Spalding University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 1,300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,543 (47%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (30%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 561
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 69%
From Region 23%
Athletes 272 (52.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Black 24%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Spalding University 133 29% 65% 2% 27% 2% 2% $67,531 36 -0.26 67 95% 7.2%
Biological and Physical Sciences 11 — 27% 82% 0% 18% 0% 0% $65,812 47 -0.07 64 — — — — —
Biology — — — — — — — — $67,198 54 +0.09 66 — — — — —
Health Sciences 17 — 18% 76% 0% 24% 0% 0% $74,896 73 +0.44 78 97% 9.4% — — —
Nursing 26 — 12% 69% 8% 19% 0% 0% $82,097 9 -1.01 85 98% 4.0% — — —
Accounting 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,973 13 -1.10 71 100% — — — —
Accounting 3 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $69,973 13 -1.10 71 100% — — — —
Business Administration 27 — 74% 70% 0% 22% 4% 0% $67,567 31 -0.52 67 96% 7.8% — — —
African-American Studies — — — — — — — — $53,529 38 -0.45 33 — — — — —
Creative Writing 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $58,405 81 +0.73 46 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $59,973 72 +0.25 50 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,228 33 -0.53 40 — — — — —
Mass Communication — — — — — — — — $56,388 33 -0.51 41 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,153 25 -0.78 58 — — — — —
Psychology 19 — 11% 53% 0% 26% 0% 11% $54,484 50 -0.09 35 92% 8.9% — — —
Public Relations 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,146 25 -0.78 58 — — — — —
Social Work 11 — 9% 55% 0% 45% 0% 0% $59,480 86 +0.74 49 90% — — — —
Elementary Education 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $56,423 82 +0.61 41 — — — — —
Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $57,426 66 +0.28 43 — — — — —
Secondary Education — — — — — — — — $57,321 63 +0.26 43 — — — — —
Special Education — — — — — — — — $57,993 63 +0.31 45 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,603 51 -0.02 16 92% — — — —
Criminal Justice 6 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $57,464 36 -0.34 44 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $31,618
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 32.3% 43 14% 72% 5% 21% 0% 0% $79,250 59 -0.44 82 98% 6.1%
Business & Economics 24.8% 33 73% 67% 0% 27% 3% 0% $68,004 20 -0.63 68 96% 7.8%
Social Sciences 24.8% 33 9% 48% 0% 36% 0% 6% $56,727 43 +0.13 42 91% 8.9%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.3% 11 27% 82% 0% 18% 0% 0% $65,812 40 -0.07 64 — —
Professional 4.5% 6 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $57,464 17 -0.34 44 — —
Education 3.0% 4 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $56,423 69 +0.61 41 — —
Humanities 1.5% 2 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $58,405 70 +0.73 46 97% —
Arts 0.8% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,603 26 -0.02 16 92% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 13 #285 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 3 #297 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 16 #413 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 44 $263K $263K $0
Soccer 36 $174K $174K $0
Track & Field (combined) 32 $99K $99K $0
Basketball 23 $153K $153K $0
Lacrosse 20 $179K $179K $0
Golf 11 $52K $52K $0
Total 149 $921K $921K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 41 $93K $93K $0
Soccer 29 $162K $162K $0
Softball 24 $145K $145K $0
Basketball 17 $128K $128K $0
Lacrosse 16 $140K $140K $0
Volleyball 15 $118K $118K $0
Golf 4 $43K $43K $0
Total 123 $833K $833K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 73 $192K $192K $0
Soccer 65 $336K $336K $0
Baseball 44 $263K $263K $0
Basketball 40 $281K $281K $0
Lacrosse 36 $320K $320K $0
Softball 24 $145K $145K $0
Golf 15 $95K $95K $0
Volleyball 15 $118K $118K $0
Total 272 $2.7M $2.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 90%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 90% 90% 90%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 85%
SAT Range 870 – 1030
SAT Math Range 430 – 520
SAT RW Range 440 – 510