BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofitHBCU

Saint Augustine's University

Raleigh, North Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·st-aug.edu
6-yr Graduation
25%
-10.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
175
peer median 923
Avg net price
$24,313
+$3.5k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,059
2,059 candidates competed
Admitted
696
33.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
22
3.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
25%-10.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
15%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
25%
Full-time retention
0%

Pell equity

21.7pp gap
Pell recipients
20%31 of 156
Non-Pell (all)
42%20 of 48
Subsidized loan, no Pell
42%20 of 48

Non-Pell students graduate at a 21.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 27 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 26 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
27
Passing
1
3.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

27programs
  • Passing1 · 3.7%
  • No Data26 · 96.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
26

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+18.3%
$38,086 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
81%
$31,000 debt · $38,086 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1942Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 21

  1. Aug 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Aug 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Aug 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jul 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Denial
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,815
$30–48k$20,801
$48–75k$23,499
$75–110k$19,943
$110k+$21,944

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$24,313
+$3,534vs Baccalaureate median $20,780
Federal loans
37.1%
In-state tuition
$16,896
Out-of-state
$16,896

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2023–24, students received in Pell grants, alongside $52K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
—
AY 2023–24
Pell disbursed
—
null total
Direct Loans
$52K
21 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’19
1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
0k
’23

Loan volume by type · AY 2023–24

Subsidized$17K
9 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$12K
9 loan awards
Parent PLUS$23K
3 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 416 borrowers who entered repayment, 52 (12.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
12.5%
+10.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
416
Defaulted
52
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.6%
2017
22.3%
2018
29.4%
2019
12.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Saint Augustine's

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

65 total completions
01Business
2233.8%
02Security/Protective
913.8%
03Computer Sciences
710.8%
04Biological Sciences
57.7%
05Parks/Recreation
57.7%
06Psychology
57.7%
07Social Sciences
46.2%
08Visual/Performing Arts
46.2%
09Philosophy/Religion
23.1%
10Health Professions
23.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
175
12-mo unduplicated
267
Undergraduate
264
Graduate
3

Gender split

Men
45%121
Women
55%146

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
93.6%
Hispanic
4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
White
0.6%
Asian
0.6%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
182
136 M · 46 W
Women athletes
25.3%
Athletic aid
$1.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$968K
$607K
Recruiting expense
$50K
$50K
Head-coach salaries
$78K
$52K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Football
96 M · —
$1.7M
Track and Field (Indoor)
21 M · 18 W
$377K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
21 M · 18 W
$343K
Basketball
13 M · 14 W
$1.2M
Cross Country
9 M · 10 W
$312K
Volleyball
— · 11 W
$258K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 943 students

3-year trend

22.202 yrs ago16.251 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
46
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
15
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    53

    Saint Augustine's vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Saint Augustine's selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectSaint Augustine's University
    		25%—175$24,313Baccalaureate
    Livingstone College
    		28%59.2%936$13,479Baccalaureate
    Lees-McRae College
    		42%76.8%910$28,340Baccalaureate
    William Peace University
    		45%94.3%722$21,649Baccalaureate
    Shaw University
    		22%80.2%964$16,512Baccalaureate
    Mars Hill University
    		45%67.9%1,110$19,910Baccalaureate
    Peer group median35%76.8%923$20,780

    Institutions like Saint Augustine's

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Saint Augustine's's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Saint Augustine's Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
    Phone
    919-516-4124
    Address
    1315 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610-2298

    The Office of Institutional Research and Analysis (OIRA) provides data and information about Saint Augustine’s University to support institutional decision making and the achievement of our Strategic Plan through institutional research, assessment, and data and visual analytics.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Indrani Singh, Ph.D.
      Interim Vice President of Institutional/Undergraduate Research and Effectiveness

    Common Data Set

    Saint Augustine's's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

    Source publications

    Reports & documents (2)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Saint Augustine's University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Saint Augustine's.

    What is the graduation rate at Saint Augustine's University?

    Saint Augustine's University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 25% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Saint Augustine's University?

    Saint Augustine's University reports a total enrollment of 175 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Saint Augustine's University?

    The average net price at Saint Augustine's University is $24,313 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Saint Augustine's University?

    Saint Augustine's University's yield rate is 3.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Saint Augustine's University located?

    Saint Augustine's University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina 27610-2298.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Saint Augustine's University?

    Saint Augustine's University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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