Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.1-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.
Of 221 Title IV programs, 49 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 172 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing49 · 22.2%
- No Data172 · 77.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 21
Action history · 30
- Sep 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Mar 2025Renewal of AccreditationLiaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,403 students received $13.3M in Pell grants, alongside $119.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,380 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (0.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Saint Louis
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus63
- Public property14
Includes 29 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- National origin3
- Religion2
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Marguerite Hall1 fireMachinery/IndustrialDamage $50,000-$99,999
- Spring Hall1 fireOtherDamage $100-$999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Saint Louis vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Saint Louis selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 Louis University | 80% | — | 17,059 | $24,398 | R2 Research |
| 83% | 79.8% | 8,581 | $31,568 | R2 Research | |
| 71% | 66.9% | 17,098 | $34,906 | R2 Research | |
| 75% | 81.6% | 17,384 | $36,079 | R2 Research | |
| 55% | 86.2% | 16,689 | $33,062 | R2 Research | |
| 82% | 59.3% | 16,150 | $44,338 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 78% | 79.8% | 16,874 | $33,984 |
Institutions like Saint Louis
Explore the federal data for institutions in Saint Louis's comparison group.
- R2 ResearchNebraska
Creighton University
Grad rate83%Admit rate79.8%Enrollment8,581Net price$31,568View data - R2 ResearchNew York
Rochester Institute of Technology
Grad rate71%Admit rate66.9%Enrollment17,098Net price$34,906View data - R2 ResearchIllinois
Loyola University Chicago
Grad rate75%Admit rate81.6%Enrollment17,384Net price$36,079View data - R2 ResearchNew York
Long Island University
Grad rate55%Admit rate86.2%Enrollment16,689Net price$33,062View data - R2 ResearchNew York
Fordham University
Grad rate82%Admit rate59.3%Enrollment16,150Net price$44,338View data
Saint Louis Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides information from the Office of Institutional Research at Saint Louis University. It mentions the availability of interactive dashboards for data such as student enrollment, retention and graduation rates, and degrees granted, which replace the content of the annual factbook. Historical fact books are also available for download, and contact information for the office is provided.
Visit IR office page- Katherine Knuckles, Ph.D.Director, Office of Institutional Research
- Brandon McCoyInstitutional Research Analyst
- Dana Stiles, Ph.D.Institutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set
Saint Louis's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C115,047 applied → 10,540 admitted (70.0%) → 1,794 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 70.0% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $68,756 (2022-2023).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $68,756 → about $35,494 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($33,262); 83% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H191% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H557% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $32,353 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 80%; first-year retention 89%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 6 pts below the overall rate (74% vs 80%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I340% of classes have under 20 students; 7% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~22% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B24% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B17,366 undergraduates and 4,729 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D12,212 transfer applicants → 979 admitted (44.2%) → 438 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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