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Located in Ave Maria, Florida, Ave Maria University is a private not-for-profit institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is Ave Maria University?

Contact details for AMU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5050 Ave Maria Blvd, Ave Maria, FL 34142-9505
Phone:	239-280-2500
Website:	www.avemaria.edu

How Do I Get Into AMU?

You can apply to AMU online at: https://www.avemaria.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for AMU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Neither required nor recommended
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into AMU?

With an acceptance rate of 64%, AMU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Can I Afford Ave Maria University?

The overall average net price of AMU is $23,210. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At AMU, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $7,528 a year. That adds up to $30,112 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at AMU is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Ave Maria University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,259 undergraduate students at AMU, with 1,234 being full-time and 25 being part-time.

There are also 43 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,234 full-time undergraduates at AMU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ave Maria University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	42
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	188
White	844
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	94

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Ave Maria University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at AMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Online Learning at Ave Maria University

In 2020-2021, 1,302 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at AMU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of AMU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ave Maria University was 348.9%. This is the #153 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at AMU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lucy Li under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.