Private · Loretto, PA

Saint Francis University

Low ROI4 years of net price ≈ 1.6 years of graduates' median earnings

Saint Francis University merit aid, cost of attendance, freshman GPA and SAT/ACT scores, net price by income, and graduate earnings.

Costs, merit aid & admissions

Acceptance rate: 77%
Undergraduates: 1,557
Avg merit aid / yr: Not reported
Cost of attendance: $63,000
SAT 75th percentile: 1230
ACT 75th percentile: 27

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Costs are annual prices before aid. Average merit aid is the average non-need-based award to freshmen who got one — not an offer to every applicant.

Saint Francis University incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA: Not reported
SAT composite middle score: Not reported
ACT composite middle score: Not reported

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Saint Francis University net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Average annual net price by family income at Saint Francis University
Family income	$0–30K	$30–48K	$48–75K	$75–110K	$110K+	All
Annual net price	$29,853	$20,326	$21,010	$35,281	$29,008	$28,219

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at Saint Francis University?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Saint Francis University's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation: 76.8%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort
First-year retention: 83%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry: $69,3832011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars
Median federal debt: $27,000Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 215743).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Saint Francis University

Saint Francis University accepts about 77% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

Colleges with merit aid similar to Saint Francis University

Saint Francis University's average merit aid is not reported, so similar award amounts cannot be identified. Missing data does not mean the college offers no merit aid.

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Data sources & limitations

Admissions, costs and merit aid: collegedata.fyi (Common Data Set + federal data), imported Oct 2026. Net prices and outcomes: College Scorecard, Oct 15, 2026 release, matched by federal ID. SAT 75th percentile adds section scores; 90th-percentile and GPA match thresholds are estimates. ROI compares four years of average net price with median earnings 10 years after entry, ranked in thirds across colleges. Blank means not reported — never estimated. Confirm costs and scholarships with the college.