Franciscan University of Steubenville

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Franciscan University of Steubenville

Franciscan University of Steubenville operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Steubenville, Ohio (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,901 students of which 3,486 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Franciscan University of Steubenville is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 58.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,220 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,589, with published in-state tuition of $34,100 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,384, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 76.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 87.5%. Graduates earn a median of $50,030 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,037 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 100800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.