Saint Francis University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Saint Francis University is a private master's university in Loretto, PA (rural setting), with 2,429 undergraduates (63% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 77% of 2,259 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1020–1250 on the SAT and 21–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $60,600 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $27,421 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 72% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.35 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Saint Francis University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $41,720
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Saint Francis University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Saint Francis University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 4 | $726k | $27,936 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $2.1M | $104,092 | 985 | |
| Women's Basketball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $1.6M | $109,142 | 982 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $42k | $2,220 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $41k | $2,133 | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Independent | 24 | — | 3 | $628k | $26,186 | 990 | |
| Football | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 126 | — | 1 | $3.6M | $28,948 | 945 | |
| Men's Golf | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $338k | $21,142 | 992 | |
| Women's Golf | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $333k | $33,259 | 979 | |
| Men's Soccer | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $565k | $18,240 | 985 | |
| Softball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $749k | $44,034 | 989 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Presidents' Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $697k | $24,022 | 990 | |
| Men's Tennis | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $231k | $19,229 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $275k | $25,007 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $312k | $6,493 | 980 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 38 | — | 1 | $566k | $14,899 | 979 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $500k | $23,803 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $752k | $37,583 | 1000 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 20 | — | 1 | $474k | $23,687 | 993 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.