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.
- Top 16%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 16%Full-time retention
- Top 17%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 24%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
- $19,1731,007th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $41,7201,694th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $41,7201,671st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $57,5151,662nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,101471st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,920305th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 72.8%340th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.4%296th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.9%811th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1151521st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5251,099th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 17.8%1,831st highest of 2,140 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
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 54 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $62,012 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,576 | $58,866 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $53,358 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,937 | $46,087 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | $33,993 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $32,925 | $43,798 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHealth Professions | bachelors | $32,653 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $31,839 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $25,194 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $21,964 | — |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
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)
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitefrancis.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 215743)
- Compare colleges in PARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in PennsylvaniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Saint Francis University vs King's CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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