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Saint Leo University

Moderately selective

Saint Leo combines a small Catholic Florida campus with professional programs designed for both residential students and a large adult-learning network.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in mobility, and steady in academic standing.
Academic Steady Affordability Steady Career Emerging Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
72.1% admitted

7,788 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
32.8%

$48,364 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Saint Leo University apart

Academic design

Business, criminal justice, education, psychology, computing, and health-related programs are prominent.

Campus pattern

The main campus lies north of Tampa in the rolling lake region of central Florida.

Career & value signal

Professional programs are structured for practical application across public service, business, education, and technology.

Can I get in?

72.1% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

7,788

About 72 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 72.1%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Testingflexible
Return for a second year58.4%
Finish the degree32.8%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Saint Leo University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Saint Leo University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Business, criminal justice, education, psychology, computing, and health-related programs are prominent.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Saint Leo combines a small Catholic Florida campus with professional programs designed for both residential students and a large adult-learning network.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$54,360
Average annual cost after aid$21,000
Affordability profileSteady

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Saint Leo University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years32.8%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one58.4%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$48,364

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates267
Median earnings$67,505

Admits separately

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Recent graduates225
Median earnings$60,389

Psychology, General

Recent graduates193
Median earnings$48,786

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

Recent graduates64
Median earnings$52,934

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

Saint Leo University beyond the classroom

The main campus lies north of Tampa in the rolling lake region of central Florida.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Business, criminal justice, education, psychology, computing, and health-related programs are prominent.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The main campus lies north of Tampa in the rolling lake region of central Florida.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Professional programs are structured for practical application across public service, business, education, and technology.

6,721 undergraduatesSoutheasttown settingCampus housing available