Saint Leo University
Saint Leo University is a private nonprofit university in St. Leo, FL, with about 2,880 students on campus and 7,351 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.
Saint Leo University, in brief
Most of Saint Leo University’s students study online
About 7,351 students take classes only online, against 2,880 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓
St. Leo is essentially the campus itself
The Census counts St. Leo as its own place, and 92% of its residents are enrolled in college. The town figures below mostly describe campus life, not a town around it. Living in St. Leo ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
51% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 33% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Fewer first-year students return than at most colleges
Only 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year, fewer than at 88% of 4-year colleges. Outcomes ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.
The students
6,721 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Saint Leo University?
of applicants admitted
About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Saint Leo University is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $45,264 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $21,293.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $79,292 over 4 years · 56% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$268 a month against about $3,468 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 30% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
Living in St. Leo
92% of St. Leo’s 2,468 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ St. Leo pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Saint Leo University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.