Saint Francis University Overview

Saint Francis University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Loretto, Pennsylvania. The location of Saint Francis is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Saint Francis University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Saint Francis is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Saint Francis is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Saint Francis bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $52,200 a year. That's about 28% 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.

Saint Francis University Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Saint Francis is ranked #411 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Saint Francis has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#99	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Saint Francis.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Education Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#48	Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#77	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#127	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Saint Francis has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Schools	College Factual
#12	Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools	College Factual
#118	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#138	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#208	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SaintFrancisUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/SaintFrancisPA

How Do I Get Into Saint Francis?

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

Admission Requirements for Saint Francis

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Saint Francis?

Saint Francis has an acceptance rate of 59%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 89% 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 620. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

Saint Francis received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 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 72% of students took out student loans averaging $13,299 a year. That adds up to $53,196 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Saint Francis is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Saint Francis University

In 2019-2020, 1,369 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Saint Francis has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 54th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Saint Francis

The following table shows how Saint Francis is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	#1	#1
Health/Medical Prep Programs	#3	#3

Online Growth Rankings of Saint Francis

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Saint Francis University was 8.6%. This is the #1,438 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Saint Francis regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Saint Francis majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Education	2%
Human Resource Management	4%
Other Health Professions	17%
Teacher Education Grade Specific	54%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Saint Francis ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Saint Francis.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Health Professions	#35
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	#60
Public Health	#208
Human Resource Management	#230
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#488

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	50	36	25	111
Allied Health Professions	0	45	47	0	92
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	78	0	78
Business Administration & Management	2	22	48	0	72
Accounting	0	27	0	0	27
Human Resource Management	1	0	23	0	24
General Biology	0	23	0	0	23
Nursing	0	21	2	0	23
General Education	0	0	20	0	20
Teacher Education Grade Specific	6	7	0	0	13
Finance & Financial Management	0	11	0	0	11
General Psychology	0	10	0	0	10
Marketing	0	9	0	0	9
Computer Information Systems	0	9	0	0	9
Behavioral Science	0	9	0	0	9
Chemistry	0	7	0	0	7
Social Work	0	7	0	0	7
Animal Services	0	6	0	0	6
Special Education	0	6	0	0	6
Other Health Professions	1	0	5	0	6
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	5	0	0	5
Management Information Systems	0	5	0	0	5
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	5	0	0	5
Public Health	0	3	2	0	5
Mechanical Engineering	4	0	0	0	4
History	0	4	0	0	4
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	4	0	0	4
Communication & Media Studies	0	3	0	0	3
Environmental Engineering	0	3	0	0	3
Petroleum Engineering	0	3	0	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	3	0	0	3
Mathematics	0	3	0	0	3
Business/Managerial Economics	0	2	0	0	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	2	0	0	2
General Engineering	0	2	0	0	2
General English Literature	0	2	0	0	2
Political Science & Government	0	2	0	0	2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	1	0	0	1
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	1	0	0	1
Sociology	0	1	0	0	1
Public Administration	0	1	0	0	1
Food Science Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Support Services	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	14	324	261	25	624

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
• Image Credit: By Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.