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University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne is a private campus in Fort Wayne 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

$19,135

family income
under $30k

$16,075

$30–48k

$18,814

$48–75k

$22,032

$75–110k

$24,003

over $110k

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

Average net price

$18,1962023–24Skip 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 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne rose from $16,392 (2008) to $18,196 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$16,392
2009	$14,035
2010	$16,295
2011	$17,653
2012	$16,809
2013	$17,231
2014	$16,197
2015	$17,579
2016	$18,916
2017	$17,460
2018	$17,796
2019	$18,389
2020	$17,773
2021	$18,391
2022	$20,361
2023	$18,196

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$47,2232024–25Skip 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 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne rose from $28,603 (2009) to $47,223 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,603
2010	$28,972
2011	$30,243
2012	$31,636
2013	$31,516
2014	$32,377
2015	$33,930
2016	$35,524
2017	$37,280
2018	$37,939
2019	$39,513
2020	$40,759
2021	$41,644
2022	$43,022
2023	$45,228
2024	$47,223

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	$12,530
2001	$13,570
2002	$14,540
2003	$15,488
2004	$16,460
2005	$17,438
2006	$17,760
2007	$19,570
2008	$20,720
2013	$25,180
2014	$25,930
2015	$27,220
2016	$28,310
2017	$29,430
2018	$30,430
2019	$31,480
2020	$32,420
2021	$33,390
2022	$34,050
2023	$35,420

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne reports published tuition of $36,460 in this record. University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne's $36,460 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne reports 1,567 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

55% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne 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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55%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 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne rose from 44.2% (entered 1994) to 55% (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
1994 cohort	44.2%
1995 cohort	60.7%
1996 cohort	40%
1997 cohort	50.7%
1998 cohort	61.8%
1999 cohort	49.5%
2000 cohort	48.7%
2001 cohort	46.9%
2002 cohort	44.2%
2003 cohort	45.6%
2004 cohort	55.6%
2005 cohort	53.9%
2006 cohort	51.2%
2007 cohort	53.6%
2008 cohort	49.7%
2009 cohort	56.9%
2010 cohort	56%
2011 cohort	57.5%
2012 cohort	54.9%
2013 cohort	54.9%
2014 cohort	50.6%
2015 cohort	55.8%
2016 cohort	55.8%
2017 cohort	60.7%
2018 cohort	55%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1994–2018

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)	$12,841	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	—	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,625	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,125	$5,248
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,969	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,821	$5,063
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,126	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,153	$8,412
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$8,433
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$7,257
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,079	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$6,581
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$7,441
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,976	$7,922

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

$47,944

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,591

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,362

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

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne admitted 1,927 of 2,008 applicants in Fall 2024. The 96% rate describes that application pool.

96%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $35,420 tuition · 2023–24 1,567 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 870–10701600

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Admissions

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 440–540 and Math was 430–530 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 870–1070 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	440	490	540
SAT Math	430	480	530
ACT Composite	17	21	24

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).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne received 2,008 applications and admitted 1,927 (96%), with 414 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

96%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	83%
Fall 2002	77.3%
Fall 2003	74.3%
Fall 2004	66.5%
Fall 2005	58.5%
Fall 2006	58.7%
Fall 2007	55.4%
Fall 2008	46.7%
Fall 2009	50.1%
Fall 2010	55.8%
Fall 2011	53.8%
Fall 2012	51%
Fall 2013	53.6%
Fall 2014	96.9%
Fall 2015	95.3%
Fall 2016	96.7%
Fall 2017	98.7%
Fall 2018	93.4%
Fall 2019	96.2%
Fall 2020	99.1%
Fall 2021	99.4%
Fall 2022	98.1%
Fall 2023	97.6%
Fall 2024	96%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

870–1070Fall 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	820	1050
Fall 2002	850	1070
Fall 2003	860	1060
Fall 2004	850	1090
Fall 2005	880	1080
Fall 2006	880	1090
Fall 2007	860	1090
Fall 2008	880	1090
Fall 2009	880	1110
Fall 2010	890	1070
Fall 2011	860	1070
Fall 2012	870	1050
Fall 2013	890	1060
Fall 2014	870	1060
Fall 2015	860	1070
Fall 2016	900	1090
Fall 2017	960	1140
Fall 2018	955	1150
Fall 2019	948	1170
Fall 2020	960	1160
Fall 2021	960	1150
Fall 2022	930	1130
Fall 2023	920	1130
Fall 2024	870	1070

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–24Fall 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	18	22
Fall 2002	17	22
Fall 2003	18	22
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	19	24
Fall 2008	19	23
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	18	24
Fall 2012	19	23
Fall 2013	19	23
Fall 2014	19	24
Fall 2015	18	24
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	18	25
Fall 2020	19	25
Fall 2021	19	24
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	17	25
Fall 2024	17	24

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

1,567Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,893 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,567.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,467
Fall 2003	1,579
Fall 2004	1,631
Fall 2005	1,736
Fall 2006	1,733
Fall 2007	1,789
Fall 2008	1,750
Fall 2009	1,782
Fall 2010	1,853
Fall 2011	1,893
Fall 2012	1,881
Fall 2013	1,878
Fall 2014	1,796
Fall 2015	1,745
Fall 2016	1,758
Fall 2017	1,840
Fall 2018	1,774
Fall 2019	1,741
Fall 2020	1,746
Fall 2021	1,724
Fall 2022	1,572
Fall 2023	1,599
Fall 2024	1,567

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

71%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 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne has held near 71% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	67%
Fall 2003 cohort	70%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	70%
Fall 2007 cohort	72%
Fall 2008 cohort	70%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	72%
Fall 2011 cohort	69%
Fall 2012 cohort	70%
Fall 2013 cohort	71%
Fall 2014 cohort	68%
Fall 2015 cohort	71%
Fall 2016 cohort	72%
Fall 2017 cohort	74%
Fall 2018 cohort	69%
Fall 2019 cohort	73%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	66%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

Faculty pay at University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne averages $87,180 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 1,567 undergraduates live off campus, and 70.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne's SAT section-percentile sums are 870–1070 — their midpoint is below the IN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne'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 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne 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

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne96%

Indiana median77.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne$36,460

Indiana median$32,352

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne$55,362

Indiana median$52,071

National median$53,781

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University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne, Indiana and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne	Indiana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	96%	77.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$36,460	$32,352	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,362	$52,071	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 6 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$81,680
Biology, General	$72,008
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,794
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$46,695
Social Work	$43,989
Design and Applied Arts	$40,619

These 6 fields listed for University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne measure earnings after completion. The $55,362 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 41 additional University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne report?

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 870–1070 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne's acceptance rate?

96% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,927 admitted from 2,008 applicants.

How much does University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne cost?

At University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne, tuition is $36,460. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,362. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Indiana

Trine University — 85.5% admitted
Valparaiso University — 89.4% admitted
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion — 88.9% admitted
Marian University — 95.5% 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.