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Saint Martin's University was awarded 19 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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College Factual ranked Saint Martin's as #1,069 out of 2,198 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Saint Martin's held the #1,102 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Saint Martin's is also ranked #23 out of 50 schools in Washington.
The acceptance rate at Saint Martin's University is 95%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Saint Martin's is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 22% of students accepted to Saint Martin's submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 595. Math scores were between 455 and 585.
At Saint Martin's, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Martin's University is 48%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Saint Martin's University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Saint Martin's for first-time, full-time students is 50%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Saint Martin’s University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,394 undergraduates at Saint Martin's with 1,253 being full-time and 141 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,827 | $15,750 | $16,979 | $24,705 | $27,985 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Saint Martin's, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Saint Martin's, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $7,268 a year. That adds up to $29,072 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Saint Martin's are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5000 Abbey Way Se, Lacey, WA 98503-7500 |
| Phone: | 360-491-4700 |
| Website: | https://www.stmartin.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 91 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 62 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 35 | NA |
| General Psychology | 33 | NA |
| Nursing | 30 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 27 | NA |
| Civil Engineering | 25 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 24 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 13 | NA |
| Accounting | 13 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 583 students took at least one online class at Saint Martin's University. This is an increase from the 551 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 583 | 47 |
| 2021-2022 | 551 | 52 |
| 2020-2021 | 461 | 51 |
| 2018-2019 | 269 | 55 |
Learn more about online learning at Saint Martin’s University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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