University of St Francis

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of St Francis

University of St Francis operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Joliet, Illinois (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,223 students of which 1,705 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 St Francis is categorized as “17” 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 65.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,141 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,006, with published in-state tuition of $38,110 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,079, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 65.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.8%. Graduates earn a median of $63,926 ten years after enrolling, compared with $56,648 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 93000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 80.7% 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.