Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa · Private · 1,916 undergraduates · sau.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
80%
of 3,430 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
900 to 1170
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$64,040Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Saint Ambrose University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
80% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$64,040
a year in 2027-28, from a $64,040 sticker price
What to do with your 1020
Send your score
About 81% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 790, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Admissions Requirements | St. Ambrose University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
80%
of applicants were admitted: 2,746 of 3,430 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 12% of them sent SAT scores and 9% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 900 to 1170
Reading and Writing 440 to 590
Math 450 to 590
ACT composite 19 to 24
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000%
- 1200 to 139922%
- 1000 to 119937%
- 800 to 99935%
- 600 to 7996.1%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.32
- 4.08%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2415%
- 2.50 to 2.9921%
- Below 2.506%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$64,040
a year
- Tuition$42,560
- Fees$320
- Food and housing$16,380
- Books and supplies$1,430
- Transportation and other$3,350
Saint Ambrose University published $59,205 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,351
- $30,001 to $48,000$21,212
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,104
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,927
- Over $110,000$27,449
Financial aid
77%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$31,520
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
10%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $7,835 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
29 of 29
Earn credit with a score of 3
25 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,260Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 | 3 | AH 120 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 101 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 191 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 191,192 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | CHEM 105, 106 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSCI 199 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSCI 195 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 120 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL 109 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 216, 217 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | FLAN EGEN 1-2, + 6 add. elective credits |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | FLAN EGEN 1-2, + 6 add. elective credits |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 202 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS 201, 207 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 203 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 204 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 253 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 251 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 105 |
| Research | 4 | 1 | IL-101 |
| Seminar | 4 | 1 | IL-101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | SPAN 101-102, 201-202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 314 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 213 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSCI 101 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 201, 202 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 250 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
70%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$66,659
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Saint Ambrose University$76,817
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 13 majors here have earnings data.
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