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University of St Francis

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Franciscan)
Location Joliet, IL
Population 2,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,292
Men / Women 35% / 65%
White 53%
Hispanic 29%
Black 10%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%
From State 92%
From Region 6%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 32%
Business & Economics 31%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18%
Education 6%
Life & Natural Sciences 5%
Arts 3%
Computer Science 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,110
Est. Cost of Attendance $46,239
10-Year ROI $210,000
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 34 #299
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 19%
SAT Range 1060 – 1190
SAT Math Range 510 – 610
SAT RW Range 520 – 610
ACT Range 20 – 32

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of St Francis 345 28% / 72% 1% $70,563 98%
Computer Science 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $90,244 93
Information Technology 4 100% / 0% 0% $80,494 87
Mathematics and Computer Science 2 100% / 0% 50% $76,269 83
Mathematics 4 75% / 25% 25% $69,779 76
Biochemistry 1 100% / 0% 0% $69,308 75
Biology 16 50% / 50% 0% $68,692 74 97%
Clinical Laboratory Science $79,133 86
Nursing 102 8% / 92% 0% $87,282 91 99%
Radiation Therapy 6 33% / 67% 0% $74,400 81 93%
Radiologic Technology 3 0% / 100% 0% $74,400 81 93%
Recreational Therapy 1 0% / 100% 0% $71,610 78
Accounting 10 60% / 40% 0% $75,146 82 100%
Business Analytics 4 25% / 75% 0% $68,064 73 100%
Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $73,286 80
Entrepreneurship 3 67% / 33% 0% $64,938 67
Finance 7 71% / 29% 0% $77,611 84 100%
Health Administration 35 14% / 86% 3% $89,742 93 95%
Healthcare Administration 4 0% / 100% 0% $89,742 93 95%
Human Resources Management 23 35% / 65% 0% $65,341 68 96%
International Business 4 +1 100% / 0% 25% $71,127 78
Logistics 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $89,279 92 98%
Marketing 8 +5 25% / 75% 0% $59,897 57 100%
Recreation Management 8 50% / 50% 0% $38,999 7 100%
Addiction Counseling 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,779 37
Criminal Justice 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $47,897 23 96%
English 4 25% / 75% 0% $45,780 18
History 7 71% / 29% 0% $48,152 24
Mass Communication 8 50% / 50% 0% $51,133 32
Political Science 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $61,283 60
Psychology 20 +1 15% / 85% 0% $41,625 10 94%
Social Work 16 12% / 88% 0% $50,385 30 96%
Elementary Education 11 18% / 82% 0% $47,386 22 100%
General Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,559 28
Middle School Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $47,386 22 100%
Special Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $65,718 69 100%
Music Technology 6 83% / 17% 0% $43,025 12
Visual and Performing Arts 5 40% / 60% 0% $37,718 6