Webster University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,200
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 58%
From Region 18%
Athletes 250 (12.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
International 23%
Black 11%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

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
Webster University 511 37% 64% 3% 12% 6% 5% $59,820 10 -0.41 48 93% 7.0%
Pre-Engineering — — — — — — — — $97,412 53 -0.09 93 — — — — —
Computer Science 30 — 77% 70% 7% 10% 0% 3% $96,343 17 -0.84 93 96% — — — —
Computer and Information Science 3 — 100% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $88,914 31 -0.45 89 — — — — —
Game and Interactive Media Design 12 +1 42% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $41,756 4 -1.61 7 100% — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $69,865 44 -0.17 70 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,148 34 -0.54 72 — — — — —
Statistics 7 — 86% 57% 0% 14% 0% 14% $77,997 9 -0.97 80 — — — — —
Biology 22 +1 41% 68% 9% 5% 0% 5% $69,577 67 +0.36 69 93% — — — —
Environmental Science — — — — — — — — $94,256 100 +4.47 92 95% — — — —
Exercise Science 10 — 40% 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% $60,994 49 -0.09 51 — — — — —
Nursing 25 — 8% 68% 0% 24% 0% 0% $110,106 96 +1.78 97 95% — — — —
Accounting 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,523 30 -0.61 80 100% — — — —
Advertising — — — — — — — — $58,860 4 -1.46 45 96% — — — —
Advertising 4 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,860 4 -1.46 45 96% — — — —
Business Administration 86 — 50% 52% 5% 19% 8% 6% $64,814 23 -0.67 60 94% 6.5% — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $72,769 13 -0.95 74 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $68,225 39 -0.34 67 — — — — —
Finance 6 +5 50% 50% 17% 0% 0% 33% $90,035 41 -0.31 90 95% — — — —
Creative Writing 8 — 38% 75% 0% 0% 12% 12% $46,157 19 -0.76 14 — — — — —
English 7 +1 0% 57% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,870 17 -0.80 13 96% — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,888 24 -0.64 24 — — — — —
General Studies 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,107 18 -0.69 22 — — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $50,708 23 -0.65 23 — — — — —
History 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,308 18 -0.74 20 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,073 18 -0.69 22 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,437 30 -0.60 31 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $50,383 45 -0.06 23 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $50,712 23 -0.65 23 — — — — —
Women's Studies — — — — — — — — $48,357 15 -0.97 18 — — — — —
Applied Psychology 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $49,736 21 -0.81 21 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $49,949 11 -1.11 22 — — — — —
Communication Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,515 3 -1.62 11 86% — — — —
Digital Communication 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,934 11 -1.11 22 — — — — —
Humanities 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,024 22 -0.62 22 — — — — —
International Affairs 7 — 14% 0% 0% 14% 0% 71% $69,293 44 -0.18 69 78% — — — —
International Studies 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $65,044 31 -0.40 61 — — — — —
Journalism 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,465 11 -1.10 28 — — — — —
Mass Communication 11 — 27% 45% 0% 18% 9% 9% $44,515 3 -1.62 11 86% — — — —
Political Science 4 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,931 36 -0.39 64 — — — — —
Psychology 21 +1 14% 57% 0% 24% 5% 5% $48,316 13 -1.02 18 88% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 9 +2 0% 44% 0% 11% 11% 11% $50,475 25 -0.58 23 — — — — —
Sports Communication 5 +2 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,860 41 -0.28 45 96% — — — —
Education 22 — 18% 77% 0% 9% 5% 0% $47,708 14 -0.86 17 100% 9.1% — — —
Acting 9 — 22% 78% 11% 11% 0% 0% $52,373 94 +1.25 28 97% — — — —
Animation 30 — 40% 73% 0% 13% 3% 0% $35,137 2 -1.39 3 85% — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,944 11 -0.92 6 95% — — — —
Audiovisual Technology 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $52,855 79 +0.66 29 90% — — — —
Communications Technology/Technician 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,716 19 -0.81 21 — — — — —
Costume Design 5 — 20% 40% 0% 0% 0% 40% $52,373 19 -0.92 28 97% — — — —
Dance 6 +1 17% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,568 69 +0.34 13 — — — — —
Directing and Theatrical Production 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $52,373 94 +1.25 28 97% — — — —
Film Production 26 — 58% 62% 4% 19% 12% 0% $51,908 70 +0.42 27 89% — — — —
Film/Cinema Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,908 70 +0.42 27 89% — — — —
Graphic Design 16 — 19% 81% 0% 6% 6% 0% $41,756 4 -1.42 7 100% — — — —
Keyboard Instruments — — — — — — — — $38,147 11 -0.92 5 100% — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,147 11 -0.92 5 100% — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,697 96 +1.28 45 95% — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,147 11 -0.92 5 100% — — — —
Music Studies — — — — — — — — $38,147 11 -0.92 5 100% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,147 11 -0.92 5 100% — — — —
Musical Theatre 12 — 25% 58% 0% 8% 8% 17% $52,373 75 +0.60 28 97% — — — —
Photography 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,908 47 -0.25 27 89% — — — —
Recording Arts Technology 12 — 75% 58% 0% 0% 17% 0% $52,855 79 +0.66 29 90% — — — —
Studio Art 17 +1 6% 65% 0% 6% 12% 0% $39,944 16 -0.74 6 95% — — — —
Theatre Arts 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,373 94 +1.25 28 97% — — — —
Voice and Opera — — — — — — — — $38,147 11 -0.92 5 100% — — — —
Criminology 8 — 38% 38% 0% 38% 25% 0% $60,285 56 +0.05 49 — — — — —
Legal Studies 6 +1 0% 0% 0% 50% 33% 0% $57,353 36 -0.35 41 92% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $33,972
ROI Percentile 48th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Arts 30.7% 157 35% 69% 1% 9% 8% 3% $45,968 25 -0.20 13 93% —
Business & Economics 19.8% 101 49% 55% 5% 16% 7% 7% $66,706 18 -0.67 64 94% 6.5%
Social Sciences 15.1% 77 22% 57% 1% 13% 5% 10% $52,484 20 -0.88 28 87% —
Computer Science 8.8% 45 69% 69% 11% 9% 0% 4% $81,291 7 -1.02 83 97% —
Health Sciences 6.8% 35 17% 66% 6% 23% 0% 0% $96,074 93 +1.24 93 95% —
Humanities 5.1% 26 19% 77% 0% 4% 4% 4% $47,942 12 -0.74 17 96% —
Education 4.3% 22 18% 77% 0% 9% 5% 0% $47,708 14 -0.86 17 100% 9.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 22 41% 68% 9% 5% 0% 5% $69,577 59 +0.36 69 93% —
Professional 2.7% 14 21% 21% 0% 43% 29% 0% $59,028 23 -0.12 46 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 12 83% 67% 0% 8% 0% 17% $74,929 39 -0.73 77 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 3 #399 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 3 #533 — —

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 D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 44 $520K $447K $73K
Soccer 30 $135K $117K $18K
Basketball 25 $183K $190K -$6K
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $44K $49K -$5K
Track & Field (outdoor) 24 $44K $49K -$5K
Tennis 12 $62K $45K $16K
Golf 9 $112K $132K -$19K
Cross Country 7 $42K $38K $3K
Total 144 $1.1M $1.1M $75K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Volleyball 25 $184K $162K $22K
Soccer 23 $147K $269K -$121K
Basketball 21 $212K $215K -$2K
Softball 15 $183K $161K $22K
Track & Field (indoor) 13 $27K $31K -$3K
Track & Field (outdoor) 11 $27K $31K -$3K
Tennis 9 $60K $44K $16K
Cross Country 6 $36K $38K -$2K
Total 106 $881K $953K -$71K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 53 $283K $386K -$103K
Basketball 46 $396K $406K -$9K
Baseball 44 $520K $447K $73K
Track & Field (indoor) 37 $72K $80K -$8K
Track & Field (outdoor) 35 $72K $80K -$8K
Volleyball 25 $184K $162K $22K
Tennis 21 $123K $89K $33K
Softball 15 $183K $161K $22K
Cross Country 13 $78K $76K $1K
Golf 9 $112K $132K -$19K
Total 250 $3.3M $3.1M $212K

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 86%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

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 25%
SAT Range 1110 – 1310
SAT Math Range 530 – 650
SAT RW Range 580 – 660