University of Saint Mary

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Saint Mary

University of Saint Mary operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Leavenworth, Kansas (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 925 students of which 1,112 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. University of Saint Mary is categorized as “19” 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 86.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,029. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,519, with published in-state tuition of $35,380 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,018, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.0%. Graduates earn a median of $59,483 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,827 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 48600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.3% 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.