St. Bonaventure University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Franciscan)
Population 90,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (4% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,027
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 79%
From Region 10%
Athletes 387 (19.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 77%
Hispanic 6%
International 5%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
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
Jandoli School of Communication 40 57% 75% 0% 2% 18% 2% $55,542 3 -0.42 33 99%
Broadcast Journalism 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $56,038 25 -0.70 34 98% — — — —
Communication 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,081 33 -0.54 34 — — — — —
Journalism 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,038 25 -0.70 34 98% — — — —
Mass Communication 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $55,959 32 -0.55 34 — — — — —
Sports Communication 16 — 88% 81% 0% 0% 19% 0% $55,912 32 -0.56 34 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media 13 — 31% 62% 0% 8% 15% 8% $54,681 54 -0.07 30 100% — — — —
⇅ 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 Arts and Sciences 146 42% 72% 5% 3% 8% 3% $60,861 12 -0.38 47 94%
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $83,527 6 -1.21 84 — — — — —
Computer Science 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,915 9 -1.08 88 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,996 25 -0.62 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,582 27 -0.48 61 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $66,289 21 -0.72 60 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $72,380 16 -0.81 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,805 21 -0.51 59 — — — — —
Bioinformatics — — — — — — — — $66,231 22 -0.47 60 — — — — —
Biology 15 — 53% 40% 47% 7% 0% 0% $64,762 41 -0.20 57 100% — — — —
Human Biology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,584 25 -0.63 52 — — — — —
Neuroscience 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,336 32 -0.23 56 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 10 — 70% 70% 0% 0% 0% 10% $53,827 24 -0.61 28 — — — — —
Health Sciences 22 — 41% 82% 0% 5% 0% 5% $64,846 43 -0.25 57 — — — — —
Nursing 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,443 35 -0.48 87 — — — — —
Nursing Education — — — — — — — — $85,715 24 -0.65 86 — — — — —
Public Health 16 — 44% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $61,338 35 -0.35 48 — — — — —
Creative Writing — — — — — — — — $52,510 55 +0.01 25 — — — — —
English 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,948 61 +0.19 28 84% — — — —
History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,257 0 -2.02 3 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,645 29 -0.45 25 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $52,827 25 -0.65 25 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,131 25 -0.62 21 — — — — —
Theology — — — — — — — — $52,890 73 +0.25 26 — — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,708 19 -0.63 47 — — — — —
Political Science 6 — 17% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,312 26 -0.65 53 — — — — —
Psychology 24 — 12% 75% 0% 4% 8% 0% $60,249 81 +0.79 45 94% — — — —
Film Production 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,706 39 -0.34 12 — — — — —
Fine Arts — — — — — — — — $51,370 75 +0.49 22 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $47,750 53 +0.11 14 — — — — —
Theater 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,007 50 -0.01 7 — — — — —
Criminology 18 — 33% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $47,312 2 -1.73 13 91% — — — —
⇅ 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 170 79% 81% 1% 1% 4% 8% $70,966 47 -0.60 69 97%
Accounting 21 — 86% 86% 0% 0% 5% 0% $84,202 48 -0.18 85 100% — — — —
Business Administration 37 — 78% 78% 0% 3% 8% 8% $61,447 12 -0.84 49 97% — — — —
Business Economics — — — — — — — — $74,955 17 -0.87 75 — — — — —
Business and Managerial Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,270 33 -0.49 64 — — — — —
Finance 41 — 88% 83% 2% 0% 2% 10% $87,793 39 -0.39 87 100% — — — —
Marketing 43 — 67% 86% 0% 0% 0% 7% $63,252 11 -1.11 53 97% — — — —
Sports Management 27 — 78% 67% 0% 4% 7% 11% $60,553 49 -0.08 46 88% — — — —
⇅ 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 54 15% 98% 0% 0% 0% 2% $50,206 1 -0.61 19 100%
Child Development 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,595 35 -0.20 22 — — — — —
Elementary Education 11 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,573 39 -0.25 20 — — — — —
Physical Education 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $50,733 17 -0.86 20 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 16 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,487 26 -0.54 20 — — — — —
Special Education 15 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,814 11 -1.07 16 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,655
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

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
Business & Economics 41.5% 170 79% 81% 1% 1% 4% 8% $70,967 29 -0.60 69 97% —
Social Sciences 16.1% 66 41% 79% 0% 2% 15% 0% $57,868 48 -0.05 39 95% —
Education 11.5% 47 13% 98% 0% 0% 0% 2% $49,999 24 -0.68 19 100% —
Health Sciences 10.2% 42 40% 81% 0% 7% 5% 2% $65,662 11 -0.31 59 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 21 43% 52% 33% 5% 0% 0% $64,543 34 -0.26 57 100% —
Professional 4.4% 18 33% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $47,312 1 -1.73 13 91% —
Arts 3.7% 15 33% 67% 0% 7% 13% 7% $53,371 58 -0.08 27 100% —
Humanities 2.7% 11 55% 73% 0% 0% 9% 0% $51,301 27 -0.52 22 87% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 10 70% 70% 0% 0% 0% 10% $53,827 23 -0.61 28 — —
Computer Science 1.5% 6 100% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,969 9 -0.77 85 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 4 75% 25% 0% 0% 25% 50% $69,408 24 -0.70 66 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.2M #338 100% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.2M #340 14% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #460 22% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #498 100% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #551 85% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #380 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #450 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.0M #560 64% $0 — — — —

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
Track & Field (combined) 105 $244K $244K $0
Lacrosse 54 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 41 $930K $930K $0
Soccer 32 $786K $786K $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $830K $830K $0
Basketball 15 $5.9M $5.9M $0
Golf 10 $290K $290K $0
Tennis 8 $193K $193K $0
Total 222 $10.3M $10.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 108 $251K $251K $0
Lacrosse 33 $881K $881K $0
Soccer 29 $833K $833K $0
Swimming & Diving 24 $722K $722K $0
Softball 22 $597K $597K $0
Basketball 14 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Tennis 7 $232K $232K $0
Total 165 $6.1M $6.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 213 $495K $495K $0
Lacrosse 87 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Soccer 61 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 50 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 41 $930K $930K $0
Basketball 29 $8.4M $8.4M $0
Softball 22 $597K $597K $0
Tennis 15 $426K $426K $0
Golf 10 $290K $290K $0
Total 387 $21.5M $21.5M $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 78%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

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 21%
SAT Range 1060 – 1290
SAT Math Range 530 – 640
SAT RW Range 530 – 650