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Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Steubenville, Ohio, Franciscan University of Steubenville is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 3,976 students in fall 2024, including 3,219 undergraduates and 757 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Franciscan University of Steubenville offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Theology, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 880 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

3,976
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
880
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 44

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Theology and Religious Vocations 3
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Psychology 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Health Professions 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Education 3
English Language and Literature 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Engineering 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
History 1
Social Sciences 4
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Physical Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
87%
First-year retention, part-time students
63%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
575
Associate degrees
75
Master's degrees
229
Post-master's certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,976
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,219
Graduate students, fall 2024
757
Full-time, fall 2024
72%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,787
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,808
Graduate students, 2024-25
979
Full-time, 2024-25
65%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
53%
Men
47%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
32%
Students taking some online courses
28%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Presidents' Athletic Conference
President
Rev. David Pivonka, T.O.R.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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