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Saint Augustine’s University Data & Information Overview

75% Acceptance Rate
29% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Saint Augustine’s University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Saint Augustine’s University Ranked?

Business Administration & Management Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

SAU was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SAU?

75% Acceptance Rate
45% Of Accepted Are Women
0% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Saint Augustine's University is 75%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that SAU is a good fit for you.

SAU received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

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Saint Augustine’s University Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
52% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at SAU is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Augustine's University is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  52 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Saint Augustine’s University

77% Freshmen Retention
13% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Saint Augustine's University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  77 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 13% for first-time, full-time students at SAU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  13 out of 100
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Saint Augustine’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

922 Full-Time Undergraduates
81.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
47.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,110 undergraduates at SAU with 922 being full-time and 188 being part-time.

How Much Does Saint Augustine’s University Cost?

$19,095 Net Price
80% Take Out Loans
$32,776 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SAU is $19,095. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for SAU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$18,229 $18,419 $21,646 $23,017 $25,255

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SAU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SAU, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $8,194 a year. That adds up to $32,776 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SAU is 29.4%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do SAU Graduates Make?

$33,718 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from SAU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $33,718 in their early years. This is about 21% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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See which majors at Saint Augustine’s University make the most money.

Location of Saint Augustine’s University

North Carolina State
922 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Saint Augustine's University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Raleigh makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for SAU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1315 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610-2298
Phone: 919-516-4000
Website: www.st-aug.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saintaugustinesuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SAU_News

Saint Augustine’s University Majors

22 Majors With Completions
107 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 15 $27,221
Health & Physical Education 15 $18,396
Business Administration & Management 14 $26,400
Public Health 11 NA
General Psychology 10 NA
General Biology 9 NA
Sociology 7 NA
Computer Information Systems 6 NA
Communication & Media Studies 5 NA
General Engineering 5 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Saint Augustine's University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

This is a decrease from the 822 students who took online classes the previous year.

Learn more about online learning at Saint Augustine’s University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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