Ave Maria University
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $12,000
Students with federal loans: 50.0%
Students with Pell grants: 23.2%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $36,072
After 5 years: $48,117
Majors(31 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(24 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(21 graduates)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies.(17 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(17 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(16 graduates)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.(15 graduates)
- Biology, General.(12 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(12 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(10 graduates)
- Economics.(10 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(10 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(9 graduates)
- Music.(7 graduates)
- Mathematics.(5 graduates)
- Physics.(5 graduates)
- Marketing.(5 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(4 graduates)
- Philosophy.(4 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(4 graduates)
- History.(4 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(2 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
- Literature.(2 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(1 graduates)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(1 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(1 graduates)
- Area Studies.
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.
- Religion/Religious Studies.
- Business/Managerial Economics.
- International Business.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,229 students
Admission Rate: 44.8%
Retention Rate: 75.0%
Graduation Rate: 55.5%
Student Demographics
White (70.1%)
Hispanic (16.0%)
Black (3.4%)
Asian (3.9%)
International (2.4%)
Gender Distribution
Men (45.1%)
Women (54.9%)