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Saint Martin's University

Lacey, Washington·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·stmartin.edu
6-yr Graduation
52%
-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,390
peer median 1,210
Avg net price
$22,618
-$687 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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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
2,127
2,127 candidates competed
Admitted
1,910
89.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
245
12.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
52%-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
43%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
52%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
38%
Non-Pell
52%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 57 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
57
Passing
11
19.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

57programs
  • Passing11 · 19.3%
  • No Data46 · 80.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
11
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.

11
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+27.6%
$62,064 vs $48,653
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+27.7%
$85,456 vs $66,899
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+30.8%
$51,097 vs $39,073
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+43.2%
$55,951 vs $39,073
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+52.1%
$59,433 vs $39,073
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+52.4%
$59,559 vs $39,073
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+57.2%
$61,432 vs $39,073
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+73.5%
$67,805 vs $39,073

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
133%
$82,634 debt · $62,064 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
56%
$47,400 debt · $85,456 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
48%
$27,000 debt · $55,951 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
45%
$27,000 debt · $59,433 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
42%
$21,500 debt · $51,097 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$21,052 debt · $67,805 earn
Civil Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
29%
$25,000 debt · $85,276 earn
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
29%
$27,000 debt · $92,321 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1933Next review Oct 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 3

  1. Feb 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. May 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Oct 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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$15,233
$30–48k$20,657
$48–75k$19,090
$75–110k$25,956
$110k+$29,720

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,618
-$687vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $23,305
Federal loans
59.3%
In-state tuition
$44,210
Out-of-state
$44,210

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, 587 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $6.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
587
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,423,829 total
Direct Loans
$6.2M
988 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.7M
405 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
433 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.1M
62 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.5M
75 loan awards
Grad PLUS$153K
13 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 365 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
365
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.8%
2017
2.3%
2018
2.6%
2019
1.3%
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 Martin's

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs50
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

346 total completions
01Health Professions
8925.7%
02Business
6017.3%
03Education
5616.2%
04Psychology
349.8%
05Engineering
329.2%
06Computer Sciences
216.1%
07Communication
144.0%
08Biological Sciences
144.0%
09Security/Protective
144.0%
10Social Sciences
123.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,390
12-mo unduplicated
1,745
Undergraduate
1,481
Graduate
264

Gender split

Men
46%795
Women
54%950

Race / ethnicity composition

White
37.7%
Hispanic
24.4%
Two or more
12.0%
Asian
10.2%
Black
7.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
5.0%
Non-resident
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Unknown
0.6%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
224
119 M · 105 W
Women athletes
46.9%
Athletic aid
$2.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.2M
$1.4M
Recruiting expense
$4K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$68K
$54K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
60 M · 47 W
$602K
Soccer
31 M · 32 W
$740K
Baseball
40 M · —
$397K
Basketball
16 M · 15 W
$1.7M
Softball
— · 18 W
$263K
Volleyball
— · 14 W
$364K

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
7.46
12 offenses · 1,609 students

3-year trend

5.492 yrs ago6.191 yr ago7.46Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
31
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
11
Burglary
1

By location

12total
  • On campus4
  • Public property8

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

6
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs05
Liquor013

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
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
97

Saint Martin's vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Saint Martin'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 Martin's University
52%—1,390$22,618Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Walla Walla University
58%50.8%1,426$23,992Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Heritage University
52%—937$11,893Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Faith International University
25%—464$18,361Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Corban University
61%93.9%1,029$25,525Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Art Center College of Design
79%74.5%2,308$50,209Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median55%74.5%1,210$23,305

Frequently asked questions about Saint Martin's University

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

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

Saint Martin's University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Saint Martin's University?

Saint Martin's University reports a total enrollment of 1,390 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Saint Martin's University is $22,618 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

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

Saint Martin's University's yield rate is 12.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Saint Martin's University located?

Saint Martin's University is located in Lacey, Washington 98503-7500.

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