Webster University
Private College in Saint Louis, MO. Six-year graduation rate 64%. Median 10-year earnings $50,876.
Ten years after entry, the median Webster University student earns $50,876 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Six-year completion sits at 64%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $23,000, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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
- ! Mobility score 0.9 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
Webster University admits 86% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. 5,206 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. Only 14% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere. 3% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
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 | 580–660 | 15 (3%) |
| SAT Math | 530–650 | |
| ACT Composite | 18–25 | 130 (22%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 64%, meaning about one in three students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 69% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The part-time picture is harder: 15% return, against 69% full-time. A 16:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,181 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $29,503 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $22,359 while those at $110k+ pay $31,314. About 83% get grants averaging $20,864, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 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 · 419 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 | $22,359 |
| $30–48k | $22,083 |
| $48–75k | $27,257 |
| $75–110k | $29,315 |
| $110k+ | $31,314 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,011 of these 2,181 students, totalling $6,983,474 — an average of $6,907 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (St. Louis 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)