Saint Ambrose University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Saint Ambrose University

Saint Ambrose University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Davenport, Iowa (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,916 students of which 2,248 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Saint Ambrose University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 77.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,093 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,691, with published in-state tuition of $36,658 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 62.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.8%. Graduates earn a median of $59,531 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,616 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 140200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.