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What Saint Ambrose University costs

Davenport, Iowa · Private · 1,916 undergrads

Saint Ambrose University's sticker price was $53,069 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $23,689 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $21,351.

What does Saint Ambrose University cost?

$23,689 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $53,069.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$21,351
$30,000–$48,000$21,212
$48,000–$75,000$20,104
$75,000–$110,000$21,927
over $110,000$27,449

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$21,351
$30,000–$48,000$21,212
$48,000–$75,000$20,104
$75,000–$110,000$21,927
Over $110,000$27,449

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 60% off Saint Ambrose University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Saint Ambrose University cost less than Waldorf University but more than Wartburg College and Buena Vista University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Saint Ambrose University$20,104$23,689
Wartburg College$15,290$23,374
Waldorf University$21,255$24,003
Buena Vista University$14,037$18,855

The sticker price

$38,113
Tuition, 2025-26
$53,069
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
37%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$25,877
average grant for students who got aid.
63%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$23,308
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Saint Ambrose University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $21,351 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $53,069. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Saint Ambrose University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Saint Ambrose University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $21,212 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $53,069. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Saint Ambrose University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Saint Ambrose University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $20,104 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $53,069. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Saint Ambrose University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers