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St. Francis College

Brooklyn, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·sfc.edu
Acceptance
84.3%
+19.9pp vs Baccalaureate
6-yr Graduation
55%
-1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
4,567
peer median 14,390
Avg net price
$18,129
+$13k vs Baccalaureate
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About

St. Francis College is a private Franciscan college in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. It was founded in 1859 by the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn as the St. Francis Academy and was the first private school in the Diocese of Brooklyn. St. Francis College began as a parochial all-boys academy in the City of Brooklyn and has become a small liberal arts college that has 19 academic departments offering 72 majors and minors.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
4,272
4,272 candidates competed
Admitted
3,600
84.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
495
13.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
55%-1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
52%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

40.2pp gap
Pell recipients
35%100 of 286
Non-Pell (all)
75%206 of 274
Subsidized loan, no Pell
65%60 of 92
No Federal Aid
80%146 of 182

Non-Pell students graduate at a 40.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 62 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 53 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
62
Passing
9
14.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

62programs
  • Passing9 · 14.5%
  • No Data53 · 85.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
8
No data
53

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+22.9%
$42,222 vs $34,350
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+45.0%
$49,805 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+50.1%
$51,556 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+66.2%
$57,084 vs $34,350
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+74.3%
$59,885 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+88.4%
$64,725 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+118.0%
$74,867 vs $34,350
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+141.6%
$82,993 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
53%
$22,304 debt · $42,222 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
49%
$25,000 debt · $51,556 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
47%
$23,604 debt · $49,805 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
46%
$26,000 debt · $57,084 earn
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$23,827 debt · $59,885 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
32%
$20,500 debt · $64,725 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$29,000 debt · $112,171 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
15%
$11,375 debt · $74,867 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1959Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 8

  1. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Oct 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,700
$30–48k$18,198
$48–75k$22,447
$75–110k$21,974
$110k+$22,274

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,129
+$12,550vs Baccalaureate median $5,579
Federal loans
29.0%
In-state tuition
$28,775
Out-of-state
$28,775

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,040 students received $6.2M in Pell grants, alongside $5.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,040
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.2M
$6,222,103 total
Direct Loans
$5.8M
1,221 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
565 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.6M
481 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$509K
34 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.5M
136 loan awards
Grad PLUS$85K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 562 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (4.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.6%
+2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
562
Defaulted
26
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.2%
2017
6.8%
2018
7.4%
2019
4.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at St. Francis College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,650 total completions
01Computer Sciences
1,02962.4%
02Business
1509.1%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
1338.1%
04Health Professions
915.5%
05Biological Sciences
573.5%
06Psychology
563.4%
07Liberal Arts
553.3%
08Education
342.1%
09Parks/Recreation
231.4%
10Communication
221.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,567
12-mo unduplicated
5,746
Undergraduate
1,909
Graduate
3,837

Gender split

Men
57%3,266
Women
43%2,480

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
31.2%
Black
28.3%
White
16.6%
Non-resident
10.9%
Unknown
5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.4%
Asian
2.3%
Two or more
1.8%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
343
170 M · 173 W
Women athletes
50.4%
Athletic aid
$3.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.6M
$1.8M
Recruiting expense
$69K
$54K
Head-coach salaries
$78K
$57K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
71 M · 52 W
$657K
Soccer
29 M · 35 W
$1.1M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
27 M · 29 W
$876K
Volleyball
18 M · 27 W
$809K
Water Polo
20 M · 19 W
$538K
Basketball
20 M · 12 W
$2.6M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.28
1 offenses · 3,552 students

3-year trend

0.802 yrs ago0.381 yr ago0.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
13
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
5
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
86

St. Francis College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions St. Francis College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSt. Francis College
55%84.3%4,567$18,129Baccalaureate
College of Staten Island CUNY
46%92.3%11,033$5,579Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
72%47.5%20,081$3,033Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Brooklyn College
54%58.4%14,390$3,103Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
56%57.1%13,763$3,203Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Queens College
53%64.3%15,965$4,195Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Fordham University
82%59.3%16,150$44,338R2 Research
St. John's University-New York
66%83.4%19,389$29,999Doctoral/Professional
St. Joseph's University-New York
69%72.0%3,899$19,035Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median56%64.3%14,390$5,579

Institutions like St. Francis College

Explore the federal data for institutions in St. Francis College's comparison group.

IPEDS

St. Francis College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research, Effectiveness & Accreditation
Phone
(718) 522-2300
Address
179 Livingston Street Brooklyn, NY 11201-9902

Promote and support data-driven, institutional decision-making in a collaborative effort to ensure academic excellence, student success and operational efficiency.

Visit IR office page

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of St. Francis College (22)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Brendan J. Dugan
    Business and Finance
  • Donald A. McQuade
    Academics
  • Frank J. Macchiarola
    Academics
  • Jim Brochu
    Arts and Literature
  • Jim Luisi
    Arts and Literature
  • Eric A. Ulrich
    Government and Politics
  • Ronald Castorina
    Government and Politics
  • Dick Stevenson
    Government and Politics
  • Thomas J. Pickard
    Government and Politics
  • Thomas Von Essen
    Government and Politics
  • Richard Sheirer
    Government and Politics
  • Peter T. King
    Government and Politics
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Frequently asked questions about St. Francis College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about St. Francis College.

What is the acceptance rate at St. Francis College?

St. Francis College's acceptance rate is 84.3% (3,600 admitted from 4,272 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at St. Francis College?

St. Francis College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend St. Francis College?

St. Francis College reports a total enrollment of 4,567 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at St. Francis College?

The average net price at St. Francis College is $18,129 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at St. Francis College?

St. Francis College's yield rate is 13.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is St. Francis College located?

St. Francis College is located in Brooklyn, New York 11201.

Who runs Institutional Research at St. Francis College?

St. Francis College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, Effectiveness & Accreditation.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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