by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Saint Leo University was awarded 26 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice studies.
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St. Leo University is ranked #847 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when St. Leo University held the #976 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
St. Leo University also holds the #32 spot on the Best Colleges in Florida ranking.
Saint Leo University has an acceptance rate of 80%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 8% of students accepted to St. Leo University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 470 and 580.
The student to faculty ratio at Saint Leo University is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 Leo University is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Saint Leo University this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At St. Leo University this rate is 35%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,945 undergraduates at St. Leo University with 5,192 being full-time and 1,753 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,846 | $17,452 | $18,427 | $21,973 | $23,287 |
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. Leo University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 St. Leo University, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,925 a year. That adds up to $27,700 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for St. Leo University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 33701 County Road 52, Saint Leo, FL 33574-6665 |
| Phone: | 352-588-8200 |
| Website: | www.saintleo.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 709 | $54,167 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 477 | $47,853 |
| General Psychology | 216 | $36,139 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 177 | $40,874 |
| Educational Administration | 119 | NA |
| Social Work | 115 | $34,463 |
| Information Technology | 110 | $44,912 |
| Accounting | 88 | $49,811 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 78 | $45,065 |
| Human Services | 76 | $36,312 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 8,603 students took at least one online class at Saint Leo University. This is an increase from the 8,030 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 8,603 | 6,831 |
| 2021-2022 | 8,030 | 6,380 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,089 | 6,543 |
| 2018-2019 | 8,712 | 7,218 |
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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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