Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·saintleo.edu

Saint Leo University's acceptance rate is 78.4% (2024). Its six-year graduation rate is 44% and its four-year rate is 38% (2024). Overall completion within 150% of normal time is 45%. Tuition and fees are $30,000 (2024). Fall enrollment is 9,692 students, and 11,810 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
78.4%
—
6-yr graduation
44%
-6.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
9,692
peer median 2,713
Avg net price
$21,293
+$162 vs Doctoral/Professional
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About

Saint Leo University is a private Catholic university in St. Leo, Florida, United States. It was established in 1889. The university is associated with the Holy Name Monastery, a Benedictine convent, and Saint Leo Abbey, a Benedictine monastery. The university and the abbey are both named for Pope Leo the Great, bishop of Rome from 440 to 461. The name also honors Leo XIII, who was pope at the time the university was founded, and Leo Haid, then abbot of Maryhelp Abbey in North Carolina, now Belmont Abbey, who participated in founding the university and served as its first president.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
6,684
6,684 candidates competed
Admitted
5,240
78.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
680
13.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
45%
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
44%-6.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

17.9pp gap
Pell recipients
36%100 of 278
Non-Pell (all)
54%152 of 282
Subsidized loan, no Pell
43%38 of 88
No Federal Aid
59%114 of 194

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.9-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 82 Title IV programs, 35 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
82
Passing
35
42.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.2%
+0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

82programs
  • Passing35 · 42.7%
  • No Data46 · 56.1%
  • Failing1 · 1.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
29
No data
46

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.

36
Human Services General
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
-2.6%
$44,950 vs $46,158
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+9.3%
$38,043 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+11.5%
$51,745 vs $46,391
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+14.8%
$53,280 vs $46,391
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+15.0%
$51,193 vs $44,535
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
+16.9%
$62,658 vs $53,607
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+18.0%
$41,070 vs $34,808
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+28.5%
$44,711 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Human Services General
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
-2.6%
−$1,208

Debt vs earnings

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

31
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
110%
$56,375 debt · $51,193 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
91%
$56,375 debt · $62,036 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
90%
$56,375 debt · $62,658 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
83%
$39,000 debt · $47,269 earn
Human Services General
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
80%
$35,875 debt · $44,950 earn
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
77%
$29,250 debt · $38,043 earn
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Master's Degree · Education
73%
$51,250 debt · $70,166 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
69%
$48,048 debt · $69,560 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 1967Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 16

  1. Dec 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    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$19,602
$30–48k$17,699
$48–75k$19,823
$75–110k$23,707
$110k+$25,780

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,293
+$162vs Doctoral/Professional median $21,131
Federal loans
32.0%
Tuition and fees
$30,000

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,875 students received $15.6M in Pell grants, alongside $46.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,875
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$15.6M
$15,628,733 total
Direct Loans
$46.7M
5,755 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
4k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$9.0M
2,217 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.5M
2,290 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$18.1M
867 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.4M
201 loan awards
Grad PLUS$4.8M
180 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 4,967 borrowers who entered repayment, 132 (2.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,967
Defaulted
132
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.2%
2017
10.5%
2018
7.7%
2019
2.6%
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 Leo

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs73
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,259 total completions
01Business
80835.8%
02Computer Sciences
31313.9%
03Security/Protective
31313.9%
04Psychology
25611.3%
05Education
2249.9%
06Public Admin
1205.3%
07Liberal Arts
1155.1%
08Health Professions
381.7%
09Social Sciences
361.6%
10Biological Sciences
361.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
9,692
12-mo unduplicated
11,810
Undergraduate
9,287
Graduate
2,523

Gender split

Men
42%4,930
Women
58%6,880

Race / ethnicity composition

Unknown
35.1%
White
23.7%
Black
17.4%
Hispanic
15.9%
Non-resident
5.4%
Two or more
1.2%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
519
266 M · 253 W
Women athletes
48.7%
Athletic aid
$3.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.4M
$1.7M
Recruiting expense
$19K
$16K
Head-coach salaries
$58K
$55K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Soccer
82 M · 66 W
$1.2M
Lacrosse
59 M · 39 W
$857K
Basketball
39 M · 19 W
$1.2M
Baseball
49 M · —
$531K
Gymnastics
— · 40 W
$261K
Tennis
13 M · 14 W
$412K

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
1.08
11 offenses · 10,231 students

3-year trend

0.952 yrs ago0.101 yr ago1.08Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
21
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
16
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Rape
3
Fondling
2
Aggravated assault
2

By location

11total
  • On campus11

Includes 11 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
1
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons04
Drugs011
Liquor081

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
25.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
82

Saint Leo vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Saint Leo selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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 Leo University
44%78.4%9,692$21,293Doctoral/Professional
Campbellsville University
42%79.7%10,836$19,341Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Christian Brothers University
55%86.7%1,772$9,854Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Cumberland University
42%67.3%3,457$18,759Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
LeTourneau University
59%38.0%3,330$28,185Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Lipscomb University
72%67.7%5,017$24,739Doctoral/Professional
Mary Baldwin University
39%87.1%1,772$12,756Doctoral/Professional
Pfeiffer University
35%96.0%889$19,076Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Piedmont University
47%93.3%1,857$20,599Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Queens University of Charlotte
61%62.1%1,599$30,857Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Edward's University
63%81.4%3,033$25,578Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southern Wesleyan University
57%99.5%980$15,464Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Texas Wesleyan University
32%69.2%2,487$24,066Doctoral/Professional
The University of Tampa
64%40.3%11,433$36,211Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Tusculum University
25%72.2%1,103$21,131Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Union University
66%60.4%2,713$27,171Doctoral/Professional
University of the Cumberlands
50%98.8%22,120$14,107Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median50%78.4%2,713$21,131

Institutions like Saint Leo

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

IPEDS
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsKentucky

    Campbellsville University

    Grad rate
    42%
    Admit rate
    79.7%
    Enrollment
    10,836
    Net price
    $19,341
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsTennessee

    Christian Brothers University

    Grad rate
    55%
    Admit rate
    86.7%
    Enrollment
    1,772
    Net price
    $9,854
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsTennessee

    Cumberland University

    Grad rate
    42%
    Admit rate
    67.3%
    Enrollment
    3,457
    Net price
    $18,759
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsTexas

    LeTourneau University

    Grad rate
    59%
    Admit rate
    38.0%
    Enrollment
    3,330
    Net price
    $28,185
  • Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee

    Lipscomb University

    Grad rate
    72%
    Admit rate
    67.7%
    Enrollment
    5,017
    Net price
    $24,739
  • Doctoral/ProfessionalVirginia

    Mary Baldwin University

    Grad rate
    39%
    Admit rate
    87.1%
    Enrollment
    1,772
    Net price
    $12,756
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNorth Carolina

    Pfeiffer University

    Grad rate
    35%
    Admit rate
    96.0%
    Enrollment
    889
    Net price
    $19,076
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsGeorgia

    Piedmont University

    Grad rate
    47%
    Admit rate
    93.3%
    Enrollment
    1,857
    Net price
    $20,599
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNorth Carolina

    Queens University of Charlotte

    Grad rate
    61%
    Admit rate
    62.1%
    Enrollment
    1,599
    Net price
    $30,857
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas

    Saint Edward's University

    Grad rate
    63%
    Admit rate
    81.4%
    Enrollment
    3,033
    Net price
    $25,578
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsSouth Carolina

    Southern Wesleyan University

    Grad rate
    57%
    Admit rate
    99.5%
    Enrollment
    980
    Net price
    $15,464
  • Doctoral/ProfessionalTexas

    Texas Wesleyan University

    Grad rate
    32%
    Admit rate
    69.2%
    Enrollment
    2,487
    Net price
    $24,066
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsFlorida

    The University of Tampa

    Grad rate
    64%
    Admit rate
    40.3%
    Enrollment
    11,433
    Net price
    $36,211
  • Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsTennessee

    Tusculum University

    Grad rate
    25%
    Admit rate
    72.2%
    Enrollment
    1,103
    Net price
    $21,131
  • Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee

    Union University

    Grad rate
    66%
    Admit rate
    60.4%
    Enrollment
    2,713
    Net price
    $27,171
  • Doctoral/ProfessionalKentucky

    University of the Cumberlands

    Grad rate
    50%
    Admit rate
    98.8%
    Enrollment
    22,120
    Net price
    $14,107

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Frequently asked questions about Saint Leo University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Saint Leo University.

What is the acceptance rate at Saint Leo University?

Saint Leo University's acceptance rate is 78.4% (5,240 admitted from 6,684 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Saint Leo University?

Saint Leo University's six-year graduation rate is 44% and its four-year rate is 38%, per 2024 IPEDS data. Overall completion within 150% of normal time is 45%.

How many students attend Saint Leo University?

Saint Leo University reports a total enrollment of 9,692 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Saint Leo University?

The average net price at Saint Leo University is $21,293 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Saint Leo University?

Saint Leo University's yield rate is 13.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Saint Leo University located?

Saint Leo University is located in Saint Leo, Florida 33574-6665.

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.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published 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 & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, 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
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