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Franciscan University of Steubenville

Franciscan University of Steubenville is a private campus in Steubenville proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$19,180

family income
under $30k

$18,481

$30–48k

$19,272

$48–75k

$22,360

$75–110k

$26,319

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$23,5892023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Franciscan University of Steubenville has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $25,815 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $23,589.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$23,098
2009	$22,018
2010	$23,345
2011	$23,117
2012	$25,089
2013	$25,447
2014	$24,882
2015	$25,815
2016	$23,699
2017	$23,964
2018	$24,918
2019	$23,415
2020	$18,769
2021	$24,766
2022	$23,987
2023	$23,589

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$44,5802024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Franciscan University of Steubenville rose from $29,433 (2009) to $44,580 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$29,433
2010	$29,986
2011	$30,680
2012	$31,584
2013	$32,761
2014	$33,851
2015	$34,928
2016	$35,979
2017	$36,378
2018	$37,257
2019	$38,525
2020	$39,788
2021	$41,280
2022	$42,004
2023	$42,955
2024	$44,580

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$12,970
2001	$13,900
2002	$14,400
2003	$15,050
2004	$15,700
2005	$16,450
2006	$17,350
2007	$18,180
2008	$19,100
2013	$23,160
2014	$23,930
2015	$24,780
2016	$25,680
2017	$26,430
2018	$27,630
2019	$28,880
2020	$30,180
2021	$30,180
2022	$31,080
2023	$32,630

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $34,100 before grants and other attendance costs. At Franciscan University of Steubenville, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,901 undergrads, Franciscan University of Steubenville is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

75.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Franciscan University of Steubenville within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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75.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Franciscan University of Steubenville has held near 75.4% from Fall 1996 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	72.1%
1997 cohort	71.8%
1998 cohort	68.8%
1999 cohort	74.6%
2000 cohort	69.9%
2001 cohort	68.9%
2002 cohort	69.9%
2003 cohort	74%
2004 cohort	70.9%
2005 cohort	71.4%
2006 cohort	81%
2007 cohort	73.5%
2008 cohort	76.4%
2009 cohort	79.5%
2010 cohort	76.2%
2011 cohort	77.7%
2012 cohort	76.9%
2013 cohort	77.4%
2014 cohort	78.7%
2015 cohort	74.8%
2016 cohort	76.3%
2017 cohort	77.1%
2018 cohort	75.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,625	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,288	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,898	$9,844
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,500	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,063	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,250	$5,292
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,000	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,500	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,500	$6,393
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,621	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,405	$6,510
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,405	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,250	$7,274
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,384	$7,584

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$42,037

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$47,252

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$50,030

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Franciscan University of Steubenville admitted 1,732 of 2,968 applicants in Fall 2024. The 58.4% rate describes that application pool.

58.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $32,630 tuition · 2023–24 2,901 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1110–13501600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Franciscan University of Steubenville received 2,968 applications and admitted 1,732 (58.4%), with 723 enrolling.

Franciscan University of Steubenville reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Franciscan University of Steubenville’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 590–700 and Math was 520–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1110–1350 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	590	630	700
SAT Math	520	590	650
ACT Composite	22	25	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

58.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Franciscan University of Steubenville declined from 89.8% to 58.4%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	89.8%
Fall 2002	89.1%
Fall 2003	84.2%
Fall 2004	85.7%
Fall 2005	79.3%
Fall 2006	79.9%
Fall 2007	80.7%
Fall 2008	72.1%
Fall 2009	76.5%
Fall 2010	74.9%
Fall 2011	76.4%
Fall 2012	76%
Fall 2013	76.1%
Fall 2014	77.9%
Fall 2015	78.9%
Fall 2016	78.8%
Fall 2017	83.2%
Fall 2018	77.1%
Fall 2019	76.6%
Fall 2020	73%
Fall 2021	68.5%
Fall 2022	66.6%
Fall 2023	72.2%
Fall 2024	58.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1110–1350Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1020	1240
Fall 2002	1010	1240
Fall 2003	1040	1270
Fall 2004	1020	1280
Fall 2005	1060	1290
Fall 2006	1060	1300
Fall 2007	1060	1300
Fall 2008	1060	1250
Fall 2009	1040	1280
Fall 2010	1050	1300
Fall 2011	1060	1260
Fall 2012	1060	1270
Fall 2013	1050	1270
Fall 2014	1070	1290
Fall 2015	1060	1270
Fall 2016	1040	1300
Fall 2017	1080	1300
Fall 2018	1060	1280
Fall 2019	1090	1300
Fall 2020	1070	1290
Fall 2021	1100	1310
Fall 2022	1100	1320
Fall 2023	1100	1290
Fall 2024	1110	1350

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	25
Fall 2003	22	26
Fall 2004	21	27
Fall 2005	22	28
Fall 2006	22	28
Fall 2007	22	28
Fall 2008	22	28
Fall 2009	23	28
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	23	29
Fall 2012	22	29
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	23	28
Fall 2016	22	28
Fall 2017	23	28
Fall 2018	22	28
Fall 2019	22	29
Fall 2020	22	29
Fall 2021	22	28
Fall 2022	22	28
Fall 2023	23	29
Fall 2024	22	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,901Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Franciscan University of Steubenville rose from 1,744 (Fall 2002) to 2,901 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,744
Fall 2003	1,799
Fall 2004	1,883
Fall 2005	1,902
Fall 2006	1,939
Fall 2007	1,976
Fall 2008	2,002
Fall 2009	2,034
Fall 2010	2,036
Fall 2011	2,069
Fall 2012	2,035
Fall 2013	2,055
Fall 2014	2,065
Fall 2015	2,036
Fall 2016	2,038
Fall 2017	2,071
Fall 2018	2,117
Fall 2019	2,138
Fall 2020	2,340
Fall 2021	2,443
Fall 2022	2,605
Fall 2023	2,775
Fall 2024	2,901

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

87%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Franciscan University of Steubenville has held near 87% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	85%
Fall 2003 cohort	87%
Fall 2004 cohort	86%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	89%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	84%
Fall 2009 cohort	88%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	87%
Fall 2012 cohort	86%
Fall 2013 cohort	87%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	84%
Fall 2016 cohort	87%
Fall 2017 cohort	86%
Fall 2018 cohort	88%
Fall 2019 cohort	86%
Fall 2020 cohort	82%
Fall 2021 cohort	86%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	87%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Franciscan University of Steubenville

23% of Franciscan University of Steubenville's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Franciscan University of Steubenville as a primarily residential campus of 2,901 undergraduates — and 87.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Franciscan University of Steubenville's SAT section-percentile sums are 1110–1350 — their midpoint is above the OH four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Franciscan University of Steubenville's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Franciscan University of Steubenville compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Franciscan University of Steubenville58.4%

Ohio median75.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Franciscan University of Steubenville$34,100

Ohio median$29,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Franciscan University of Steubenville's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Franciscan University of Steubenville$50,030

Ohio median$52,356

National median$53,781

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Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio and national reference values
Metric & basis	Franciscan University of Steubenville	Ohio median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	58.4%	75.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,100	$29,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$50,030	$52,356	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Franciscan University of Steubenville, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Franciscan University of Steubenville federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 15 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$75,362
Finance and Financial Management Services	$72,426
Mathematics	$72,194
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$68,809
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,879
Biology, General	$62,048
Marketing	$56,937
Social Work	$44,867
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,987
Communication and Media Studies	$42,188
Religious Education	$40,987
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$39,091
English Language and Literature, General	$38,761
History	$37,605
Philosophy	$31,906

These 15 fields listed for Franciscan University of Steubenville measure earnings after completion. The $50,030 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 18 additional Franciscan University of Steubenville fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Franciscan University of Steubenville report?

Franciscan University of Steubenville's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1110–1350 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Franciscan University of Steubenville's acceptance rate?

58.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,732 admitted from 2,968 applicants.

How much does Franciscan University of Steubenville cost?

At Franciscan University of Steubenville, tuition is $34,100. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Franciscan University of Steubenville report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $50,030. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Ohio

Wilberforce University — 40.5% admitted
The College of Wooster — 59.5% admitted
Ohio Wesleyan University — 55.6% admitted
Mount St. Joseph University — 59.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.