Private nonprofit · Saint Louis, Missouri
Saint Louis University: cost, debt and earnings by major
61 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $29,674
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 79%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 75%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,267
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $21,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $24,520 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $26,308 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $27,326 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $30,576 |
| $110,000+ | $33,811 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (2)
- Food Science and Technology$64,362 (1 yr)
- Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians$43,526 (1 yr)
Bachelor's programs (37)
- Mechanical Engineering$99,331
- Finance and Financial Management Services$93,647
- International Business$92,270
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,483
- Computer Science$91,081
- Accounting and Related Services$90,963
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$90,660
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$86,844
- Management Information Systems and Services$86,238
- Air Transportation$83,903
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$82,384 (1 yr)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,525
- Business/Managerial Economics$80,588
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$77,671
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$77,066
- Human Resources Management and Services$76,354
- Marketing$72,251
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$70,895
- Civil Engineering$70,888 (1 yr)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$70,351
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$70,202
- Political Science and Government$67,287
- Biology, General$65,517
- Public Health$63,652
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,475
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,099
- Psychology, General$58,862
- Communication and Media Studies$57,787
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$56,943
- Social Work$56,306
- International Relations and National Security Studies$55,964
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$50,779 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$50,769
- Sociology$45,210 (1 yr)
- Education, General$42,112
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$36,440 (1 yr)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$30,328 (1 yr)
Master's programs (16)
- Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$313,933
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$137,327
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$121,868
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,664
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$110,691
- Accounting and Related Services$108,781
- Engineering, General$102,295
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$99,472
- Public Health$76,995
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$74,918 (1 yr)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$73,296
- Educational Administration and Supervision$66,644
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,076
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$60,464
- Social Work$57,853
- Nutrition Sciences$53,727 (1 yr)