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Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

Peoria, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Peoria, Illinois. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 605 students in fall 2024, including 273 undergraduates and 332 graduate students. It is part of OSF Healthcare. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing and Nursing Practice. It awarded 192 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Mission

In the Spirit of Christ and the example of Francis of Assisi, the Mission of Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, a private single purpose Catholic college, is to provide excellent nursing education that fosters the learner’s holistic development in an environment that encourages open inquiry and lifelong learning while serving all persons with the greatest care and love.

Mission statement as reported by Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

Key figures

605
Students enrolled
192
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 2

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

Health Professions 2

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
122
Master's degrees
33
Other doctoral degrees
34
Post-master's certificates
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
605
Undergraduates, fall 2024
273
Graduate students, fall 2024
332
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
800
Undergraduates, 2024-25
377
Graduate students, 2024-25
423
Full-time, 2024-25
37%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women
87%
Men
13%
White
86%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
64%
Students taking some online courses
20%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Part of
OSF Healthcare
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Chief administrator
Dr. Charlene Aaron
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

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