University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,567 students of which 1,787 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. University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne 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 96.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 981 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,196, with published in-state tuition of $36,460 and a Pell grant recipient share of 43.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,976, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.7%. Graduates earn a median of $55,362 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,944 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 120800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.0% 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.