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Saint Louis University

⌖ Saint Louis, MO · 58 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$8,592 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

10.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−3%Modeled 10-year ROI
$71,900Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$8,592at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$277,5920
2
4
6
8
−$8,59210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.3 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$55,760
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$55,760
Sticker price
Average net price$24,398
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$71,932
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,398Average net price / year
$71,932Cost of attendance
$71,900Median earnings · year 5 after completion
79.5%Completion rate
75.0%Admission rate
7,267Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

91thEarnings percentile
80thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$54,826Year 1
$77,024Year 4
$71,900Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences · Master's Degree$313,9332Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$137,3273Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$121,8684Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$111,6645Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$110,6916Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$108,7817Engineering, General · Master's Degree$102,2958Medicine · First Professional Degree$101,722

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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Comparable colleges in MO

Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University

Annual net price
$25,884
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,000
Modeled 10-year ROI
-15%
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Maryville University of Saint Louis

Annual net price
$22,066
Observed earnings · year 5
$68,337
Modeled 10-year ROI
-13%
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Webster University

Annual net price
$27,047
Observed earnings · year 5
$68,203
Modeled 10-year ROI
-19%
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Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Annual net price
$19,390
Observed earnings · year 5
$65,625
Modeled 10-year ROI
-20%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's Degree$313,933Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree$137,327Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$121,868Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$111,664Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$110,691Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$108,781Not available
Engineering, GeneralMaster's Degree$102,295Not available
MedicineFirst Professional Degree$101,722Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$99,472Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$99,331$25,665
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$93,647$21,268
LawFirst Professional Degree$93,029Not available
MedicineDoctoral Degree$92,454Not available
International BusinessBachelor's Degree$92,270$24,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$91,483$39,516
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$91,081$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$90,963$26,820
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$90,660$37,250
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$86,844$27,000
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$86,238$21,920
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$85,005Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$84,751Not available
Air TransportationBachelor's Degree$83,903$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$81,525$25,000
Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree$80,588$24,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$77,671$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$77,066$26,316
Public HealthMaster's Degree$76,995Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$76,354$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$73,296Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$72,251$24,877
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree$70,895$25,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$70,351$26,687
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,202$26,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$67,287$25,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$66,644Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$65,517$25,000
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$63,652$26,122
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$63,475$25,368
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$63,076Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$61,099$23,694
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesMaster's Degree$60,464Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,862$26,000
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree$58,604Not available
Social WorkMaster's Degree$57,853Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$57,787$24,343
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$56,943$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$56,306$22,875
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree$55,964Not available
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,769$26,546
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree$42,112$27,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,421
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$54,581
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
PhilosophyBachelor's DegreeNot available$10,000
SociologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,406
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's DegreeNot available$27,000

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.