+16%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Webster University rose 16% between 2006 and 2009 ($18.2k → $21.1k).
Missouri · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri. 2,180 undergraduate students. 165 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Webster University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Webster University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.1% → 0.0%).
-11%
First-year retention
First-year retention at Webster University fell 11% between 2021 and 2024 (77.2% → 68.7%).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Webster University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($28.7k → $31.8k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Missouri
Each tile compares this institution to the Missouri median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$50,876+28% · 6→10y
Missouri median $40,979$39,656
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry61.1%+43% · '97→'24
Missouri median 59.3%$18,500+247% · '97→'20
At program completion2,180-25% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS76.8%-17% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time58.0%+55% · '01→'24
latest cohort$30,730+64% · '00→'09
out-of-state $30,730SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.8%Median federal debt $18,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $50,876 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+43%
Webster University · completion · 150% rose
44.9% → 64.4%
+60%
Webster University · completion · 100% rose
34.8% → 55.5%
-17%
Webster University · retention fell
83.0% → 68.7%
-25%
Webster University · undergrad enrollment fell
3,082 → 2,304
+64%
Webster University · in-state tuition rose
$12,880 → $21,116
+147%
Webster University · out-of-state tuition rose
$12,880 → $31,750
+247%
Webster University · median debt rose
$6,625 → $23,000
-100%
Webster University · cohort default rate fell
8.2% → 0.0%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$107,209Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$103,380Management Information Systems and Services.$102,692Computer Science.$90,966Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$89,758Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other.$89,469Business Administration, Management and Operations.$87,617Accounting and Related Services.$85,075Finance and Financial Management Services.$84,588International Relations and National Security Studies.$73,410Health and Medical Administrative Services.$70,025Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$68,568Communication and Media Studies.$67,594International Relations and National Security Studies.$65,402Human Resources Management and Services.$63,053Accounting and Related Services.$62,958Educational/Instructional Media Design.$61,357Business Administration, Management and Operations.$57,807Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).$56,150Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).$55,982Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$54,549Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$48,758Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$48,750Biology, General.$48,067
Showing top 24 of 36 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
36 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$87,617Human Resources Management and Services.$63,053Business Administration, Management and Operations.$107,209Business Administration, Management and Operations.$57,807Management Information Systems and Services.$102,692Finance and Financial Management Services.$84,588Accounting and Related Services.$62,958Accounting and Related Services.$85,075
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Webster University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$748,376
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $24,193
- HS-only baseline · MO
- $35,100
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Missouri
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Webster University graduates earn $X” — not “Webster University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Webster University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.