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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.

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
$27,1511,594th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$40,1501,638th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$40,1501,608th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$55,2651,597th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$57,214672nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,559619th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
70.4%410th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.3%601st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.5%948th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1181457th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,892972nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.7%1,555th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,607$49,962
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,856$52,941
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$39,909$35,274
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,009$38,829
MarketingBusinessbachelors$35,772$42,363
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$33,281$33,565
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$31,133$30,771
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$30,119$27,584
Historybachelors$21,052—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$20,140$28,598
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

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)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to St Bonaventure University’s 1,892 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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