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Saint Martin's University was awarded 185 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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College Factual ranked Saint Martin's as #1,102 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Saint Martin's also holds the #22 spot on the Best Colleges in Washington ranking.
Saint Martin's University has an acceptance rate of 72%, 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 28% of students accepted to Saint Martin's submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 635. Math scores were between 485 and 590.
At Saint Martin's, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 Martin's University is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Saint Martin's University has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. 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.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Saint Martin's the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 58%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,394 undergraduates at Saint Martin's with 1,253 being full-time and 141 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,625 | $19,743 | $21,034 | $26,114 | $27,884 |
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 Saint Martin's, 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 Saint Martin's, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,793 a year. That adds up to $31,172 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Saint Martin's is 2.6%. 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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See which majors at Saint Martin’s University make the most money.
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Contact details for Saint Martin's are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5000 Abbey Way Se, Lacey, WA 98503-7500 |
| Phone: | 360-491-4700 |
| Website: | https://www.stmartin.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/saintmartinsuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/smunews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 49 | $38,669 |
| General Psychology | 36 | $34,491 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 36 | $57,996 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 20 | $47,606 |
| Civil Engineering | 20 | $62,495 |
| General Biology | 20 | $27,783 |
| Computer Science | 16 | $49,039 |
| Social Work | 16 | $38,709 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 13 | $35,985 |
| Nursing | 13 | $73,524 |
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, 551 students took at least one online class at Saint Martin's University. This is an increase from the 461 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 551 | 52 |
| 2019-2020 | 461 | 51 |
| 2018-2019 | 316 | 49 |
| 2017-2018 | 269 | 55 |
| 2016-2017 | 254 | 58 |
Learn more about online learning at Saint Martin’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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