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St. Augustine College

Chicago, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·staugustine.edu
6-yr Graduation
17%
-16.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
810
peer median 1,037
Avg net price
$15,491
-$6.2k vs Baccalaureate
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About

St. Augustine College was a private college in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first bilingual institution of higher education in Illinois. It was founded on October 7, 1980, under the auspices of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. The founding of a college was the culmination of ten years of work by Spanish Episcopal Services and Father Carlos A. Plazas, Ph.D. On April 25, 2023, it was announced that St. Augustine would merge with Lewis University at the end of the Fall 2023 semester, maintaining its bilingual instruction legacy as St. Augustine College of Lewis University.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
17%-16.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
20%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
20%
Full-time retention
52%

Pell equity

15.7pp gap
Pell recipients
20%23 of 117
Non-Pell (all)
4%1 of 23
No Federal Aid
4%1 of 23

Pell recipients here graduate at a 15.7-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 23 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
27
Passing
4
14.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

27programs
  • Passing4 · 14.8%
  • No Data23 · 85.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
1
No data
23

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.

4
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+5.1%
$36,599 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+12.6%
$39,186 vs $34,808
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+13.8%
$39,620 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+41.9%
$49,406 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
9%
$4,545 debt · $49,406 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
5%
$2,085 debt · $39,186 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1987Next review Aug 2024

Action history · 1

  1. Sep 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Higher Learning Commission

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$15,524
$30–48k$15,529
$48–75k$15,272
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$15,491
-$6,188vs Baccalaureate median $21,679
Federal loans
5.2%
In-state tuition
$13,688
Out-of-state
$13,688

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, 728 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $333K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
728
AY 2023–24
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,624,800 total
Direct Loans
$333K
73 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’19
1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23

Loan volume by type · AY 2023–24

Subsidized$165K
41 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$168K
32 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 84 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (3.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
84
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2017
0.0%
2018
7.0%
2019
3.5%
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 St. Augustine College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs13
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

184 total completions
01Education
5228.3%
02Liberal Arts
3016.3%
03Public Admin
2915.8%
04Health Professions
2513.6%
05Psychology
2212.0%
06Business
1910.3%
07Computer Sciences
52.7%
08Personal/Culinary
21.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
810
12-mo unduplicated
1,041
Undergraduate
1,041
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
15%155
Women
85%886

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
83.0%
Black
6.7%
Non-resident
3.6%
Unknown
3.0%
Asian
2.3%
White
1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

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 · 774 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    1
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    1 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.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    15

    St. Augustine College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions St. Augustine College 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
    SubjectSt. Augustine College
    		17%—810$15,491Baccalaureate
    Bard College at Simon's Rock
    		—95.9%314$31,625Baccalaureate
    Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
    		0%—744$15,488Baccalaureate
    Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
    		——2,086$14,135Baccalaureate
    Bryant & Stratton College-Online
    		17%—10,343$15,187Baccalaureate
    Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
    		17%—1,037$14,858Baccalaureate
    Donnelly College
    		——395$11,476Baccalaureate
    Dunwoody College of Technology
    		86%98.9%1,537$26,939Baccalaureate
    Emmaus Bible College
    		56%59.8%234$13,186Baccalaureate
    Florida College
    		40%69.7%728$23,931Baccalaureate
    Goodwin University
    		——2,970$29,249Baccalaureate
    Herzing University-Akron
    		0%94.6%393$18,934Baccalaureate
    Herzing University-Atlanta
    		18%93.8%435$21,679Baccalaureate
    Hesston College
    		54%—373$26,299Baccalaureate
    Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
    		34%79.9%1,184$27,426Baccalaureate
    Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
    		58%97.0%20,888$30,498Doctoral/Professional
    Lackawanna College
    		67%—2,211$19,951Baccalaureate
    New England Institute of Technology
    		—66.7%1,922$36,483Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Oak Hills Christian College
    		6%62.7%95$20,227Baccalaureate
    Southeastern Baptist College
    		17%100.0%93$8,138Baccalaureate
    University of Northwestern Ohio
    		32%—2,525$21,807Baccalaureate
    University of Rio Grande
    		36%—2,258$23,686Baccalaureate
    Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
    		36%73.9%1,405$39,986Baccalaureate
    Peer group median33%86.8%1,037$21,679

    Institutions like St. Augustine College

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

    IPEDS

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

    Frequently asked questions about St. Augustine College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about St. Augustine College.

    What is the graduation rate at St. Augustine College?

    St. Augustine College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 17% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend St. Augustine College?

    St. Augustine College reports a total enrollment of 810 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at St. Augustine College?

    The average net price at St. Augustine College is $15,491 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is St. Augustine College located?

    St. Augustine College is located in Chicago, Illinois 60640-3501.

    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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