Saint Leo University
Private College in Saint Leo, FL. Six-year graduation rate 46%. Median 10-year earnings $48,364.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $48,364 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 46%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,278, neither a bargain nor a burden. On economic mobility, 3.6% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
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
Saint Leo University accepts 78% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. 6,684 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Yield is low at 13%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling.
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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46% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is weak: only 59% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. With 34% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. The 25:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,999 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $22,599 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $19,602 at $0–30k, $25,780 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 57% of students at an average of $14,457. About 35% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 · 629 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 | $19,602 |
| $30–48k | $17,699 |
| $48–75k | $19,823 |
| $75–110k | $23,707 |
| $110k+ | $25,780 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,435 of these 6,999 students, totalling $18,460,010 — an average of $7,581 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pasco 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)