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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Loretto, PA
Population 120,000
Website https://www.francis.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (10% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,448
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 74%
From Region 17%
Athletes 44.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Black 7%
International 4%
Hispanic 3%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2012 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2013 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2014 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2015 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2016 Men: 36.9% 36.9% 2017 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2018 Men: 35.9% 35.9% 2019 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2020 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2021 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2022 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2023 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2024 Men: 42.2% 42.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2012 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2011 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2012 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2013 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2014 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2015 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2016 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2017 Black: 12.4% 12.4% 2018 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2019 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2020 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2021 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2022 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2024 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2011 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2012 White: 79.2% 79.2% 2013 White: 88.3% 88.3% 2014 White: 88.1% 88.1% 2015 White: 88.3% 88.3% 2016 White: 82.3% 82.3% 2017 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2018 White: 78.2% 78.2% 2019 White: 80.6% 80.6% 2020 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2021 White: 81.8% 81.8% 2022 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2023 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2024 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2017 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2018 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2019 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 International: 2.4% 2.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2025 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2021 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2022 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2024 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2025 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2020 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2020 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2021 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2022 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2023 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2024 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2025 White: 76.3% 76.3% 2020 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 3.7% 3.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 147 41% / 59% 6% $61,563 53 97%
Environmental Engineering 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $83,150 86 —
General Engineering 9 — 44% / 56% 22% $90,339 91 —
Petroleum Engineering 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $87,672 89 —
Computer Science 12 — 58% / 42% 8% $85,508 88 100%
Cybersecurity 15 — 87% / 13% 0% $80,887 84 —
Chemistry 9 — 44% / 56% 11% $63,478 58 —
Mathematics 4 — 50% / 50% 25% $66,743 65 —
Biochemistry 4 — 25% / 75% 25% $57,635 42 —
Biology 22 — 32% / 68% 5% $37,738 4 100%
Animal Training 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $52,760 27 —
Behavioral Sciences 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $47,334 14 90%
Communication Studies 6 — 67% / 33% 33% $52,934 27 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,152 15 —
History 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $52,117 25 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,206 23 —
International Relations — — — — $56,639 39 —
Political Science 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,453 35 —
Psychology 25 — 12% / 88% 0% $56,856 39 96%
Spanish — — — — $55,006 34 —
Criminal Justice 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $57,131 40 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 104 61% / 39% 6% $63,559 58 95%
Accounting 18 — 78% / 22% 0% $57,653 42 100%
Business Administration 27 — 59% / 41% 4% $53,977 30 88%
Business Analytics 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $74,060 77 —
Finance 14 — 100% / 0% 14% $91,076 91 100%
International Business 2 — 100% / 0% 50% $68,899 69 —
Management Information Systems 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $72,646 75 —
Managerial Economics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $74,826 78 —
Marketing 21 — 48% / 52% 10% $59,787 48 100%
Organizational Leadership 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,977 30 88%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education and Human Services 41 59% / 41% 0% $52,749 27
Social Work 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,460 26 —
Early Childhood Education 26 — 92% / 8% 0% $52,684 27 —
Early Childhood Special Education 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,037 28 —
Education of Aging Population — — — — $55,622 35 —
Elementary Education — — — — $53,198 28 —
English Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — $54,859 33 —
Special Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Sciences 126 16% / 84% 2% $89,761 91 100%
Exercise Science 10 — 30% / 70% 20% $43,713 9 —
Nursing 27 — 11% / 89% 0% $82,801 86 100%
Occupational Therapy 18 — 6% / 94% 0% $78,693 82 100%
Physical Therapy 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $78,693 82 100%
Physician Assistant 46 — 9% / 91% 0% $117,647 99 100%
Pre-Health Studies 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $69,663 70 100%
Public Health Education and Promotion 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $66,887 65 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $46,600
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 70%
6-Year Graduation Rate 74%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 64.0% 64.0% 2012 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6% 2013 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5% 2014 Graduated: 72.1% 72.1% 2015 Graduated: 71.9% 71.9% 2016 Graduated: 67.1% 67.1% 2017 Graduated: 63.6% 63.6% 2018 Graduated: 69.1% 69.1% 2019 Graduated: 73.2% 73.2% 2020 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5% 2021 Graduated: 74.0% 74.0% 2022 Graduated: 71.6% 71.6% 2023 Graduated: 72.8% 72.8% 2024 Graduated: 74.4% 74.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 59.7% 59.7% 2012 Men: 62.0% 62.0% 2013 Men: 66.2% 66.2% 2014 Men: 66.5% 66.5% 2015 Men: 69.7% 69.7% 2016 Men: 57.9% 57.9% 2017 Men: 56.4% 56.4% 2018 Men: 57.1% 57.1% 2019 Men: 68.8% 68.8% 2020 Men: 53.5% 53.5% 2021 Men: 63.7% 63.7% 2022 Men: 60.5% 60.5% 2023 Men: 70.3% 70.3% 2024 Men: 72.2% 72.2% 2011 Women: 66.8% 66.8% 2012 Women: 66.2% 66.2% 2013 Women: 74.4% 74.4% 2014 Women: 76.8% 76.8% 2015 Women: 73.4% 73.4% 2016 Women: 73.3% 73.3% 2017 Women: 68.5% 68.5% 2018 Women: 78.2% 78.2% 2019 Women: 76.0% 76.0% 2020 Women: 67.7% 67.7% 2021 Women: 81.3% 81.3% 2022 Women: 78.0% 78.0% 2023 Women: 74.2% 74.2% 2024 Women: 75.6% 75.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 37.0% 37.0% 2012 Black: 32.1% 32.1% 2013 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2014 Black: 53.6% 53.6% 2015 Black: 57.9% 57.9% 2016 Black: 37.9% 37.9% 2017 Black: 36.5% 36.5% 2018 Black: 31.7% 31.7% 2019 Black: 40.7% 40.7% 2020 Black: 40.5% 40.5% 2021 Black: 55.6% 55.6% 2022 Black: 68.4% 68.4% 2023 Black: 43.2% 43.2% 2024 Black: 46.7% 46.7% 2011 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2012 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2013 White: 75.8% 75.8% 2014 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2015 White: 73.4% 73.4% 2016 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2017 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2018 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2019 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2020 White: 66.6% 66.6% 2021 White: 78.9% 78.9% 2022 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2023 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2024 White: 77.4% 77.4%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 30.1% 126 16% / 84% 2% $89,762 91 100%
Business & Economics 24.9% 104 61% / 39% 6% $63,559 58 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 12.9% 54 24% / 76% 4% $53,702 30 94%
Education 9.1% 38 63% / 37% 0% $52,775 27 —
Computer Science 6.5% 27 74% / 26% 4% $82,941 86 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.2% 26 31% / 69% 8% $40,799 6 100%
Engineering 3.8% 16 56% / 44% 12% $87,476 89 —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 13 46% / 54% 15% $64,483 60 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 7 14% / 86% 0% $52,760 27 —
Professional 1.7% 7 43% / 57% 0% $57,131 40 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #488 0% — — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #367 58% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #492 100% — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.4M #585 19% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 76.6% 76.6% 2012 Acceptance: 74.1% 74.1% 2013 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2014 Acceptance: 68.7% 68.7% 2015 Acceptance: 74.1% 74.1% 2016 Acceptance: 67.4% 67.4% 2017 Acceptance: 75.7% 75.7% 2018 Acceptance: 75.4% 75.4% 2019 Acceptance: 74.5% 74.5% 2020 Acceptance: 59.3% 59.3% 2021 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3% 2022 Acceptance: 73.1% 73.1% 2023 Acceptance: 76.9% 76.9% 2024 Acceptance: 76.8% 76.8% 2011 Yield: 33.2% 33.2% 2012 Yield: 35.6% 35.6% 2013 Yield: 31.6% 31.6% 2014 Yield: 35.0% 35.0% 2015 Yield: 29.1% 29.1% 2016 Yield: 28.7% 28.7% 2017 Yield: 29.0% 29.0% 2018 Yield: 26.7% 26.7% 2019 Yield: 30.8% 30.8% 2020 Yield: 29.3% 29.3% 2021 Yield: 26.3% 26.3% 2022 Yield: 21.2% 21.2% 2023 Yield: 21.8% 21.8% 2024 Yield: 19.6% 19.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,694 1,694 2012 Applicants: 1,687 1,687 2013 Applicants: 1,679 1,679 2014 Applicants: 1,640 1,640 2015 Applicants: 1,932 1,932 2016 Applicants: 1,838 1,838 2017 Applicants: 1,715 1,715 2018 Applicants: 1,706 1,706 2019 Applicants: 1,748 1,748 2020 Applicants: 1,904 1,904 2021 Applicants: 2,063 2,063 2022 Applicants: 2,167 2,167 2023 Applicants: 2,259 2,259 2024 Applicants: 2,623 2,623 2011 Admitted: 1,298 1,298 2012 Admitted: 1,250 1,250 2013 Admitted: 1,277 1,277 2014 Admitted: 1,127 1,127 2015 Admitted: 1,432 1,432 2016 Admitted: 1,238 1,238 2017 Admitted: 1,299 1,299 2018 Admitted: 1,286 1,286 2019 Admitted: 1,303 1,303 2020 Admitted: 1,130 1,130 2021 Admitted: 1,513 1,513 2022 Admitted: 1,583 1,583 2023 Admitted: 1,737 1,737 2024 Admitted: 2,015 2,015 2011 Enrolled: 431 431 2012 Enrolled: 445 445 2013 Enrolled: 403 403 2014 Enrolled: 394 394 2015 Enrolled: 417 417 2016 Enrolled: 355 355 2017 Enrolled: 377 377 2018 Enrolled: 343 343 2019 Enrolled: 401 401 2020 Enrolled: 331 331 2021 Enrolled: 398 398 2022 Enrolled: 335 335 2023 Enrolled: 379 379 2024 Enrolled: 394 394

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1050 – 1230
SAT Math Range 520 – 610
SAT RW Range 530 – 620

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 910 910 2012 25th: 910 910 2013 25th: 930 930 2014 25th: 920 920 2015 25th: 930 930 2016 25th: 960 960 2017 25th: 1030 1030 2018 25th: 1040 1040 2019 25th: 1030 1030 2020 25th: 1010 1010 2022 25th: 1030 1030 2023 25th: 1020 1020 2024 25th: 1050 1050 2011 75th: 1140 1140 2012 75th: 1150 1150 2013 75th: 1100 1100 2014 75th: 1130 1130 2015 75th: 1160 1160 2016 75th: 1160 1160 2017 75th: 1230 1230 2018 75th: 1250 1250 2019 75th: 1250 1250 2020 75th: 1220 1220 2022 75th: 1240 1240 2023 75th: 1250 1250 2024 75th: 1230 1230

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 470 470 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 510 510 2024 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 590 590 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 590 590 2016 75th: 590 590 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 620 620 2020 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 620 620 2024 75th: 610 610

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 520 520 2020 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 510 510 2023 25th: 510 510 2024 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 510 510 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 570 570 2016 75th: 570 570 2017 75th: 620 620 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 620 620 2022 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 630 630 2024 75th: 620 620

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2023 Submitted: 56.0% 56.0% 2024 Submitted: 47.0% 47.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.