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Saint Ambrose University

Saint Ambrose University is a private campus in Davenport proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,300

family income
under $30k

$17,945

$30–48k

$20,111

$48–75k

$24,236

$75–110k

$25,806

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$24,6912023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Saint Ambrose University rose from $20,226 (2008) to $24,691 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,226
2009	$23,487
2010	$17,852
2011	$22,302
2012	$22,920
2013	$24,780
2014	$24,479
2015	$23,766
2016	$24,503
2017	$24,895
2018	$26,204
2019	$26,292
2020	$24,786
2021	$23,799
2022	$22,750
2023	$24,691

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$51,1412024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Saint Ambrose University rose from $32,580 (2009) to $51,141 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$32,580
2010	$34,345
2011	$35,945
2012	$37,255
2013	$38,189
2014	$39,639
2015	$40,815
2016	$41,774
2017	$42,922
2018	$44,319
2019	$45,709
2020	$46,894
2021	$47,560
2022	$48,547
2023	$50,018
2024	$51,141

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$13,890
2001	$14,654
2002	$15,750
2003	$16,650
2004	$17,565
2005	$18,530
2006	$19,460
2007	$20,580
2008	$21,610
2013	$26,740
2014	$27,540
2015	$28,380
2016	$29,150
2017	$30,016
2018	$30,894
2019	$31,812
2020	$32,758
2021	$33,570
2022	$34,570
2023	$35,598

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $36,658 before grants and other attendance costs. At Saint Ambrose University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,916 — Saint Ambrose University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

61% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Saint Ambrose University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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61%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Saint Ambrose University has wandered from Fall 1996 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 67.1% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 61%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	66.5%
1997 cohort	58.2%
1998 cohort	59.3%
1999 cohort	64.4%
2000 cohort	62.7%
2001 cohort	61.4%
2002 cohort	53%
2003 cohort	65.2%
2004 cohort	62%
2005 cohort	61.8%
2006 cohort	62.9%
2007 cohort	61.3%
2008 cohort	57.1%
2009 cohort	62.6%
2010 cohort	62.9%
2011 cohort	63.2%
2012 cohort	67.1%
2013 cohort	63.7%
2014 cohort	64%
2015 cohort	64.4%
2016 cohort	64%
2017 cohort	62.8%
2018 cohort	61%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,767	$7,270
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,010	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,293	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,584	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$2,625	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	—	$11,812
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,052	$12,594
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$21,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,915	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,812	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,750	$7,335
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,750	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,764	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,500	$9,100
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,500	$11,308
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$10,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$51,616

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$57,759

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,531

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Saint Ambrose University admitted 2,292 of 2,964 applicants in Fall 2024. The 77.3% rate describes that application pool.

77.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $35,598 tuition · 2023–24 1,916 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 930–11701600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Saint Ambrose University received 2,964 applications and admitted 2,292 (77.3%), with 383 enrolling.

Saint Ambrose University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Saint Ambrose University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–580 and Math was 440–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 930–1170 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	530	580
SAT Math	440	520	590
ACT Composite	20	23	25

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

77.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Saint Ambrose University's change from 87.3% to 77.3% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	87.3%
Fall 2002	87%
Fall 2003	84.6%
Fall 2004	85.5%
Fall 2005	85.5%
Fall 2006	84.1%
Fall 2007	69.5%
Fall 2008	81.9%
Fall 2009	95.1%
Fall 2010	83.9%
Fall 2011	83.9%
Fall 2012	73.2%
Fall 2013	96.2%
Fall 2014	96.1%
Fall 2015	73%
Fall 2016	63.6%
Fall 2017	60.8%
Fall 2018	62.7%
Fall 2019	76.8%
Fall 2020	73.8%
Fall 2021	72.4%
Fall 2022	73.9%
Fall 2023	73.3%
Fall 2024	77.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1170Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2018	1020	1190
Fall 2019	1070	1270
Fall 2020	980	1170
Fall 2021	1030	1190
Fall 2022	1020	1240
Fall 2024	930	1170

IPEDS Fall 2018–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–25Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	24
Fall 2002	19	24
Fall 2003	19	25
Fall 2004	19	20
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	19	24
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	20	26
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	21	26
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	25
Fall 2020	20	25
Fall 2021	20	27
Fall 2022	20	27
Fall 2024	20	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,916Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Saint Ambrose University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 2,845 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,916.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,956
Fall 2003	2,395
Fall 2004	2,591
Fall 2005	2,634
Fall 2006	2,730
Fall 2007	2,764
Fall 2008	2,845
Fall 2009	2,821
Fall 2010	2,753
Fall 2011	2,686
Fall 2012	2,734
Fall 2013	2,716
Fall 2014	2,675
Fall 2015	2,461
Fall 2016	2,387
Fall 2017	2,354
Fall 2018	2,289
Fall 2019	2,249
Fall 2020	2,299
Fall 2021	2,220
Fall 2022	2,108
Fall 2023	2,101
Fall 2024	1,916

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

76%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Saint Ambrose University has held near 76% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	75%
Fall 2003 cohort	84%
Fall 2004 cohort	79%
Fall 2005 cohort	75%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	76%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	78%
Fall 2011 cohort	78%
Fall 2012 cohort	80%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	80%
Fall 2018 cohort	76%
Fall 2019 cohort	83%
Fall 2020 cohort	75%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	84%
Fall 2023 cohort	76%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Saint Ambrose University

31.6% of Saint Ambrose University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Saint Ambrose University as a primarily residential campus of 1,916 undergraduates — and 75.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Saint Ambrose University's SAT section-percentile sums are 930–1170 — their midpoint is below the IA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Saint Ambrose University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Saint Ambrose University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Saint Ambrose University77.3%

Iowa median80.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Saint Ambrose University$36,658

Iowa median$36,684

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Saint Ambrose University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Saint Ambrose University$59,531

Iowa median$55,396

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Saint Ambrose University, Iowa and national reference values
Metric & basis	Saint Ambrose University	Iowa median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	77.3%	80.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$36,658	$36,684	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,531	$55,396	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Saint Ambrose University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Saint Ambrose University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$83,719
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$77,850
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$75,832
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$74,438
Finance and Financial Management Services	$72,886
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$67,548
Marketing	$66,714
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$61,988
Psychology, General	$56,803
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,634

These 10 fields listed for Saint Ambrose University measure earnings after completion. The $59,531 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 46 additional Saint Ambrose University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Saint Ambrose University report?

Saint Ambrose University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 930–1170 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Saint Ambrose University's acceptance rate?

77.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,292 admitted from 2,964 applicants.

How much does Saint Ambrose University cost?

At Saint Ambrose University, tuition is $36,658. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Saint Ambrose University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $59,531. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Iowa

Northwestern College — 80.4% admitted
Mount Mercy University — 82.5% admitted
Morningside University — 71% admitted
Waldorf University — 77% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.