Ave Maria University
Private College in Ave Maria, FL. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $49,520.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $49,520 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 54%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $20,776, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Selectivity is real here: only 41% of applicants are offered a place. 2,689 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. 33% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 54%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention of 79% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The 39% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. At 17:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,229 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $25,294 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $18,761 at the $0–30k band to $27,107 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 99% of students receive it, averaging $21,023. Federal borrowing reaches 46% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 318 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $18,761 |
| $30–48k | $20,840 |
| $48–75k | $23,790 |
| $75–110k | $24,088 |
| $110k+ | $27,107 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 565 of these 1,229 students, totalling $3,615,929 — an average of $6,400 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Collier County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)