Cost & financial aid brief
Saint Edward's University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does Saint Edward's University cost after financial aid?
At Saint Edward's University, the published cost of $66,719 falls to an average net price of $25,578 for aid recipients, a $41,141 reduction. Aid covers about 62% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, though that average does not set an individual package.
From the lowest to highest family-income bands, average net prices are $20,799, $20,136, $22,944, $26,687, and $38,389. The lowest band is not the least expensive: the next-lowest band has the lower average price.
The $17,590 spread between the lowest and highest bands shows aid concentrated more heavily toward lower-income bands, even with that variation at the bottom.
At Saint Edward's University, the published cost of attendance is $66,719, with aid-recipient costs varying widely across family-income bands. Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $20,799 in the lowest family-income band, $20,136 in the lower-middle band, $22,944 in the middle band, $26,687 in the upper-middle band, and $38,389 in the highest band.
The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $17,590, and Azimuth ranks the university #1,026 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 62% of the published cost, or average savings of $41,141 against the sticker price.
Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $25,578, which is $1,793 below the peer median of $27,371 at comparable institutions (same type and size). Published tuition and fees are $51,384, so the average aid offset accounts for much of the difference between the sticker charge and net price.
Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $24,803, and 88.9% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. That median is $604 above the $24,199 peer median at comparable institutions (same type and size).
Median Parent PLUS borrowing is $28,135. The median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $282 a month if repaid over ten years.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
At Saint Edward's University, federal borrowing reaches 88.9% of federal aid recipients, making loans a common part of the financing picture. For completers with federal loans, median federal student loan debt at completion is $24,803.
The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $24,199; the university's median is $604 above it. For the separate parent-borrower population, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $28,135.
The median earnings for Saint Edward's University graduates sit at $59,999 four years after completion, measured among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That figure sits at the 51st percentile.
That is $8,251 below the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). On the earnings side, graduates of Saint Edward's University earn about $3,890 more than expects for similar students.
That gap is at the 68th percentile. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, span from $50,296 on the downside to $81,069 on the upside, with $59,999 as the typical estimate.
Borrowers who complete leave with a median of $24,803 in federal loans, $604 above the $24,199 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $282 a month if repaid over ten years.
Parent borrowers have median Parent PLUS borrowing of $28,135, a separate federal borrowing population from student borrowers. For a borrower at the median federal debt, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $282 a month if repaid over ten years.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $28,135
- Estimated parent payment
- $357/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | High pressure |
| $100,000 | Caution |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $24,803
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $28,135
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $282/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $357/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $639/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $59,999, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
9.0% of income above the allowance · Good
- Excellent Under 8%
- Good 8–under 12% · selected scenario
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.