 Small program - rough guide n=31$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Registered Nursing$77,405 n=154$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=69
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$25,173 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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