Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · Suburb: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Higher Learning Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $26,955. 58% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $56,096 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $21,000.

Average net price
$26,955
per year Verified data
Completion rate
58%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$56,096
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$21,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$32,690
Out-of-state tuition and fees$32,690
Average cost of attendance$50,816
Books and supplies$1,000
Room and board, on campus$12,700
Average net price, all aided students$26,955
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$22,623
Average net price, family income over $110,000$31,969

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
86%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1110 to 1310
ACT composite range, middle 50%
18 to 25
Undergraduate enrollment
2,304
Graduate enrollment
5,938
Students receiving Pell grants
30%
Student to faculty ratio
16 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time58%
Completion within normal time50%
First-year retention (full-time)69%
Median federal debt, graduates$21,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$239
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$15,237
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry63%
1 year after completion$39,558
4 years after completion$75,697
6 years after entry$42,883
8 years after entry$50,456
10 years after entry$56,096
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $56,096; the middle half earned $37,116 to $82,555. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Webster University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

153 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (23)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
CIP 27.99 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (57)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
CIP 10.02 · No credentials fully online
14$35,468Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
26$40,415$25,312
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
75$47,615$20,500
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
14$40,693$27,000
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communications Technologies/Technicians
CIP 10.01 · Some credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
35$62,403$19,170
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
26$35,109$26,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
44$34,383$25,250
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · Some credentials fully online
24$37,883$26,605
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
31$33,276$25,375
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
27$31,181$23,625
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
CIP 16.99 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
22$23,948$23,000
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacy$17,875
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
CIP 27.99 · Some credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
11$35,274Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CIP 22.00 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online
25$35,600$26,300
Psychology, Other
CIP 42.99 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
12$41,774Suppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · Some credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
21$95,627$23,000
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology and Anthropology
CIP 45.13 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
CIP 50.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (41)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CIP 50.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
500$86,613Suppressed for privacy
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
CIP 52.99 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
89$49,494Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
14$56,486Suppressed for privacy
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · Some credentials fully online
530Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
22$64,743Suppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · Some credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · Some credentials fully online
10$80,181Suppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · Some credentials fully online
63$79,052Suppressed for privacy
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
CIP 43.99 · Some credentials fully online
45$87,592Suppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · Some credentials fully online
124$63,531Suppressed for privacy
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · Some credentials fully online
12$51,477Suppressed for privacy
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
CIP 29.02 · Some credentials fully online
189$102,904Suppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · Some credentials fully online
36$83,408Suppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12
$98,370Suppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
CIP 27.99 · Some credentials fully online
29Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
CIP 14.42 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · Some credentials fully online
15$91,133Suppressed for privacy
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CIP 22.00 · Some credentials fully online
10$56,317Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · Some credentials fully online
7$47,430Suppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
8$54,256Suppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
50$96,413Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online
6$52,261Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
10$46,835Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · Some credentials fully online
5$53,405Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (27)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
56$73,583Suppressed for privacy
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
CIP 52.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
CIP 29.02 · Some credentials fully online
110$94,165Suppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
CIP 22.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · Some credentials fully online
14$55,456Suppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
CIP 14.42
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CIP 22.00
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
$249,071Suppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 179894, OPEID 002521. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.