Saint Leo University - Saint Leo, FL - Colleges of Distinction

Saint Leo University is a Catholic, coeducational liberal arts university offering programs leading to the Associate's and Bachelor’s degrees, the Master of Business Administration, Master of Education and master’s degrees in criminal justice. Chartered on June 4, 1889. Consumer Digest ranked Saint Leo University in the nation's Top 5 Best Values in private colleges and universities.

Web site

http://www.saintleo.edu

Location

Saint Leo, Florida—Located 35 minutes north of Tampa and 90 minutes west of Orlando.

Student Profile

1,589 students (46% male, 54% female); 38 states and territories and 45 foreign countries; 32% minority, 14% international. Average high school GPA is 3.2

Faculty Profile

933 faculty members; 84% of full-time instructional faculty hold terminal degree in their field; 15:1 student/faculty ratio; average class size is 18

Residence Life

Highly residential: 75% of students live on campus

Athletics

NCAA Division II, Sunshine State Conference; 16 intercollegiate sports (8 men's: baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis; 8 women's: basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball)

Academic Programs

Accounting; Applied Science; Biology; Business Administration (Accounting, Health Services Management, International Business Management); Communication Management; Computer Information Systems; Criminal Justice (Criminalistics, Homeland Security); Elementary Education (K-6); English (Advanced Literary Study, Creative Writing, Theatre); Entrepreneurship & Family Business; Environmental Science; History; Human Resources Administration; Human Services Administration (Administration, Social Services); International Hospitality & Tourism Management; International Studies; Management; Marketing; Mathematics; Medical Technology; Middle Grades Education (English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science); Political Science; Psychology; Religion; Social Work; Sociology; Sport Business

Preprofessional Studies: Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Veterinary

Costs and Aid

2008–2009: $25,500 comprehensive ($16,420 tuition and fees)

Endowment

$12,448,666