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St. Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa

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A private, Roman Catholic institution located in Davenport, Iowa, St. Ambrose University strives to inspire students with a stimulating academic environment, all while providing a multitude of opportunities to develop leadership skills that will support them throughout the professional world. St. Ambrose offers more than 60 majors that integrate a strong Catholic intellectual tradition into both academics and extracurriculars.

Founded in 1882 as a seminary, St. Ambrose has developed into university that embodies a faith tradition through teaching, learning, scholarship, service, openness to those of other faith traditions, and the pursuit of justice and peace. Supported by staff, faculty, and peers, each student is prepared to lead a strong intellectual, spiritual, and ethical life.

Get to know St. Ambrose University

Enrolled female students
54%
 
Enrolled male students
46%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time faculty
66%
 
Adjuncts
34%
 
Faculty Ratio
$35,318
Full-time tuition cost
Rolling
Application deadline
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students
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Full-time faculty w/ terminal degree

Benefits

Student Activities

Student Activities

  • Campus Ministries
  • Choral groups
  • Concert band
  • Dance
  • Drama/theatre
  • International Student Organization
  • Jazz band
  • Literary magazine
  • Marching band
  • Model UN
  • Music ensembles
  • Pep band
  • Radio station
  • Student government
  • Student newspaper
  • Symphony orchestra
  • Television station
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High-Impact Practices

High-Impact Practices

  • First-Year Seminars and Experiences
  • Common Intellectual Experiences
  • Learning Communities
  • Writing-Intensive Courses
  • Collaborative Assignments and Projects
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Diversity/Global Learning
  • Service-Learning, Community-Based Learning
  • Internships/Coops/Practicums
  • Capstone Courses and Projects/Senior Experience
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Campus Resources

Campus Resources

  • Career Services
  • Writing Center
  • Academic Advisors
  • Library Services
  • Disability Services
  • Multicultural Engagement Center
  • Health Services
  • Academic Tutors
  • Financial Aid Advisors
  • Student Success Initiative
  • Veteran Services
  • Peer Mentors
  • Counseling
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What Others are Saying

"To be an Ambrosian is about individual responsibility, inclusiveness, and accountability for one another. These values endure in all who are touched by them, so that even after you graduate, you remain an Ambrosian for life."
— Joan Lescinski, CSJ, Ph.D., President and Professor of English

Contact St. Ambrose University

Contact Admissions

www.sau.edu/admissions
(563) 333-6300
admit@sau.edu

Campus Location

518 W. Locust Street
Davenport, IA 52803

(800) 383-2627

Visit SAU Online

www.sau.edu