by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Saint Edward's University was awarded 162 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is history education.
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College Factual ranked St. Edward's University as #874 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when St. Edward's University held the #1,017 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
St. Edward's University also holds the #43 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 92%, St. Edward's University has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Saint Edward's University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Edward's University is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
Saint Edward's University has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. 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.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at St. Edward's University for first-time, full-time students is 50%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,014 undergraduates at St. Edward's University with 2,820 being full-time and 194 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,660 | $20,290 | $24,710 | $30,733 | $35,038 |
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 St. Edward's University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At St. Edward's University, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $9,022 a year. That adds up to $36,088 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at St. Edward's University is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for St. Edward's University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3001 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704-6489 |
| Phone: | 512-448-8400 |
| Website: | https://www.stedwards.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/stedwardsuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/stedwardsu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 89 | $25,987 |
| Business Administration & Management | 78 | $43,283 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 55 | $34,898 |
| Marketing | 47 | $38,118 |
| General Biology | 43 | $28,028 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 41 | $49,585 |
| Health & Physical Education | 39 | $34,273 |
| Computer Science | 31 | $64,517 |
| International Business | 30 | $38,839 |
| International Studies | 27 | $21,894 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,225 students took at least one online class at Saint Edward's University. This is a decrease from the 3,589 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,225 | 557 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,589 | 3,176 |
| 2018-2019 | 197 | 127 |
| 2017-2018 | 161 | 43 |
| 2016-2017 | 131 | 24 |
Learn more about online learning at Saint Edward’s University.
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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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