St Bonaventure University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for St Bonaventure University

St Bonaventure University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saint Bonaventure, New York (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 2,012 students of which 1,999 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. St Bonaventure University 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 81.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,197 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,074, with published in-state tuition of $41,735 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.9%. Graduates earn a median of $57,214 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,559 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 97900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.3% 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.