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Saint Francis University

Loretto, PA · Private · Rural (distant) · SFU

Private institution in Loretto, PA · 1,525 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $62,101 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$19,1731,005th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$41,7201,677th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$41,7201,654th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$57,5151,647th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,101470th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$56,920304th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
72.8%338th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.4%293rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.9%801st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1151520th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,5251,099th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
17.8%1,815th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 124 mi (IAD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 54 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$62,012—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,576$58,866
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$53,358—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$41,937$46,087
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,369$33,993
MarketingBusinessbachelors$32,925$43,798
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$32,925—
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHealth Professionsbachelors$32,653—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$31,839—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$25,194—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$21,964—
Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculturebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,415,886 (M $3,861,974 · W $4,553,912)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Saint Francis University’s 1,525 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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