Saint Leo University

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

Saint Leo University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saint Leo, Florida (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 6,721 students of which 10,161 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 Leo 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 78.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,293, with published in-state tuition of $30,000 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,278, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 59.2%. Graduates earn a median of $48,364 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,619 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 814300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.2% 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.