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Flash Facts, Rankings, and More
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Flash Facts
- 600-acre campus in Loretto, Pennsylvania
- Catholic-Franciscan
- Private not-for-profit
- Carnegie Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities Larger Programs
Main Phone: 814-472-3000
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 600
(169 Lakeview Drive -package shipping)
Loretto, Pa 15940
Recent Accolades
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û celebrates 10 years of earning the honor for demonstrating hands-on learning, strong student-teacher relationships, a vibrant campus life, and successful outcomes.
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û has been named to the Forbes 2024 America's Top 500 Colleges List
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Aviation Education Center launches its FAA-certified Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) program
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Recognized in
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Recognized as One of America’s Best Colleges 2025 by Wall Street Journal and College Pulse
Fall 2024: Institutional Data
- Enrollment: 1,962 (Fall 2024 undergraduate, graduate & adult degree)
- Graduation Rate: 73.40 %
- Average Time to a Degree: 4.1 years
- Retention Rate: 87.3%
- Early Career Earnings: $62,101
- Graduates earning more than peers with high school diploma: 84%
Sources: U.S. Government College Score Card & Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Office of Institutional Research
Our Franciscan Identity
- oldest Franciscan college in the United States
- founded in 1847 by six friars from Ireland
- one of the first Catholic co-ed colleges in the nation
Governing Structure
- Sponsored by the Franciscans of the Third Order Regular
- President of the University Fr. Malachi Van Tassell, Ph.D., T.O.R.
- Governed by Board of Trustees
Academic Flash Facts
- 60+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies programs
- programs range from non-degree certificates through doctoral level programs
- face-to-face and online programs
Accreditation
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and its specialized programs are accredited by 12 accrediting bodies. Review accrediting details here.
Academic Structure
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Academic Homes:
Athletics
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and the University's 22 men's and women's sports teams compete at the Division I level. The University is also a member of the Northeast Conference. The University's nickname is the Red Flash.
Athletics Fast Facts
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û has won 17 Conference Championships since 2016
- More CoSIDA/College Sports Communicators Academic All-America selections come from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û than any other institution in the Northeast Conference
- Saint Francis became the first school in NEC history to garner both the Male and Female Team Student-Athlete of the Year award in the same academic year in 2023-24
- Saint Francis is the only NEC school to have at least one NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year every year since the inception of the award in 2003-04 and have amassed 86 winners in that span
- In 2023-24, 57 student-athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team. In addition, two men’s volleyball players earned Academic All-America status
- The Red Flash softball team defeated Siena 1-0 in the Austin Regional for the program’s second NCAA Tournament win in program history in 2024