QUICK FACTS |
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Undergraduate Enrollment | 2,862 |
Acceptance Rate | 91.30% |
In-State Tuition | $49,996 per year |
Out-of-State Tuition | $49,996 per year |
St Edward’s University
Austin, Texas
A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY and sister school to the University of Notre Dame, St. Edward’s University cultivates critical thinking, experiential learning, and social service among its four thousand students, most of whom are undergraduates.
The 160-acre hilltop campus overlooking downtown Austin recently welcomed new buildings including a library, a natural sciences center, and an auditorium. Newly renovated facilities include the campus Recreation and Athletics Center, chapel, and campus ministry building.
The John Brooks Williams Natural Sciences Center houses computer science, mathematics, and bioinformatics programs, while the 126-seat Carter Auditorium functions as a lecture and performance hall. The St. Edward’s Wild Basin Creative Research Center is an interdisciplinary natural resource laboratory that provides hands-on learning. The university added on-campus living for nearly 450 students in 2018 with the St. André Apartments.
St. Edward’s is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and 26 languages are spoken on campus. The school offers more than fifty undergraduate programs, nine master’s degree programs, and a doctorate program.
At St. Edward’s, 97 percent of undergraduates engage in experiential education, predominantly in Austin. The university encourages study abroad and has a network of twenty partner universities in seventeen countries.
Students at St. Edward’s are highly engaged in the university’s long-standing culture of service and social justice, which is embedded in the school’s history, mission, classroom experience, and campus life.
BY THE NUMBERS
ADMISSIONS
Acceptance Rate | 91.30% |
Median composite SAT score | 1144 (MEAN) |
Median ACT score | 24.8 (MEAN) |
Undergraduate Enrollment | 2,862 |
Students on Financial Aid | 98.7% |
FEES
In-State Tuition | $49,996 per year |
Out-of-State Tuition | $49,996 per year |
Room and Board | $7,001+ |
DEMOGRAPHICS
African American Students | 3.4% |
Asian American Students | 3% |
Hispanic Students | 51% |
International Students | 5.2% |
Male/Female Ratio | 38/62 |
CAMPUS LIFE
Greek System | No |
Freshman Living on Campus | 77% |
Freshmen Who Return | 76.3 |
Student/Teacher Ratio | 14:1 |
Full-Time Faculty | 162 |
OTHER
Graduation in Four Years | 54.2% |
Graduation Overall | 65.6% |
Alumni Who Give $ to School | 6% |