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Saint Martin's University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Benedictine)
Location Lacey, WA
Population 400,000
Website https://www.stmartin.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,254
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 35%
Hispanic 24%
Mixed 12%
Asian 8%
Black 5%
Native American 4%
International 2%
From State 86%
From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 30%
Health Sciences 27%
Education 11%
Business & Economics 10%
Engineering 7%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Computer Science 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $45,510
Est. Cost of Attendance $62,449
10-Year ROI $195,000
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,169 (5% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (9% ☔)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level —
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 16%
SAT Range 1060 – 1190
SAT Math Range 515 – 620
SAT RW Range 510 – 610
ACT Range 16 – 20

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 203 26% / 74% 2% $68,721 96%
Chemistry 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $66,580 68 —
Mathematics 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $70,103 74 —
Biology 14 — 14% / 86% 7% $69,773 74 90%
Environmental Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 33% $53,653 36 —
Exercise Science 12 — 17% / 83% 0% $54,569 39 —
Nursing 70 — 16% / 84% 1% $95,489 95 100%
Anthropology 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $53,799 36 —
Communication 13 +1 69% / 31% 0% $53,608 36 —
Criminal Justice 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $57,229 46 95%
English 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,444 21 —
History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,078 31 —
Political Science 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $61,921 59 —
Psychology 34 — 24% / 76% 0% $42,805 10 91%
Religious Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,749 33 —
Social Work 11 — 18% / 82% 9% $59,582 53 96%
Theology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,645 24 —
Music 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $39,261 6 —
Theatre 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,304 6 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 32 44% / 56% 3% $60,675 90%
Accounting 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $59,068 52 100%
Business Administration 29 +1 41% / 59% 3% $60,842 56 89%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 35 23% / 77% 6% $60,965 96%
Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $60,824 56 —
Elementary Education 15 +1 0% / 100% 7% $60,990 57 96%
Secondary Education 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $60,990 57 96%
Special Education 2 +2 0% / 100% 50% $60,893 56 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 37 76% / 24% 3% $82,577 94%
Civil Engineering 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $92,987 94 94%
Mechanical Engineering 14 — 64% / 36% 0% $79,969 85 93%
Computer Science 7 — 86% / 14% 14% $78,563 84 96%
Information Technology 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $78,424 84 —