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Education at SLU

SLU graduates about 22 education majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 153rd of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.85×). Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year222% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0000.85× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1400whole school

Around SLU

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Fox Theatre (C. Howard Crane, 1929), University Club Building (Eames and Young,
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Built in 1881-1888, this Gothic Revival-style building was designed by Thomas Wa
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Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William L. Clay Sr. Early Childhood Development / Parenting Education Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Butler University 67
  2. Nazareth University 67
  3. Marist College 67
  4. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 67
  5. SUNY Fredonia 66
  6. Loyola University Chicago 66
  7. Molloy University 66
  8. University of Hartford 66

Other strong majors at SLU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SLU with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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