St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY · Private · Town (remote) · Bonas · SBU · St. Bona
Private institution in Saint Bonaventure, NY · 1,892 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $57,214 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $27,1511,604th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $40,1501,655th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $40,1501,625th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $55,2651,612th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,445th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,214675th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,559620th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 70.4%412th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.3%605th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 81.5%959th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1181458th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,892972nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.7%1,570th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 222 mi (BWI)
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
- Required
- Writing supplement
- Yes
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,607 | $49,962 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,856 | $52,941 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $39,909 | $35,274 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,009 | $38,829 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $35,772 | $42,363 |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $33,281 | $33,565 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $31,133 | $30,771 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $30,119 | $27,584 |
| History | bachelors | $21,052 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $20,140 | $28,598 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1858source
- Athletic nickname: "Bonnies"source
- Competes in Atlantic 10 Conferencesource
- Mascot: The Bona Wolfsource
- Formerly known as "St. Bonaventure's College"source
- Formerly known as "(1858–1950)"source
- Athletic conference: Atlantic 10source
- Fight song: ""Unfurl the Brown and White""source
- Notable alum: Chuck Dalysource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,438,168 (M $3,425,712 · W $3,012,456)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitesbu.edu
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