by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Saint Ambrose University was awarded 5 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & physical education.
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St. Ambrose University landed the #756 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
St. Ambrose University is also ranked #11 out of 37 schools in Iowa.
When it comes to admittance, Saint Ambrose University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 74%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 20% of students accepted to St. Ambrose University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 620. Math scores were between 520 and 620.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at St. Ambrose University it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Ambrose University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 79% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Saint Ambrose University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At St. Ambrose University the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 57%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Saint Ambrose University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,305 undergraduates at St. Ambrose University with 2,180 being full-time and 125 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,027 | $20,789 | $19,963 | $23,852 | $27,352 |
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 St. Ambrose University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At St. Ambrose University, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $10,028 a year. That adds up to $40,112 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Saint Ambrose University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Saint Ambrose University.
Contact details for St. Ambrose University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 518 W Locust St, Davenport, IA 52803-2898 |
| Phone: | 563-333-6000 |
| Website: | www.sau.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 213 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 93 | $60,163 |
| Social Work | 72 | NA |
| Nursing | 69 | $66,151 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 52 | NA |
| General Psychology | 45 | $32,627 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 43 | $41,178 |
| Marketing | 37 | $46,480 |
| General Biology | 32 | $30,825 |
| Communication Sciences | 31 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 211 students took at least one online class at Saint Ambrose University. This is a decrease from the 872 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 211 | 157 |
| 2021-2022 | 872 | 163 |
| 2020-2021 | 195 | 144 |
| 2018-2019 | 544 | 93 |
Learn more about online learning at Saint Ambrose University.
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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