Saint Edward's University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 1,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (88%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,450
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 84%
From Region 3%
Athletes 285 (12.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 56%
White 26%
International 8%
Black 4%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Humanities 162 35% 43% 1% 2% 44% 4% $56,041 3 -0.03 19 97%
Game and Interactive Media Design 13 — 62% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $60,389 19 -0.90 30 97% — — — —
Christian Studies — — — — — — — — $52,711 71 +0.23 13 — — — — —
English 13 +1 31% 46% 0% 0% 54% 0% $37,841 2 -1.78 2 100% — — — —
Foreign Languages 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $52,829 32 -0.46 13 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $53,033 33 -0.45 13 — — — — —
History 9 +1 56% 33% 0% 0% 56% 0% $50,141 23 -0.66 9 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,598 29 -0.45 13 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,477 37 -0.45 18 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $53,840 76 +0.37 15 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,886 33 -0.46 13 — — — — —
Theology/Theological Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,113 76 +0.40 15 — — — — —
Writing 8 — 25% 38% 0% 0% 38% 0% $52,409 55 -0.00 12 93% — — — —
Communication 24 — 46% 33% 4% 4% 42% 8% $63,406 59 +0.14 39 93% — — — —
Digital Media Studies 15 — 33% 20% 0% 0% 67% 7% $72,683 86 +1.01 62 100% — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising — — — — — — — — $65,638 31 -0.55 44 — — — — —
Acting 9 — 11% 33% 0% 0% 44% 11% $51,774 93 +1.17 11 100% — — — —
Animation 10 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 30% 0% $47,144 22 -0.58 6 — — — — —
Art 9 +2 11% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,663 70 +0.41 10 — — — — —
Design Studies 8 +4 12% 38% 12% 0% 25% 0% $60,389 96 +1.45 30 98% — — — —
Graphic Design 21 — 33% 38% 0% 0% 57% 5% $60,389 54 +0.02 30 97% — — — —
Photography 10 +1 30% 70% 0% 10% 10% 10% $48,682 28 -0.47 7 — — — — —
Theatre 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $51,774 93 +1.17 11 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Behavioral and Social Sciences 180 26% 29% 2% 4% 58% 3% $60,476 11 +0.01 30 94%
Economics 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $83,482 32 -0.55 79 — — — — —
Health Administration 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $65,229 58 -0.06 43 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $57,633 62 +0.03 23 — — — — —
International Studies 13 — 38% 23% 8% 8% 46% 8% $64,093 30 -0.45 40 94% — — — —
Political Science 31 +2 35% 42% 0% 3% 48% 0% $74,069 60 +0.14 64 94% — — — —
Psychology 76 +3 21% 28% 1% 4% 61% 4% $54,729 52 -0.05 17 93% — — — —
Social Work 18 — 17% 28% 6% 6% 61% 0% $52,144 40 -0.13 12 91% — — — —
Sociology 8 +1 12% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,533 55 -0.03 20 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 24 — 21% 12% 0% 0% 79% 4% $63,013 72 +0.43 37 97% — — — —
Criminology — — — — — — — — $60,891 60 +0.14 31 — — — — —
Forensic Science 5 — 60% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $62,585 70 +0.37 36 95% — — — —
Homeland Security and Law Enforcement — — — — — — — — $63,239 73 +0.46 38 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 169 51% 19% 3% 2% 59% 13% $86,327 83 +0.26 81 90%
Accounting 18 +3 44% 11% 0% 0% 72% 11% $85,682 52 -0.09 81 95% — — — —
Accounting Technology — — — — — — — — $85,682 52 -0.09 81 95% — — — —
Business Administration 55 +1 51% 20% 5% 4% 56% 7% $71,393 46 -0.32 59 92% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 5 — 80% 20% 0% 0% 40% 40% $72,364 55 -0.15 61 — — — — —
Finance 28 +6 86% 25% 4% 0% 50% 21% $104,483 68 +0.19 93 92% — — — —
International Business 24 +2 38% 4% 0% 4% 75% 17% $88,306 71 +0.20 83 91% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $86,398 39 -0.35 82 — — — — —
Marketing 35 +2 26% 23% 3% 3% 54% 11% $97,947 95 +1.59 90 84% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 4 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $71,393 37 -0.33 59 92% — — — —
School of Education
English Education — — — — — — — — $57,100 66 +0.23 22 95% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $57,100 57 -0.06 22 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Natural Sciences 134 43% 27% 2% 4% 54% 8% $66,893 35 -0.66 48 95%
Computer Science 27 — 74% 30% 7% 4% 30% 26% $94,350 15 -0.89 88 95% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $88,929 31 -0.45 84 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,673 19 -0.67 42 — — — — —
Environmental Chemistry — — — — — — — — $65,675 23 -0.57 45 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $65,524 22 -0.59 44 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $65,679 20 -0.74 45 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 75% 25% $59,763 8 -1.04 28 — — — — —
Bioinformatics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,443 9 -0.98 30 — — — — —
Biology 43 — 26% 26% 2% 7% 56% 5% $61,391 23 -0.59 33 95% — — — —
Environmental Biology 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,743 32 -0.51 11 — — — — —
Neurobiology and Behavior 8 — 25% 0% 0% 0% 88% 0% $50,945 7 -1.40 10 89% — — — —
Environmental Studies 8 — 38% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $47,271 7 -1.43 6 92% — — — —
Exercise Science 27 +1 37% 26% 0% 4% 63% 0% $61,448 50 -0.04 33 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $54,775
ROI Percentile 49th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 28.7% 185 28% 31% 2% 4% 55% 4% $61,036 61 +0.06 32 94% —
Business & Economics 27.0% 174 51% 19% 3% 2% 59% 13% $86,036 64 +0.24 81 90% —
Arts 11.0% 71 24% 49% 1% 3% 37% 4% $54,064 62 +0.29 15 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.5% 61 30% 23% 2% 5% 59% 5% $59,251 15 -0.73 27 94% —
Computer Science 6.5% 42 69% 38% 5% 2% 36% 17% $83,580 9 -0.87 79 96% —
Humanities 6.0% 39 38% 41% 0% 0% 51% 0% $47,257 9 -0.81 6 97% —
Professional 4.5% 29 28% 21% 0% 3% 69% 3% $62,939 37 +0.42 37 96% —
Health Sciences 4.2% 27 37% 26% 0% 4% 63% 0% $61,448 5 -0.04 33 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 9 56% 44% 0% 0% 44% 11% $65,215 13 -0.69 43 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 8 38% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $47,271 5 -1.43 6 92% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #402 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #482 16% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #481 46% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.2M #227 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #366 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #387 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #358 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #390 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #434 0% $0 27 #157 — —
Total $1.5M #532 10% $0 27 #343 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 62 $1.3M $1.3M $15K
Soccer 38 $774K $779K -$4K
Track & Field (combined) 31 $592K $585K $7K
Basketball 15 $1.1M $1.1M $67K
Total 146 $3.8M $3.7M $85K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 37 $843K $837K $6K
Track & Field (combined) 32 $629K $611K $17K
Softball 22 $696K $710K -$13K
Other Sports 18 $143K $207K -$64K
Volleyball 16 $661K $686K -$25K
Basketball 14 $1.1M $1.0M $84K
Total 139 $4.1M $4.1M $5K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 75 $1.6M $1.6M $1K
Track & Field (combined) 63 $1.2M $1.2M $25K
Baseball 62 $1.3M $1.3M $15K
Basketball 29 $2.2M $2.1M $151K
Softball 22 $696K $710K -$13K
Other Sports 18 $143K $207K -$64K
Volleyball 16 $661K $686K -$25K
Total 285 $10.4M $10.2M $168K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 970 – 1240
SAT Math Range 470 – 610
SAT RW Range 500 – 630