Saint Francis University Overview

Saint Francis University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Saint Francis is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Saint Francis University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Saint Francis is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Saint Francis bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $62,101 a year. That's about 52% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Saint Francis student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Saint Francis University?

Contact details for Saint Francis are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	117 Evergreen Dr, Loretto, PA 15940
Phone:	814-472-3000
Website:	www.francis.edu

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How Do I Get Into Saint Francis?

You can apply to Saint Francis online at: www.francis.edu/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for Saint Francis

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Saint Francis?

Saint Francis has an acceptance rate of 73%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 61% of students accepted to Saint Francis submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 630. Math scores were between 520 and 610.

Saint Francis received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Saint Francis University?

The overall average net price of Saint Francis is $41,578. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Saint Francis, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $16,133 a year. That adds up to $64,532 over four years for those students.

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Saint Francis University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,279 undergraduate students at Saint Francis, with 1,484 being full-time and 795 being part-time.

There are also 490 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,484 full-time undergraduates at Saint Francis, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saint Francis University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	100
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	1,214
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	97

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Saint Francis University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 40 countries are represented at Saint Francis. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Italy.

Saint Francis University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	48	33	21	102
Allied Health Professions	0	42	48	0	90
Business Administration & Management	1	27	45	0	73
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	53	0	53
Nursing	0	38	5	0	43
Teacher Education Grade Specific	11	24	0	0	35
General Education	0	0	26	0	26
Accounting	0	21	0	0	21
General Biology	0	20	0	0	20
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	17	3	0	20
Marketing	0	14	0	0	14
Behavioral Science	0	14	0	0	14
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	12	0	0	12
Public Health	0	7	5	0	12
General Psychology	0	11	0	0	11
Finance & Financial Management	0	9	0	0	9
Special Education	0	9	0	0	9
Environmental Engineering	0	9	0	0	9
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	9	0	0	9
Management Information Systems	0	8	0	0	8
Human Resource Management	0	0	6	0	6
Computer Information Systems	0	6	0	0	6
Information Technology	0	6	0	0	6
General Engineering	0	6	0	0	6
Communication & Media Studies	0	5	0	0	5
Data Analytics	0	5	0	0	5
Animal Services	0	4	0	0	4
Petroleum Engineering	0	4	0	0	4
History	0	4	0	0	4
Chemistry	0	4	0	0	4
Political Science & Government	0	3	0	0	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1	1	0	0	2
General English Literature	0	2	0	0	2
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	2	0	0	2
International Business	0	1	0	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	1	0	0	1
Mechanical Engineering	1	0	0	0	1
Mathematics	0	1	0	0	1
International Relations & National Security	0	1	0	0	1
Social Work	0	1	0	0	1
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0	0
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	14	396	224	21	655

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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