Saint Ambrose University
Saint Ambrose University admitted 77% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 930–1170 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $23,689 a year. Within six years, 70% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 77%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 930–1170
- ACT middle 50%
- 20–25
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $53,069 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $23,689 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $21,351 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $38,113 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 70%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $66,659 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,308
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,916
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 37%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 22%
- Health professions
- 15%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 12%
- Psychology
- 10%
- Education
- 10%
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Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
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- Huntington University IN · 76% admitted
- Illinois College IL · 78% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.