10-yr median earnings
$49,520
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Ave Maria, Florida
Ave Maria University
Ave Maria University is a private nonprofit institution in Ave Maria, Florida. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $49,520
- 10-yr median earnings
- 41.4%
- Acceptance rate
- $24,860
- Avg net price / yr
- 54.6%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Ave Maria University pairs above-median former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 30%
- former-student earnings, US
- 41.4%
- acceptance rate
- 54.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +14%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Distant
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Ave Maria University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
49/100
Ave Maria University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B-
$49,520
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$24,860
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
54.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$20,776
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
70.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C
78.9%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$24,860
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
54.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 54.6%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Ave Maria University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Ave Maria University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Ave Maria University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$49,520 Top 30% higher than 70% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Ave Maria University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $49,520 | #1511 of 5103 | 70th |
| Average net price | $24,860 | #3905 of 5020 | 22nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.6% | #2618 of 4858 | 46th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,298 | #1917 of 5462 | 65th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,298
Undergraduate enrollment
41.4%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
54.6%
150%-time completion
$49,520
10-yr median earnings
78.9%
First-year retention
How Ave Maria University ranks in Florida
State rank among 293 reporting Florida colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Ave Maria University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $49,520 | #49 of 293 | 83rd |
| Average net price | $24,860 | #182 of 269 | 32nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.6% | #177 of 260 | 32nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,298 | #74 of 297 | 75th |
Highest former-student earnings in Florida
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Ad School | $106,192 | $64,951 |
| 2 | West Coast University-Miami | $102,672 | $32,539 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Florida | $92,405 | $31,269 |
| 4 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | $84,131 | $18,725 |
| 5 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | $84,131 | $41,272 |
| 6 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Florida | $79,652 | - |
| 7 | University of Miami | $75,328 | $37,244 |
| 8 | AdventHealth University | $72,282 | $30,135 |
| 9 | HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing | $72,275 | $9,109 |
| 10 | University of Florida | $71,588 | $6,541 |
| 11 | University of Florida-Online | $71,588 | $4,815 |
| 12 | Jacksonville University | $68,010 | $25,180 |
| 49 | Ave Maria UniversityThis school | $49,520 | $24,860 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 41.4% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Ave Maria University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$18,761 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$20,840 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$23,790 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$27,107 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Ave Maria University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $30,198 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $30,198 |
| Average Net Price | $24,860 |
21.0%
Pell Grant Rate
45.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$20,776
Median Debt
$220/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Ave Maria University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $15,527 to $23,655 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +30.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$15,527
Highest year
$23,655
Most recent (2023)
$23,655
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,0792023 · $23,655
Over the same years, enrollment went +36.0% (904 → 1,229 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
48.4%
Female
17.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
78.9%
Retention Rate
$43,572
Median Earnings (6yr)
59.5%
Earning Over $25K
70.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 54.6% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 78.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $43,572 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $49,520 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 59.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 70.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $20,776 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $220/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Ave Maria University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$71,237 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$67,139 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$63,839 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$49,235 median earnings
- Theological and Ministeria…
Theological and Ministerial Studies
$42,457 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | 14 | $71,237 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's | 8 | $67,139 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 27 | $63,839 | - |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 25 | $49,235 | $18,775 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | Bachelor's | 25 | $42,457 | $20,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | 22 | - | - |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 11 | - | - |
| Economics | Bachelor's | 9 | - | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 18 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Ave Maria University? ▼
Ave Maria University is a private nonprofit institution in Ave Maria, Florida. The acceptance rate is 41.4%. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,298 students.
How much do Ave Maria University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Ave Maria University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $49,520 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $43,572.
How much does Ave Maria University cost? ▼
The average net price at Ave Maria University is $24,860. In-state tuition is $30,198 and out-of-state tuition is $30,198. Median student debt at graduation is $20,776.
What is the graduation rate at Ave Maria University? ▼
Ave Maria University has a 54.6% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 78.9%.
Is Ave Maria University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Ave Maria University is $20,776, while former students earn a median of $49,520 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 42% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 70.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $220.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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