Saint Louis University Business Programs

Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Saint Louis University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, SLU is ranked #185 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 35 colleges in Missouri, it is ranked at #4.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

SLU has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#19	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#145	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#165	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SLU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#12	Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#69	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#70	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#80	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SLU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#15	Best International Business Schools	College Factual
#23	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools	College Factual
#57	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#69	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#102	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#106	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Saint Louis University?

Contact details for SLU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One North Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63103-2097
Phone:	314-977-2222
Website:	www.slu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/SaintLouisU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/SLU_Official

How Do I Get Into SLU?

You can apply to SLU online at: www.slu.edu/apply.php

Admission Requirements for SLU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SLU?

SLU has an acceptance rate of 56%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to SLU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 680. Math scores were between 580 and 690.

SLU received ACT scores from 72% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

Can I Afford Saint Louis University?

The overall average net price of SLU is $47,477. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SLU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,254 a year. That adds up to $29,016 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SLU is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Saint Louis University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,723 undergraduate students at SLU, with 6,847 being full-time and 876 being part-time.

There are also 4,506 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,847 full-time undergraduates at SLU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saint Louis University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	857
Black or African American	310
Hispanic or Latino	503
White	4,508
International Students	298
Other Races/Ethnicities	371

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Saint Louis University. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at SLU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at Saint Louis University

In 2019-2020, 8,990 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SLU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of SLU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Saint Louis University was $47,124 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how SLU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Project Management	#24	#24
Organizational Behavior Studies	#56	#56

Online Growth Rankings of SLU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Saint Louis University was 34.0%. This is the #715 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SLU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SLU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SLU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	#1
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#19
Project Management	#27
Human Resources Development	#30
Hospitality Management	#40
Organizational Leadership	#109
Human Resource Management	#118

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Saint Louis University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	0	0	88	0	88
Finance	0	0	74	0	0	0	74
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	73	0	0	0	73
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	48	0	4	0	52
Accounting	0	0	31	0	16	0	47
Management Science	0	0	20	0	23	0	43
Business Economics	0	0	32	0	0	0	32
Organizational Leadership	0	0	10	5	15	0	30
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	30	0	0	0	30
Entrepreneurship	0	0	23	0	0	0	23
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	0	0	16	0	16
Project Management	0	2	7	0	0	0	9
General Management Information Systems	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Human Resources Development	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
International Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Supply Chain Management	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Applied Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	2	354	7	162	1	527

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By LouisianHTM under License

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