We offer you a stimulating and comprehensive academic environment with unmatched opportunities to serve others and develop as a leader.
We offer more than 60 majors with the flexibility to mix majors, minors, and electives to match your interests. What is more, our vibrant community is known for its athletics, special events, and great residence halls.
SAU students are inspired by our Catholic intellectual tradition and commitment to social justice. They volunteer thousands of service hours every year - and more than 150,000 hours in the past year alone.
St. Ambrose University is committed to helping students from all financial backgrounds achieve their dreams of gaining a quality education. Many families believe that they will not qualify for financial aid, but almost 90 percent of St. Ambrose undergraduate students receive financial aid assistance.
St. Ambrose University-independent, diocesan, and Catholic-enables, its students to develop intellectually, spiritually, ethically, socially, artistically, and physically to enrich their own lives and the lives of others.
St. Ambrose will be recognized as a leading Midwestern university rooted in its diocesan heritage and Catholic Intellectual Tradition. Ambrosian is committed to academic excellence, the liberal arts, social justice, and service.
Some students prefer to get lost in the crowd at large universities. Being one person in a sea of faces, they may step out into the world, not knowing who they are or what life is all about. But you are different. You want a quality education at a smaller school where your professors know you by name, where you can perform research in your first year, and where your faith and dedication to serving others provides you and your friends with a greater purpose in life. If you are this kind of student, we want to meet you.
St. Ambrose offers dozens of majors and the same top-notch academics at larger universities and colleges in Iowa. Ambrose's academic opportunities – internships, research, hands-on learning – go above and beyond many of our state and private school competitors. But what sets us apart is our small class sizes and approachable professors who get to know you and are dedicated to your instruction, providing you with opportunities you might not receive at other colleges in the Quad Cities or elsewhere.
Our Ambrosian values of academic excellence and commitment to the liberal arts, social justice, and community service help lay the groundwork for your success as a student, your career, and make the world a better place. If you are committed to academic excellence, the liberal arts, social justice, and service, you have the makings of an Ambrosian.
At St. Ambrose University, we look for students interested in developing intellectually, spiritually, ethically, socially, artistically, and physically. While SAU is a private, Catholic university, being a student here is more affordable than you might think due to grants, scholarships, our Bee Finished in Four Years Program, and other options to defray costs.
St. Ambrose offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and programs! This enables you to personalize your studies early when you apply for college admission. Your St. Ambrose education is a tremendous value, but not just because of our affordable tuition and housing costs. Compared to large public institutions, SAU has higher rates for first-year retention and graduation. That tells you our students like it here, focus on their studies, graduate faster, and start their careers sooner.
International students at St. Ambrose come from every corner of the globe and choose SAU for many reasons: our well-regarded programs, our beautiful and safe campus, our convenient location to major cities, and our focus on teaching. But what international students like best about their Ambrose experience is our friendly, welcoming community of students, faculty, and staff. It is uniquely Ambrosian.
Our International Student Services staff are dedicated to making sure you have a positive experience, whether that means helping with your course schedule, answering a housing question, or just sharing stories over a cup of coffee. They are ready and available to help and guide you from the minute you become an Ambrosian to the day you graduate.
You are going places, and an education from St. Ambrose University has an Honors Program, more than 60 academic programs, and affordability to get you on your way. From pre-professional academic tracks that help you work toward your dream job to graduate degrees that can advance your career, you will go far when you graduate from an SAU academic program.
Or places. There are so many exciting and engaging student life activities at SAU from which to choose that you probably will not participate in just one. That is what makes a living here so different from student life at other schools.
What one family perceives as affordable may seem out of reach for another. But through generous financial aid packages, scholarships, federal and state grants, and work-study programs, we will work with you to develop a plan that meets your needs.
A St. Ambrose University education is an investment in yourself. Our personalized learning environment means you will get more out of your coursework and a greater return on your investment based on lifetime earnings.
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