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University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·sf.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
-7.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,763
peer median 1,948
Avg net price
$20,361
+$1.0k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
2,008
2,008 candidates competed
Admitted
1,927
96.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
414
21.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
55%-7.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
42%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
54%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
48%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 63 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 50 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
63
Passing
13
20.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

63programs
  • Passing13 · 20.6%
  • No Data50 · 79.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
11
No data
50

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.

13
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+15.9%
$40,619 vs $35,051
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+24.3%
$43,577 vs $35,051
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+25.5%
$43,989 vs $35,051
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+33.2%
$46,695 vs $35,051
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+65.1%
$57,857 vs $35,051
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+66.6%
$87,151 vs $52,303
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+67.2%
$87,446 vs $52,303
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+102.0%
$70,794 vs $35,051

Debt vs earnings

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

12
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
102%
$122,168 debt · $120,361 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
64%
$26,000 debt · $40,619 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
58%
$26,899 debt · $46,695 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
52%
$22,482 debt · $43,577 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
37%
$26,847 debt · $72,008 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
34%
$23,768 debt · $70,794 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
33%
$27,000 debt · $81,680 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
33%
$28,715 debt · $87,151 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1957Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 12

Action history · 16

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Oct 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  4. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  5. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics

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$19,135
$30–48k$16,075
$48–75k$18,814
$75–110k$22,032
$110k+$24,003

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,361
+$1,043vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $19,318
Federal loans
62.6%
In-state tuition
$35,420
Out-of-state
$35,420

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, 808 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $11.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
808
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.5M
$4,481,610 total
Direct Loans
$11.6M
1,824 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$2.7M
728 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.5M
838 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.3M
101 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.8M
119 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.3M
38 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 781 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (1.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
781
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.5%
2017
6.6%
2018
4.4%
2019
1.7%
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 SF

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs54
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

593 total completions
01Health Professions
31352.8%
02Business
8614.5%
03Education
6911.6%
04Visual/Performing Arts
447.4%
05Biological Sciences
254.2%
06Psychology
193.2%
07Liberal Arts
111.9%
08Physical Sciences
101.7%
09Security/Protective
91.5%
10Natural Resources
71.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,763
12-mo unduplicated
2,112
Undergraduate
1,787
Graduate
325

Gender split

Men
31%647
Women
69%1,465

Race / ethnicity composition

White
58.9%
Hispanic
12.1%
Unknown
11.4%
Black
9.4%
Two or more
3.8%
Non-resident
2.5%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
435
295 M · 140 W
Women athletes
32.2%
Athletic aid
$3.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.1M
$944K
Recruiting expense
$32K
$20K
Head-coach salaries
$42K
$43K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
140 M · —
$1.7M
Soccer
52 M · 30 W
$932K
Basketball
27 M · 17 W
$1.0M
Baseball
41 M · —
$377K
Cross Country
10 M · 14 W
$252K
Volleyball
— · 24 W
$256K

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
0.53
1 offenses · 1,903 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.53Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor012

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
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
124

SF vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SF 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
SubjectUniversity of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
55%—1,763$20,361Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Grace College and Theological Seminary
69%82.1%2,304$18,406Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Evansville
65%77.6%2,114$20,230Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Siena Heights University
39%68.9%1,781$17,185Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Madonna University
60%63.4%2,124$17,815Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Kettering University
71%78.7%1,466$33,092Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median63%77.6%1,948$19,318

Frequently asked questions about University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SF.

What is the graduation rate at University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne?

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne?

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne reports a total enrollment of 1,763 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne?

The average net price at University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne is $20,361 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne?

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne's yield rate is 21.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne located?

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808-3994.

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