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Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Saint Louis University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Saint Louis, Missouri. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 17,059, made up of 10,413 undergraduates and 6,646 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Saint Louis University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 175 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Sciences, General, Registered Nursing, and Computer Science. It awarded 4,782 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

17,059
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
4,782
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
175
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 175

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Computer and Information Sciences 6
Health Professions 38
Business, Management and Marketing 22
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 12
Engineering 10
Legal Professions and Studies 4
Psychology 5
Social Sciences 9
Public Administration and Social Services 4
Education 9
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Military Technologies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Communication and Journalism 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 9
Science Technologies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Physical Sciences 5
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 6
Mathematics and Statistics 1
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 5
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 4
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Theology and Religious Vocations 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Architecture 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
88%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,586
Master's degrees
2,361
Doctoral degrees (research)
203
Professional doctorates
339
Certificates under 1 year
5
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
80
Postbaccalaureate certificates
174
Post-master's certificates
34

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
17,059
Undergraduates, fall 2024
10,413
Graduate students, fall 2024
6,646
Full-time, fall 2024
75%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
18,589
Undergraduates, 2024-25
11,256
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,333
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
56%
Men
44%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
20%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic 10 Conference
President
Dr. Edward Feser
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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