Fontbonne University
Saint Louis, MO · Private · Large suburb
Private institution in Saint Louis, MO · 632 undergraduates · 95% acceptance rate · $48,825 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 20%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,251921st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $28,9761,315th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $28,9761,208th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $42,9821,278th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,8251,137th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,150937th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.8%884th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 64.1%1,474th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 95.0%1,399th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6321,606th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 47.9%422nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 256 mi (MDW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $38,337 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $45,529 | $41,025 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $42,188 | — |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $37,088 | $34,526 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $31,996 | $35,276 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $31,848 | — |
| Apparel and TextilesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $30,771 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $24,547 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1923source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Purple and Blue and Goldsource
- Athletic nickname: "Griffins"source
- Mascot: Griffinsource
- Motto: "Virtus et Scienta (Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "St. Joseph's Academy (1841–1923) (separated from college in 1955)"source
- Formerly known as "Fontbonne College" (1923–2002)source
- Notable alum: Ken Pagesource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Fontbonne University’s 632 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Cox CollegeSpringfield, MO · 634 undergrads
- Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, MO · 612 undergrads
- Westminster CollegeFulton, MO · 592 undergrads
- Urshan CollegeWentzville, MO · 512 undergrads
- Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MO · 782 undergrads
- Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, MO · 791 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitefontbonne.edu
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