Saint Martin's University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Saint Martin's University

Saint Martin's University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lacey, Washington (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,158 students of which 1,481 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 Martin's University is categorized as “20” 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 89.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,093 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,119, with published in-state tuition of $45,510 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.6%. Graduates earn a median of $62,092 ten years after enrolling, compared with $57,998 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 60000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.4% 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.