Saint Leo, Florida · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Located in Saint Leo, Florida, Saint Leo University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 9,692, made up of 7,516 undergraduates and 2,176 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Saint Leo University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 73 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. It awarded 2,402 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 45 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.
Key figures
9,692
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
2,402
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
73
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 73
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
59%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,203
Associate degrees
173
Master's degrees
893
Doctoral degrees (research)
103
Certificates under 1 year
15
Postbaccalaureate certificates
15
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
9,692
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,516
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,176
Full-time, fall 2024
57%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
11,810
Undergraduates, 2024-25
9,287
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,523
Full-time, 2024-25
53%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
24%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
35%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
45
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
72%
Students taking some online courses
21%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Sunshine State Conference
President
Dr. James Burkee
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and TechnologyAerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBusiness Administration, Management and Operations, Other+28