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St. Augustine College is a private located in Chicago, Illinois. St. Augustine College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at St. Augustine College is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $30,754 10 years after enrolling, 60th in Illinois, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, St. Augustine College bachelor students earn 28% less than the national average.
St. Augustine College’s median net annual cost of $16,035 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at St. Augustine College sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Social Work - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$16,035
Average years to graduate
3.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 33% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at St. Augustine College is 31% lower than the state average, and 11% below the average for all community college - baccalaureates in the country.
At St. Augustine College, Pell Grant recipients represent 70% of the measured graduating class, 35% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at St. Augustine College graduates within 4.4 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
St. Augustine College’s economic mobility score of 3.38 is calculated by adjusting the 15.98 economic score of lower-income students by the 70% pell grant recipients within the student body. St. Augustine College’s EMS of 3.38 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at St. Augustine College pays $16,035 a year, $-2,715 less than the $13,320 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $16,035
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At St. Augustine College, 89% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $16,035 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 1% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $1,732. This is 53% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$1,732
Pell grants
$2,689
Institutional grants
$1,382
Full time
91%
83%
Female
74%
59%
First time
76%
59%
In-state
89%
68%
1st generation
68%
35%
White
2%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
87%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
3%
12%