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Saint Martin's University

Saint Martin's University is a private campus in Lacey 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

$15,233

family income
under $30k

$20,657

$30–48k

$19,090

$48–75k

$25,956

$75–110k

$29,720

over $110k

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

Average net price

$28,1192023–24Skip 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 Martin's University rose from $18,737 (2008) to $28,119 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,737
2009	$19,169
2010	$22,470
2011	$22,600
2012	$19,077
2013	$19,717
2014	$21,355
2015	$20,795
2016	$21,416
2017	$21,826
2018	$22,668
2019	$22,580
2020	$21,312
2021	$20,444
2022	$22,618
2023	$28,119

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$62,4492024–25Skip 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 Martin's University rose from $36,152 (2009) to $62,449 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$36,152
2010	$36,526
2011	$37,884
2012	$39,764
2013	$40,458
2014	$42,353
2015	$43,755
2016	$45,784
2017	$47,359
2018	$49,064
2019	$50,510
2020	$52,603
2021	$54,082
2022	$54,442
2023	$56,353
2024	$62,449

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	$14,760
2001	$15,560
2002	$16,860
2003	$17,890
2004	$18,660
2005	$19,980
2006	$21,004
2007	$22,450
2008	$24,112
2013	$30,284
2014	$31,688
2015	$33,194
2016	$34,356
2017	$35,656
2018	$37,356
2019	$38,560
2020	$39,940
2021	$40,690
2022	$42,220
2023	$44,210

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Saint Martin's University reports published tuition of $45,510 in this record. Saint Martin's University's $45,510 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Saint Martin's University reports 1,158 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

51.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Saint Martin's 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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51.9%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 Martin's University has wandered from Fall 1995 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 67.1% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 51.9%.

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
1995 cohort	50%
1996 cohort	33.9%
1997 cohort	39.4%
1998 cohort	39%
1999 cohort	34.6%
2000 cohort	44.4%
2001 cohort	41.4%
2002 cohort	57.6%
2003 cohort	54.6%
2004 cohort	48.1%
2005 cohort	48.3%
2006 cohort	54.3%
2007 cohort	47.7%
2008 cohort	47.7%
2009 cohort	49.4%
2010 cohort	55.3%
2011 cohort	59.1%
2012 cohort	61.6%
2013 cohort	67.1%
2014 cohort	61.4%
2015 cohort	60.9%
2016 cohort	60.2%
2017 cohort	57.1%
2018 cohort	51.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1995–2018

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)	$16,000	$5,514
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,986	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,396	$9,134
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,142	$9,084
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,000	$8,410
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,104	$8,534
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,313	$6,362
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$9,664
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$18,563	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,688	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,125	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,200	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,287	$10,530
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,738	$11,670
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,914	$10,417
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,404	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,825	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,933	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,500	$8,864

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

$57,998

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$60,492

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$62,092

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 Martin's University admitted 1,910 of 2,127 applicants in Fall 2024. The 89.8% rate describes that application pool.

89.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $44,210 tuition · 2023–24 1,158 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1025–12301600

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Admissions

Saint Martin's University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Saint Martin's University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–610 and Math was 515–620 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1025–1230 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	565	610
SAT Math	515	550	620
ACT Composite	16	19	20

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).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Saint Martin's University received 2,127 applications and admitted 1,910 (89.8%), with 245 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

89.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	98.1%
Fall 2002	92.1%
Fall 2003	76.2%
Fall 2004	78.8%
Fall 2005	73.1%
Fall 2006	87.8%
Fall 2007	67.9%
Fall 2008	74.5%
Fall 2009	79%
Fall 2010	80%
Fall 2011	93.9%
Fall 2012	82.3%
Fall 2013	87.6%
Fall 2014	88.8%
Fall 2015	93.1%
Fall 2016	95.3%
Fall 2017	97.5%
Fall 2018	95.6%
Fall 2019	95.9%
Fall 2020	94.2%
Fall 2021	71.6%
Fall 2022	95%
Fall 2023	75.9%
Fall 2024	89.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1025–1230Fall 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 2001	880	1110
Fall 2002	870	1110
Fall 2003	840	1130
Fall 2004	890	1120
Fall 2005	900	1150
Fall 2006	870	1130
Fall 2007	880	1110
Fall 2008	850	1120
Fall 2009	870	1110
Fall 2010	900	1170
Fall 2011	880	1120
Fall 2012	920	1170
Fall 2013	950	1180
Fall 2014	935	1155
Fall 2015	918	1150
Fall 2016	895	1150
Fall 2017	980	1190
Fall 2018	1020	1220
Fall 2019	970	1170
Fall 2020	950	1140
Fall 2021	995	1225
Fall 2022	925	1180
Fall 2023	970	1180
Fall 2024	1025	1230

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–20Fall 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	17	23
Fall 2002	17	24
Fall 2003	15	22
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	19	27
Fall 2006	19	24
Fall 2007	19	23
Fall 2008	17	23
Fall 2009	16	24
Fall 2010	18	24
Fall 2011	19	25
Fall 2012	19	25
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	20	28
Fall 2015	21	26
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	17	24
Fall 2020	17	22
Fall 2021	18	23
Fall 2022	19	24
Fall 2023	14	22
Fall 2024	16	20

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

1,158Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Saint Martin's University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,403 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,158.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,266
Fall 2003	1,121
Fall 2004	1,173
Fall 2005	1,141
Fall 2006	1,177
Fall 2007	1,245
Fall 2008	1,296
Fall 2009	1,298
Fall 2010	1,375
Fall 2011	1,380
Fall 2012	1,403
Fall 2013	1,299
Fall 2014	1,316
Fall 2015	1,213
Fall 2016	1,195
Fall 2017	1,259
Fall 2018	1,284
Fall 2019	1,354
Fall 2020	1,377
Fall 2021	1,347
Fall 2022	1,344
Fall 2023	1,254
Fall 2024	1,158

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

65%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 Martin's University fell from 74% (Fall 2003) to 65% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	74%
Fall 2004 cohort	77%
Fall 2005 cohort	76%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	77%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	83%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	76%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	76%
Fall 2017 cohort	78%
Fall 2018 cohort	78%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	70%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	65%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Saint Martin's University

Faculty pay at Saint Martin's University averages $88,956 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Saint Martin's University as a primarily residential campus of 1,158 undergraduates — and 64.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Saint Martin's University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1025–1230 — their midpoint is below the WA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Saint Martin's 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 Martin's 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 Martin's University89.8%

Washington median83.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Saint Martin's University$45,510

Washington median$19,614

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Saint Martin's University$62,092

Washington median$62,092

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Saint Martin's University, Washington and national reference values
Metric & basis	Saint Martin's University	Washington median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	89.8%	83.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$45,510	$19,614	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$62,092	$62,092	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Mechanical Engineering	$92,321
Civil Engineering	$85,276
Computer Science	$80,166
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,805
Accounting and Related Services	$61,432
Social Work	$59,559
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$59,433
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$55,951
Psychology, General	$51,097

These 9 fields listed for Saint Martin's University measure earnings after completion. The $62,092 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 20 additional Saint Martin's University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Saint Martin's University report?

Saint Martin's University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1025–1230 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Saint Martin's University's acceptance rate?

89.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,910 admitted from 2,127 applicants.

How much does Saint Martin's University cost?

At Saint Martin's University, tuition is $45,510. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Saint Martin's University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $62,092. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Washington

Washington State University — 86.6% admitted
Western Washington University — 93.2% admitted
Whitworth University — 89.8% admitted
The Evergreen State College — 96.4% 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.