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Saint Francis University

Saint Francis University is based in the town of Loretto, PA — a private campus in a small-town setting. 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

$13,256

family income
under $30k

$10,865

$30–48k

$12,775

$48–75k

$18,657

$75–110k

$24,390

over $110k

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

Average net price

$23,5262023–24Skip 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 Saint Francis University fell from $29,007 (2008) to $23,526 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$29,007
2009	$22,661
2010	$20,563
2011	$23,870
2012	$22,593
2013	$23,559
2014	$25,784
2015	$24,700
2016	$26,040
2017	$27,221
2018	$28,643
2019	$29,962
2020	$29,562
2021	$42,530
2022	$19,173
2023	$23,526

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$59,8152024–25Skip 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 Saint Francis University rose from $36,193 (2009) to $59,815 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$36,193
2010	$36,944
2011	$38,093
2012	$40,772
2013	$42,492
2014	$44,190
2015	$45,922
2016	$45,815
2017	$47,401
2018	$49,177
2019	$52,663
2020	$54,101
2021	$55,004
2022	$56,242
2023	$57,515
2024	$59,815

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	$15,808
2001	$16,512
2002	$18,074
2003	$19,342
2004	$20,440
2005	$21,410
2006	$22,224
2007	$23,494
2008	$24,840
2013	$29,992
2014	$31,078
2015	$32,178
2016	$33,344
2017	$35,066
2018	$36,410
2019	$38,170
2020	$39,278
2021	$39,502
2022	$40,520
2023	$41,720

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $44,000 before grants and other attendance costs. At Saint Francis University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,557 — Saint Francis University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

74.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Saint Francis University 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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74.4%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 Saint Francis University rose from 54.8% (entered 1991) to 74.4% (entered 2018).

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
1991 cohort	54.8%
1992 cohort	63%
1993 cohort	56.5%
1994 cohort	61.3%
1995 cohort	61.4%
1996 cohort	63.9%
1997 cohort	54.8%
1998 cohort	61.2%
1999 cohort	61%
2000 cohort	58.9%
2001 cohort	58.2%
2002 cohort	55.9%
2003 cohort	70.2%
2004 cohort	68.5%
2005 cohort	64%
2006 cohort	64.6%
2007 cohort	71.5%
2008 cohort	72.1%
2009 cohort	71.9%
2010 cohort	67.1%
2011 cohort	63.6%
2012 cohort	69.1%
2013 cohort	73.2%
2014 cohort	62.5%
2015 cohort	74%
2016 cohort	71.6%
2017 cohort	72.8%
2018 cohort	74.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,018	$10,461
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$7,543
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$10,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$11,750
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$18,654	$12,667
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$18,654	$12,433
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$16,125
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$17,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$22,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$16,075
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,750	$10,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$10,625
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$10,819
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$10,610

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

$56,920

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$61,527

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$62,101

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

Saint Francis University admitted 2,015 of 2,623 applicants in Fall 2024. The 76.8% rate describes that application pool.

76.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $41,720 tuition · 2023–24 1,557 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1050–12301600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Saint Francis University received 2,623 applications and admitted 2,015 (76.8%), with 394 enrolling.

Saint Francis University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Saint Francis University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 530–620 and Math was 520–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1050–1230 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	530	580	620
SAT Math	520	560	610
ACT Composite	21	25	27

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

76.8%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 Saint Francis University declined from 86.5% to 76.8%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	86.5%
Fall 2002	86.5%
Fall 2003	87.2%
Fall 2004	89.5%
Fall 2005	90.8%
Fall 2006	89.5%
Fall 2007	85.4%
Fall 2008	75.4%
Fall 2009	75.4%
Fall 2010	71.5%
Fall 2011	76.6%
Fall 2012	74.1%
Fall 2013	76.1%
Fall 2014	68.7%
Fall 2015	74.1%
Fall 2016	67.4%
Fall 2017	75.7%
Fall 2018	75.4%
Fall 2019	74.5%
Fall 2020	59.4%
Fall 2021	73.3%
Fall 2022	73%
Fall 2023	76.9%
Fall 2024	76.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1050–1230Fall 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	910	1130
Fall 2002	910	1130
Fall 2003	920	1150
Fall 2004	930	1140
Fall 2005	930	1170
Fall 2006	920	1140
Fall 2007	920	1130
Fall 2008	940	1160
Fall 2009	940	1160
Fall 2010	910	1130
Fall 2011	910	1140
Fall 2012	910	1150
Fall 2013	930	1100
Fall 2014	920	1130
Fall 2015	930	1160
Fall 2016	960	1160
Fall 2017	1030	1230
Fall 2018	1040	1250
Fall 2019	1030	1250
Fall 2020	1010	1220
Fall 2022	1030	1240
Fall 2023	1020	1250
Fall 2024	1050	1230

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–27Fall 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	20	26
Fall 2002	20	26
Fall 2003	21	26
Fall 2004	19	26
Fall 2005	19	25
Fall 2006	20	22
Fall 2007	19	26
Fall 2008	21	27
Fall 2009	21	27
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	20	26
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	21	26
Fall 2016	20	27
Fall 2017	21	27
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2020	22	26
Fall 2022	20	26
Fall 2023	21	26
Fall 2024	21	27

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

1,557Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Saint Francis University rose from 1,309 (Fall 2002) to 1,557 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,309
Fall 2003	1,300
Fall 2004	1,292
Fall 2005	1,356
Fall 2006	1,485
Fall 2007	1,527
Fall 2008	1,571
Fall 2009	1,643
Fall 2010	1,698
Fall 2011	1,718
Fall 2012	1,842
Fall 2013	1,665
Fall 2014	1,932
Fall 2015	1,714
Fall 2016	1,706
Fall 2017	1,676
Fall 2018	1,668
Fall 2019	1,647
Fall 2020	1,657
Fall 2021	1,699
Fall 2022	1,639
Fall 2023	1,525
Fall 2024	1,557

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

83%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 Saint Francis University has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 96% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 83%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	79%
Fall 2004 cohort	79%
Fall 2005 cohort	83%
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	80%
Fall 2008 cohort	84%
Fall 2009 cohort	85%
Fall 2010 cohort	83%
Fall 2011 cohort	78%
Fall 2012 cohort	82%
Fall 2013 cohort	85%
Fall 2014 cohort	87%
Fall 2015 cohort	89%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	76%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	96%
Fall 2020 cohort	85%
Fall 2021 cohort	85%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	83%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Saint Francis University

17.7% of Saint Francis University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Saint Francis University as a primarily residential campus of 1,557 undergraduates — and 83% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Saint Francis University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1050–1230 — their midpoint is below the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Saint Francis University'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 Saint Francis University 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

Saint Francis University76.8%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Saint Francis University$44,000

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Saint Francis University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Saint Francis University$62,101

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Saint Francis University, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Saint Francis University	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	76.8%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$44,000	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$62,101	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$115,813
Finance and Financial Management Services	$90,838
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$81,510
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$72,821
Accounting and Related Services	$70,937
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$68,578
Psychology, General	$66,010
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,535
Marketing	$59,631
Behavioral Sciences	$47,316

These 10 fields listed for Saint Francis University measure earnings after completion. The $62,101 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 43 additional Saint Francis University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Saint Francis University report?

Saint Francis University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1050–1230 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Saint Francis University's acceptance rate?

76.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,015 admitted from 2,623 applicants.

How much does Saint Francis University cost?

At Saint Francis University, tuition is $44,000. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Saint Francis University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $62,101. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Rosemont College — 76.3% admitted
Saint Vincent College — 61.7% admitted
Rosedale Technical College — 75% admitted
University of Scranton — 81.2% 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.