- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Saint Francis University
Loretto, PARural: distantZIP 15940Founded 1847
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1847
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.francis.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Francis University
Saint Francis University is a private nonprofit university in Loretto, Pennsylvania, with 1,557 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 77% within six years and costs $28,219 a year after aid.
77%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention83%
4-year graduation71%
Pell Grant share17%
Federal loans36%
$28,219net price / year
77%admission rate
1155average SAT
77%graduate in 6 years
$69,383median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#413 of 1,704 for earnings#1,390 of 1,739 for lowest net price#236 of 1,738 for graduation rate#763 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $61,203tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,700
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,700
- Average net price
- $28,219national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,853
$30,001–48,000$20,326
$48,001–75,000$21,010
$75,001–110,000$35,281
$110,001+$29,008
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college77%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college17%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 77%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 71%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 75%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,603
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,383middle 50%: $45,424–$99,594
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$99,594
Median, Saint Francis University$69,383
Lower quarter$45,424
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,557
- Part-time
- 8.7%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 21.7
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 17%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,645 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,246
- Endowment, end of year
- $60,553,787
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic2.8%
Black6.6%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races2.9%
U.S. nonresident3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown5.0%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions28%
Business & management23%
Education11%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.2%
Computer & information sciences6.2%
Psychology5.7%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.1%
Engineering3.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 215743. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7401271.