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Webster University is a private regional university located in Saint Louis, Missouri. Webster University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Webster University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,663 10 years after enrolling, 15th in Missouri, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Webster University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Webster University is ranked 21st in Missouri.
Webster University’s median net annual cost of $23,248 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Webster University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, FIlm, Video & Photography, Drama, Registered Nursing, Psychology, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,248
Average years to graduate
4.5
Computer Science
Rank: #202
Economic score: 2.64
Accounting
Rank: #469
Economic score: 4.91
Finance
Rank: #327
Economic score: 5.57
Advertising & PR
Rank: #101
Economic score: 6.85
Education
Rank: #29
Economic score: 8.09
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #137
Economic score: 10.19
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Rank: #8
Economic score: 11.87
Graphic Comms
Rank: #27
Economic score: 21.55
Journalism
Rank: #144
Economic score: 26.19
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #484
Economic score: 36.02
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Webster University - Business Administration, HR Management, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations., Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other, Information Systems Mgmt. - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #12
Economic score: 0.52
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #106
Economic score: 0.64
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #116
Economic score: 0.74
International Relations
Rank: #19
Economic score: 0.92
Finance
Rank: #48
Economic score: 0.94
Advertising & PR
Rank: #26
Economic score: 1.01
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #41
Economic score: 1.01
Educational media design
Rank: #58
Economic score: 1.05
Education
Rank: #162
Economic score: 1.2
Registered Nursing
Rank: #376
Economic score: 2.2
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 66% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Webster University is 7% higher than the state average, and 9% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Webster University, Pell Grant recipients represent 29% of the measured graduating class, 6% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Webster University graduates within 4.6 years.
Webster University is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
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.
Webster University’s economic mobility score of 10.67 is calculated by adjusting the 4.71 economic score of lower-income students by the 29% pell grant recipients within the student body. Webster University’s EMS of 10.67 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
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 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Webster University pays $23,248 a year, $23,384 less than the $46,632 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 $23,248
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Webster University, 99% 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 $23,248 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 55% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,523. This is 1% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,337
Pell grants
$4,391
State grants
$1,965
Institutional grants
$17,267
Webster University offers 8 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Webster University offers 32 programs, one of which is held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
40
Hybrid programs
39
Percentage of programs online
27%
Webster University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 59% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,429 applicants, of which 1,444 were admitted and 360 enrolled. Webster University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
75%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
44%
59%
In-state
62%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
64%
52%
Black
13%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
14%
12%