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Saint Francis University

Loretto, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Saint Francis University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 2,963 students in fall 2024, including 2,567 undergraduates and 396 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Saint Francis University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 63 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Physician Assistant, Registered Nursing, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching. It awarded 640 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

2,963
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
640
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
63
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 63

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

Health Professions 12
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Education 11
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Psychology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Engineering 5
Physical Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Communication and Journalism 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Social Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
83%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
418
Associate degrees
11
Master's degrees
159
Professional doctorates
38
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
2
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
6
Postbaccalaureate certificates
6

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,963
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,567
Graduate students, fall 2024
396
Full-time, fall 2024
55%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,297
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,802
Graduate students, 2024-25
495
Full-time, 2024-25
49%
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
61%
Men
39%
White
83%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
38%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northeast Conference
President
Rev. Malachi Van Tassell, T.O.R.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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