- The Inkwell
- New York
- St. Francis College
Brooklyn, NYCity: largeZIP 11201Founded 1859
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1859
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sfc.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
St. Francis College
St. Francis College is a private nonprofit college in Brooklyn, New York, with 1,684 undergraduates. It graduates 51% within six years and costs $14,219 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Retention65%
4-year graduation31%
Pell Grant share58%
Federal loans36%
$14,219net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$66,961median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,000median debt
#486 of 1,704 for earnings#448 of 1,739 for lowest net price#995 of 1,738 for graduation rate
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
- $39,014tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $29,628
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $29,628
- Average net price
- $14,219national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,525
$30,001–48,000$14,003
$48,001–75,000$15,577
$75,001–110,000$16,674
$110,001+$19,561
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college58%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 31%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 51%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,016
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,961middle 50%: $41,823–$94,195
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,195
Median, St. Francis College$66,961
Lower quarter$41,823
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
- 1,684
- Part-time
- 4.2%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 58%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 28%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,548 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,091
- Endowment, end of year
- $26,414,886
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White17%
Hispanic31%
Black28%
Asian2.3%
Two or more races1.8%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.4%
Unknown5.3%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions23%
Business & management15%
Liberal arts & humanities14%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Psychology9.6%
Communication & journalism5.5%
Education5.3%
Computer & information sciences5.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 195173. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q530424.