Saint Francis University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 120,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (10% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,448
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 74%
From Region 17%
Athletes 516 (36.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Black 7%
International 4%
Hispanic 3%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 147 41% 78% 2% 5% 0% 6% $68,625 39 -0.19 60 99%
Environmental Engineering 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,370 41 -0.14 83 — — — — —
General Engineering 9 — 44% 67% 0% 0% 0% 22% $92,093 30 -0.49 89 — — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $89,421 7 -1.15 87 — — — — —
Computer Science 12 — 58% 67% 8% 8% 0% 8% $85,685 7 -1.15 84 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 15 — 87% 60% 7% 7% 0% 0% $83,381 28 -0.54 82 — — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 44% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $69,975 45 -0.16 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $68,187 27 -0.65 59 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $71,989 54 +0.04 67 — — — — —
Biology 22 — 32% 86% 0% 5% 0% 5% $71,889 79 +0.63 67 100% — — — —
Animal Training 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,616 33 -0.45 15 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,421 26 -0.61 10 — — — — —
History 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,076 32 -0.47 18 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,160 32 -0.40 20 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $54,573 37 -0.31 24 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 9 — 11% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,448 9 -1.16 10 90% — — — —
Communication Studies 6 — 67% 50% 0% 0% 0% 33% $54,890 25 -0.65 25 — — — — —
International Relations — — — — — — — — $63,140 26 -0.50 47 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,112 32 -0.52 52 — — — — —
Psychology 25 — 12% 76% 0% 12% 0% 0% $56,594 62 +0.23 29 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 7 — 43% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $68,216 89 +1.15 59 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 104 61% 82% 2% 3% 0% 6% $66,059 32 -1.11 54 97% 7.5%
Accounting 18 — 78% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,856 10 -1.18 61 100% 6.9% — — —
Business Administration 27 — 59% 70% 4% 7% 0% 4% $59,985 9 -0.92 38 94% 7.8% — — —
Business Analytics 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,663 6 -1.30 62 — — — — —
Finance 14 — 100% 79% 0% 0% 0% 14% $91,274 44 -0.27 88 100% — — — —
International Business 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $70,104 35 -0.60 63 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,515 11 -1.08 69 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,295 17 -0.85 72 — — — — —
Marketing 21 — 48% 86% 0% 5% 0% 10% $53,297 1 -1.89 21 95% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 9 — 0% 78% 11% 0% 0% 0% $59,985 9 -1.15 38 94% 7.8% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education and Human Services 41 59% 95% 0% 2% 0% 0% $47,788 1 -0.71 10
Social Work 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,026 44 -0.03 20 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 26 — 92% 92% 0% 4% 0% 0% $46,768 17 -0.82 9 — — — — —
Early Childhood Special Education 9 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,245 18 -0.75 10 — — — — —
Education of Aging Population — — — — — — — — $52,670 33 -0.49 19 — — — — —
Elementary Education — — — — — — — — $46,768 17 -0.82 9 — — — — —
English Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,200 41 -0.32 20 — — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,196 41 -0.32 20 — — — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,673 33 -0.49 19 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Health Sciences 126 16% 87% 3% 1% 0% 2% $94,679 93 +1.51 90 100% 5.0%
Exercise Science 10 — 30% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $63,066 58 +0.15 46 — — — — —
Nursing 27 — 11% 96% 0% 4% 0% 0% $95,982 72 +0.37 91 100% 5.0% — — —
Occupational Therapy 18 — 6% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,114 74 +0.46 72 99% — — — —
Physical Therapy 9 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,114 67 +0.30 72 99% — — — —
Physician Assistant 46 — 9% 76% 9% 0% 0% 0% $122,404 99 +3.70 99 100% — — — —
Pre-Health Studies 11 — 45% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,674 42 -0.26 51 100% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,478 63 +0.22 58 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $46,600
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 70%
6-Year Graduation Rate 74%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 30.1% 126 16% 87% 3% 1% 0% 2% $94,680 92 +1.51 90 100% 5.0%
Business & Economics 24.9% 104 61% 82% 2% 3% 0% 6% $66,060 15 -1.11 54 97% 7.5%
Social Sciences 11.0% 46 20% 76% 0% 7% 0% 4% $54,905 34 -0.22 25 97% —
Education 9.1% 38 63% 95% 0% 3% 0% 0% $47,375 13 -0.77 10 — —
Computer Science 6.5% 27 74% 63% 7% 7% 0% 4% $84,405 10 -0.81 83 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.2% 26 31% 85% 0% 4% 0% 8% $71,904 70 +0.54 67 100% —
Engineering 3.8% 16 56% 75% 0% 6% 0% 12% $89,030 3 -0.40 87 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 13 46% 85% 0% 0% 0% 15% $69,425 24 -0.31 62 — —
Humanities 1.9% 8 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,765 30 -0.47 17 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 7 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,616 12 -0.45 15 — —
Professional 1.7% 7 43% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $68,216 51 +1.15 59 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #488 0% — — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #367 58% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #492 100% — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.4M #585 19% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 126 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 51 $118K $118K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 48 $311K $311K $0
Soccer 31 $565K $565K $0
Volleyball 21 $499K $499K $0
Basketball 20 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Cross Country 19 $42K $42K $0
Golf 16 $338K $338K $0
Tennis 12 $230K $230K $0
Total 280 $7.8M $7.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 39 $112K $112K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 38 $566K $566K $0
Swimming 29 $696K $696K $0
Soccer 26 $726K $726K $0
Field Hockey 24 $628K $628K $0
Lacrosse 23 $658K $658K $0
Volleyball 20 $751K $751K $0
Water Polo 20 $473K $473K $0
Cross Country 19 $40K $40K $0
Softball 17 $748K $748K $0
Basketball 15 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Tennis 11 $275K $275K $0
Golf 10 $332K $332K $0
Total 236 $7.6M $7.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 126 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 90 $230K $230K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 86 $877K $877K $0
Soccer 57 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Volleyball 41 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Cross Country 38 $82K $82K $0
Basketball 35 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Swimming 29 $696K $696K $0
Golf 26 $670K $670K $0
Field Hockey 24 $628K $628K $0
Lacrosse 23 $658K $658K $0
Tennis 23 $505K $505K $0
Water Polo 20 $473K $473K $0
Softball 17 $748K $748K $0
Total 516 $17.2M $17.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1050 – 1230
SAT Math Range 520 – 610
SAT RW Range 530 – 620