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Finance at SLU

SLU graduates about 81 finance majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 73rd of 539 schools we score for finance, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally.

79/100Strong#73 of 539 for finance →
Graduates a year815% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$94,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$189Ka year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1400whole school

Around SLU

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Greet Death (May 2, 2026)Photo: Ccollum92 · CC0 · source
August Anheuser "Gussie" Busch Jr. was a German-American industrialist who was c
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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
DuBourg Hall, Saint Louis University, Grand Avenue, Midtown, St. Louis, MO - 532Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where finance happens

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 finance ranking

  1. Seattle University 80
  2. University of Alabama in Huntsville 80
  3. CUNY Baruch College 80
  4. Saint Joseph's University 80
  5. Pepperdine University 79
  6. Case Western Reserve University 79
  7. New York University 79
  8. Wake Forest University 79

Other strong majors at SLU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SLU with every school we score in finance. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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