Growth Through Excellence

St. Edward’s University offers undergraduate degrees in more than 50 areas, as well as ten graduate degrees. Over the past decade, St. Edward’s has exhibited substantial growth in enrollment, endowment, teaching excellence and campus enhancements.

  • The total student population has grown to more than 5,300 students while maintaining a low student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1 in the traditional undergraduate college.
  • In 2007, the university completed a record-breaking capital campaign that yielded $70.3 million. The endowment has increased from $33.1 million to more than $63 million as of June 2007.
  • Since 2002, the university has added two new academic buildings, three residence halls, and has completed responsible renovations for two older buildings on campus.

Nationally Ranked by U.S. News & World Report

US NewsU.S. News & World Report has recognized St. Edward’s among the top 25 master’s-granting institutions in the Western region. The ranking marks the seventh time St. Edward’s has made the magazine’s prestigious “Best Of” list in as many years thanks to continued institutional enhancement. St. Edward’s has shown improvement in the following areas of the ranking report:

  • Steadily increasing SAT scores
  • Improved academic quality of the student body – lower acceptance rates
  • More incoming freshmen who have graduated in the top 25% of their high school class
  • Improved retention rates

Named an "Up-and-Coming University" by Academic Peers

St. Edward's University has been named among the top five "Up-and-Coming Universities" in the Western Region by its academic peers in a U.S. News & World Report survey. College officials were asked to nominate schools ranked in the U.S. News "America's Best Colleges 2010" that are making innovative improvements in academics, faculty, students, campus life, diversity and facilities.

Listed Among "America's Best Colleges" by Forbes and CCAP

Forbes logoSt. Edward's University has been recognized as one of "America's Best Colleges" by Forbes and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP). In their 2009 joint report, Forbes and the CCAP ranked 600 undergraduate institutions based on the quality of the education they provide and the experience and achievements of their students. St. Edward's was ranked in the top 10 among Texas universities.

Nationally Recognized for Student Engagement

National Survey of Student Engagement logoStudents ranked St. Edward’s highly in the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), a tool for measuring collegiate quality based on indicators of student engagement. The survey does not rank schools, but rather provides benchmarks that illustrate the extent to which undergraduate students engage in practices that are important to their learning. The 2007 NSSE survey includes data from 313,000 randomly selected first-year and senior students at 610 colleges and universities. St. Edward’s exceeded the national average in all five benchmark areas:

  • Level of academic challenge
  • Active and collaborative learning
  • Student interactions with faculty
  • Enriching educational experiences
  • Supportive campus environment

Read more about the NSSE survey.

Featured Among “Colleges with a Conscience”

The Princeton Review logoThe Princeton Review and Campus Compact selected St. Edward’s for inclusion in a college guide, “Colleges with a Conscience: An Engaged Student’s Guide to College.” Highlighting socially responsible colleges and universities, the book is designed to help high school students incorporate service and involvement opportunities into their college selection process and to showcase campuses that have made an institutional commitment to engagement in their communities.

Included in The New York Times “Colleges of Many Colors” List

The New York Times recognized St. Edward’s University as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse private universities in the country in its “Colleges of Many Colors” list. Featured in the Nov. 5, 2006 edition of the paper’s Education Life section, the list included 57 private schools, including Harvard, M.I.T., Carnegie Mellon, Stanford and Duke and 81 public schools. St. Edward’s and Rice University were the only two private universities in Texas to make the list.

Winner of Chamber of Commerce “Innovation Award”

Austin Chamber of Commerce logoSt. Edward’s is the proud winner of the Innovation Award: Architect of Ideas, presented by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. Twenty-four Austin-area businesses were recognized for outstanding business accomplishments during the Eighth Annual Greater Austin Business Awards held Aug. 27, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel.

Criteria for the award included: a willingness to make meaningful change to improve products, services, programs, process and operations; integration of innovation into daily work environment; and understanding factors that affect marketplace success. The St. Edward’s nomination focused on the success of our campus master plan and two significant commitments that will expand the range of educational opportunities for St. Edward’s students: the university’s expansion to France and new affiliation with Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve.

Learn more about the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

Awarded Keck Grant for Undergraduate Research on HIV

W.M. Keck Foundation logoIn 2007, the university was awarded $260,000 from the W.M. Keck Foundation to establish an interdisciplinary undergraduate research project on HIV drug resistance that will be integrated into the science curriculum.St. Edward’s is one of three liberal arts universities in the country to have received a Keck grant in 2007.

Listed Among “Best Schools for Hispanic Students”

Hispanic Magazine logoThe student body at St. Edward’s reflects the demographics of the state, especially in its service to Hispanics, who make up 30 percent of the student body. St. Edward’s has been repeatedly listed among Hispanic Magazine’s “Best Schools for Hispanic Students.”

Home to Longest Running CAMP

St. Edward’s is home to the nation’s longest continuously running College Assistant Migrant Program (CAMP), which celebrated its 35th Anniversary in 2008. The program was the subject of a national news story, which was reported by ABC News correspondent John Quinones on ABC World News Tonight.

Participant in the University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN)

In an ongoing effort to help prospective students and their families make informed choices for a college education, St. Edward’s is a participant in the University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN). U-CAN is a web-based consumer information project that provides free comparative data on colleges and universities. U-CAN provides online institutional profiles with dozens of targeted links to each university’s web site. The data is provided in a common format for each university and includes information on:

  • Admissions
  • Academics
  • Student Demographics
  • Graduation Rates
  • Most common fields of study
  • Accreditation
  • Faculty information
  • Class size
  • Tuition and Financial Aid
  • Student Life
  • Campus Safety

 

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