Private nonprofit · University

Saint Augustine's University

Raleigh, North Carolina · Large city

33.8%
Admit rate: $24,313
Avg net price: 25%
Graduation rate: $35,730
Median earnings

Saint Augustine's University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Raleigh, North Carolina (large city setting), enrolling 172 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It has a Protestant Episcopal religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 172 undergradsLarge cityVery selective · 34% admitCold winters

About Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Bath, the oldest town in North Carolina, was the first nominal capital of the colony from 1705 until 1722, when Edenton took over the role. The colony had no permanent institutions of government until the new capital, New Bern, was established in 1743. The Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek hosts major international touring acts. In 2011, the Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater opened (now sponsored as the Red Hat Amphitheater), which hosts numerous concerts primarily in the summer months. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Graduate
Nearest big city: 1 mile to Raleigh, NC
To the ocean: 90 miles
Nearest airport: 11 miles to Raleigh-Durham (RDU) · major hub

How Saint Augustine's University compares

Selectivity33.8%

More selective than 92% · #6 most selective of 53 in North Carolina

Graduation rate25%

Higher than 8% · #50 of 56 in North Carolina

First-year retention0%

Higher than 1%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,730

Higher than 8% · #51 of 57 in North Carolina

Average net price$24,313

Cheaper than 31% · #45 cheapest of 57 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$29,669

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment172

Larger than 12%

Percentiles compare Saint Augustine's University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

Undergraduate17299%
Graduate21%

Undergraduates by gender

Women7544%
Men9756%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White0.6%
Black94%
Hispanic4.1%
Asian0.6%
Other or multiracial1.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 172
Graduate enrollment: 2
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 51%
First-generation students: 35%
Students over 25: 12%
Median family income: $22,162
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $59,481
Endowment: $13,607,529

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate: 33.8%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Cost

In-state tuition: $16,896
Room & board: $10,316
Books & supplies: $600
Total cost of attendance: $33,179
Average net price: $24,313

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 25%
Graduated on time (4 years): 15%
First-year retention: 0%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $26,999
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,730
Median debt at graduation: $29,669
Students with federal loans: 37%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 18%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

15%

First-generation

21%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 1,044
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 100%+
Housing charge (year): $4,682
Meal plan (year): $5,234
Application fee: Free
Football conference: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$27,815

$30–48k

$20,801

$48–75k

$23,499

$75–110k

$19,943

$110k+

$21,944

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$108,504

$23,499/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

62%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$4,556

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 62% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,556. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 261 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $35,730
Typical debt at graduation: $29,669
Debt vs. one year's pay: 83%
Out-earn a HS grad: 34%

Typical debt would take roughly 8.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$33,611

Men

$38,162

Men out-earn women by $4,551 (14%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 91°F
Winter low: 32°F
Annual rain: 49.4″
Annual snow: 4.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Raleigh State Univ, NC US station (4.4 mi from campus).

What Saint Augustine's University graduates study — and earn

Business Administration, Management and Operations

27 grads— 1 yr$44k 5 yr$35k debt

27—$43,959$34,500 Criminal Justice and Corrections

13 grads$24k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$36k debt

13$23,500$43,191$35,887 Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

12 grads— 1 yr$38k 5 yr$40k debt

12—$37,602$40,375 Public Health

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Psychology, General

8 grads— 1 yr$40k 5 yr— debt

8—$40,084—Sociology

6 grads— 1 yr$42k 5 yr— debt

6—$41,953—Biology, General

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Film/Video and Photographic Arts

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Fine and Studio Arts

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Communication and Media Studies

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Computer and Information Sciences, General

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Religion/Religious Studies

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.