St. Francis College

https://www.sfc.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $28,425
    3.51% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $17,698
    After Financial Aid
    2022 Acceptance Rate
    84.3%
    4,272 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    4,567
    96.3% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    52.1%
    279 Graduates

    About

    St. Francis College is a higher education institution located in Kings County, NY. In 2024, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at St. Francis College were Information Technology Project Management (111 degrees awarded), Other Computer & Information Technology Services Management (20 degrees), and Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design (17 degrees).

    In 2024, 731 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at St. Francis College. 54.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 45.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was hispanic or latino (152 degrees), 1.09 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (139 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at St. Francis College is $28,425, which is $247 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at St. Francis College is $28,425, which is $247 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $17,698.

    In 2024, 96% of undergraduate students attending St. Francis College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 29% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $28,425
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at St. Francis College was $28,425. The cost of tuition at St. Francis College is $247 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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    Average Net Price

    $17,698
    2024 Value
    22.3%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 St. Francis College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $17,698. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of St. Francis College grew by 22.3%.

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    Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    96%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    29%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    96% of undergraduate students at St. Francis College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2023, when 96% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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    Admissions

    St. Francis College received 4,272 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 4.81% annual growth. Out of those 4,272 applicants, 3,600 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 84.3% acceptance rate.

    There were 4,567 students enrolled at St. Francis College in 2024. 13% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    St. Francis College has an overall enrollment yield of 13.8%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    84.3%
    Acceptance Rate in 2022
    3,600
    Accepted Out of 4,272

    In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of St. Francis College was 84.3% (3,600 admissions from 4,272 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 85.2%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants declined by 4.81%, while admissions declined by 5.91%.

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    SAT Scores

    13%
    Submission Percentage (2021)
    53
    Scores Submitted (2021)

    13% of enrolled first-time students at St. Francis College in 2021 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    St. Francis College had a total enrollment of 4,567 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at St. Francis College is 4,398 students and the part-time enrollment is 169. This means that 96.3% of students enrolled at St. Francis College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at St. Francis College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Black or African American, 6.55% White, 1.25% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.985% Asian, and 0.788% Two or More Races.

    Students enrolled at St. Francis College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (23%), followed by Black or African American Female (18.7%) and White Female (10.4%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (0.715%), followed by Black or African American Female (0.346%) and Black or African American Male (0.3%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    96.3%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at St. Francis College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 4,567 students. The full-time enrollment at St. Francis College is 4,398 and the part-time enrollment is 169. This means that 96.3% of students enrolled at St. Francis College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    65%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at St. Francis College was 65%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), St. Francis College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. Hispanic or Latino
      535 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      491 enrolled students
    3. White
      299 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at St. Francis College is 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Black or African American, 6.55% White, 1.25% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.985% Asian, and 0.788% Two or More Races. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 93 students (2.04%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 65 more women than men received degrees from St. Francis College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at St. Francis College is hispanic or latino (152 degrees awarded). There were 1.09 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (139 degrees).

    The most common Masters Degree concentration at St. Francis College is Information Technology Project Management (111 degrees awarded), followed by Other Computer & Information Technology Services Management (20 degrees) and Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design (17 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at St. Francis College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (173 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (28 degrees), and Communications (38 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Software developers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at St. Francis College are Software developers (699,655 people), Physicians (462,815 people), Other managers (454,749 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (277,944 people), and Postsecondary teachers (222,042 people).

    The most specialized majors at St. Francis College in 2024 are Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (173 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (28 degrees), Communications (38 degrees), Biology (52 degrees), and Psychology (55 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at St. Francis College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Dentists

    The most specialized majors at St. Francis College are Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (173 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (28 degrees), Communications (38 degrees), Biology (52 degrees), and Psychology (55 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Computer Systems Design
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at St. Francis College are Computer Systems Design (857,683 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (837,598 people), Elementary & secondary schools (817,115 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (677,553 people), and Outpatient care centers (341,387 people).

    The most specialized majors at St. Francis College are Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (173 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (28 degrees), Communications (38 degrees), Biology (52 degrees), and Psychology (55 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by St. Francis College.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
      15 degrees awarded
    2. General Business
      6 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at St. Francis College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 15 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    333
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    398
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 333 degrees were awarded to men at St. Francis College, which is 0.837 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (398).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 92 degrees were awarded to men at St. Francis College in Information Technology Project Management, which is 4.84 times more than the 19 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 63 degrees were awarded to men at St. Francis College in Registered Nursing, which is 9 times more than the 7 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    36%
    100% Completion Time
    54%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 36% of students graduating from St. Francis College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 54% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 55% within 200%.

    The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. Hispanic or Latino
      152 degrees awarded
    2. White
      139 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      131 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at St. Francis College is hispanic or latino (152 degrees awarded). There were 1.09 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (139 degrees).

    2.05% of degree recipients (15 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      157 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      131 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      128 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at St. Francis College is white female (157 degrees awarded). There were 1.2 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (131 degrees).

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    Operations

    St. Francis College has an endowment valued at nearly $26.4M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 4.16M (15.8%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

    In 2024, St. Francis College had a total salary expenditure of 71.7M. St. Francis College employs 35 Assistant professors, 22 Associate professors and 16 Lecturers. Most academics at St. Francis College are Female Assistant professor (19), Male Assistant professor (16), and Female Associate professor (12).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at St. Francis College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 43 employees, Management, with 22 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 9 employees.

    Endowment

    $26.4M
    2024 Endowment
    42.5%
    decline from 2023

    St. Francis College has an endowment valued at about $26.4M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of St. Francis College declined 42.5% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $23M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $24.2M
    2024 Salaries
    19.1%
    decline from 2023

    In 2024, St. Francis College paid a median of $24.2M in salaries, which represents 33.7% of their overall expenditure ($71.7M) and a 19.1% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.52% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 10.4% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $7.35M
    Instructional Salaries
    86
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, St. Francis College paid a total of $7.35M to 86 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.4% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at St. Francis College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 43 employees, Management with 22 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 9 employees.

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