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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Franciscan)
Location Joliet, IL
Population 2,500,000
Website https://www.stfrancis.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (38%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,150
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 92%
From Region 6%
Athletes 45.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Hispanic 34%
Black 11%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

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: 38.3% 38.3% 2012 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2013 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2014 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2015 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2016 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2017 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2018 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2019 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2020 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2021 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2022 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2023 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2024 Men: 39.2% 39.2%

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: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2013 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2011 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2012 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2013 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2014 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2015 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2016 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2017 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2018 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2019 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2020 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2021 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2022 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2023 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2024 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2011 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2012 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2013 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2014 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2015 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2016 Hispanic: 15.7% 15.7% 2017 Hispanic: 23.9% 23.9% 2018 Hispanic: 13.6% 13.6% 2019 Hispanic: 19.8% 19.8% 2020 Hispanic: 19.4% 19.4% 2021 Hispanic: 22.7% 22.7% 2022 Hispanic: 23.4% 23.4% 2023 Hispanic: 24.0% 24.0% 2024 Hispanic: 23.4% 23.4% 2011 White: 72.1% 72.1% 2012 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2013 White: 75.3% 75.3% 2014 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2015 White: 76.2% 76.2% 2016 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2017 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2018 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2019 White: 65.0% 65.0% 2020 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2021 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2022 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2023 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2024 White: 50.9% 50.9% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 International: 6.6% 6.6% 2024 International: 2.3% 2.3%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2025 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2021 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2022 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2023 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2024 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2025 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2020 Hispanic: 23.4% 23.4% 2021 Hispanic: 24.6% 24.6% 2022 Hispanic: 28.4% 28.4% 2023 Hispanic: 29.8% 29.8% 2024 Hispanic: 31.5% 31.5% 2025 Hispanic: 34.3% 34.3% 2020 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2021 White: 54.1% 54.1% 2022 White: 50.5% 50.5% 2023 White: 48.1% 48.1% 2024 White: 46.8% 46.8% 2025 White: 44.0% 44.0% 2020 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2023 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 International: 3.8% 3.8% 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
University of St Francis 295 31% / 69% 6% $71,410 77 98%
Computer Science 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $88,834 91 —
Information Technology 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $77,721 83 —
Mathematics and Computer Science 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $85,343 89 —
Mathematics 4 — 50% / 50% 25% $67,600 71 —
Biochemistry 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $69,545 74 —
Biology 14 — 36% / 64% 0% $68,345 72 97%
Clinical Laboratory Science 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $81,875 87 —
Nursing 93 — 16% / 84% 4% $86,737 90 99%
Radiation Therapy 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $73,936 80 93%
Radiologic Technology 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $73,936 80 93%
Recreational Therapy — — — — $75,687 82 —
Accounting 7 +1 57% / 43% 0% $74,527 80 100%
Business Analytics 8 — 62% / 38% 0% $67,504 71 100%
Business Statistics 2 — 50% / 50% 50% — — —
Economics — — — — $75,620 82 —
Entrepreneurship 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,736 61 —
Finance 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $76,972 83 100%
Health Administration 28 — 11% / 89% 0% $89,182 92 95%
Healthcare Administration 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $89,182 92 95%
Human Resources Management 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $64,803 66 96%
International Business 7 +1 57% / 43% 57% $73,415 79 —
Logistics 2 +4 100% / 0% 0% $88,544 91 98%
Marketing 9 +3 67% / 33% 11% $59,404 53 100%
Recreation Management 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $38,789 6 100%
Addiction Counseling 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,468 33 —
English 4 — 25% / 75% 25% $46,435 17 —
History 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $47,355 19 —
Mass Communication 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,886 35 —
Political Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,287 60 —
Psychology 10 — 20% / 80% 10% $41,287 9 94%
Social Work 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $50,038 26 96%
Elementary Education 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,936 18 100%
General Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $48,615 22 —
Middle School Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $46,936 18 100%
Special Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $65,093 66 100%
Music Technology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,414 10 —
Visual and Performing Arts 8 — 25% / 75% 38% $37,418 5 —
Criminal Justice 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $47,545 19 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,251
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
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: 63.2% 63.2% 2012 Graduated: 56.4% 56.4% 2013 Graduated: 56.6% 56.6% 2014 Graduated: 56.2% 56.2% 2015 Graduated: 65.0% 65.0% 2016 Graduated: 62.9% 62.9% 2017 Graduated: 62.8% 62.8% 2018 Graduated: 61.8% 61.8% 2019 Graduated: 62.4% 62.4% 2020 Graduated: 59.7% 59.7% 2021 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6% 2022 Graduated: 65.0% 65.0% 2023 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6% 2024 Graduated: 66.8% 66.8%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 56.8% 56.8% 2012 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2013 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2014 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Men: 64.6% 64.6% 2016 Men: 62.0% 62.0% 2017 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2018 Men: 59.6% 59.6% 2019 Men: 59.3% 59.3% 2020 Men: 52.7% 52.7% 2021 Men: 63.1% 63.1% 2022 Men: 62.7% 62.7% 2023 Men: 57.4% 57.4% 2024 Men: 62.7% 62.7% 2011 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2012 Women: 63.5% 63.5% 2013 Women: 58.1% 58.1% 2014 Women: 60.0% 60.0% 2015 Women: 65.3% 65.3% 2016 Women: 63.4% 63.4% 2017 Women: 68.5% 68.5% 2018 Women: 63.4% 63.4% 2019 Women: 65.1% 65.1% 2020 Women: 65.0% 65.0% 2021 Women: 66.0% 66.0% 2022 Women: 67.0% 67.0% 2023 Women: 69.6% 69.6% 2024 Women: 69.5% 69.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Black: 22.7% 22.7% 2013 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2014 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2015 Black: 52.9% 52.9% 2016 Black: 47.4% 47.4% 2017 Black: 53.3% 53.3% 2018 Black: 45.2% 45.2% 2019 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2020 Black: 22.7% 22.7% 2021 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2022 Black: 54.2% 54.2% 2023 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Black: 58.6% 58.6% 2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Hispanic: 61.1% 61.1% 2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2% 2016 Hispanic: 51.5% 51.5% 2017 Hispanic: 48.8% 48.8% 2018 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Hispanic: 63.8% 63.8% 2020 Hispanic: 45.2% 45.2% 2021 Hispanic: 48.8% 48.8% 2022 Hispanic: 64.0% 64.0% 2023 Hispanic: 52.7% 52.7% 2024 Hispanic: 62.0% 62.0% 2011 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2012 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2013 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2014 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2015 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2016 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2017 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2018 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2019 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2020 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2021 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2022 White: 71.1% 71.1% 2023 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2024 White: 72.5% 72.5%

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 35.6% 105 17% / 83% 4% $85,576 89 98%
Business & Economics 29.8% 88 41% / 59% 7% $75,178 81 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 13.2% 39 33% / 67% 5% $47,826 20 95%
Education 6.4% 19 26% / 74% 0% $50,156 27 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 17 35% / 65% 0% $68,557 73 97%
Arts 3.1% 9 22% / 78% 33% $37,973 6 —
Professional 2.7% 8 38% / 62% 0% $47,545 19 96%
Computer Science 2.0% 6 83% / 17% 17% $82,696 87 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 4 50% / 50% 25% $67,600 71 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 34 #117 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 34 #311 — —

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 68%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 44.5% 44.5% 2012 Acceptance: 51.7% 51.7% 2013 Acceptance: 51.4% 51.4% 2014 Acceptance: 50.6% 50.6% 2015 Acceptance: 50.5% 50.5% 2016 Acceptance: 49.2% 49.2% 2017 Acceptance: 51.7% 51.7% 2018 Acceptance: 46.8% 46.8% 2019 Acceptance: 45.6% 45.6% 2020 Acceptance: 60.1% 60.1% 2021 Acceptance: 68.2% 68.2% 2022 Acceptance: 58.4% 58.4% 2023 Acceptance: 63.9% 63.9% 2024 Acceptance: 65.3% 65.3% 2011 Yield: 27.3% 27.3% 2012 Yield: 24.8% 24.8% 2013 Yield: 27.0% 27.0% 2014 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2015 Yield: 25.2% 25.2% 2016 Yield: 28.0% 28.0% 2017 Yield: 28.4% 28.4% 2018 Yield: 24.8% 24.8% 2019 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2020 Yield: 18.2% 18.2% 2021 Yield: 19.0% 19.0% 2022 Yield: 16.8% 16.8% 2023 Yield: 19.7% 19.7% 2024 Yield: 14.2% 14.2%

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: 1,482 1,482 2012 Applicants: 1,716 1,716 2013 Applicants: 1,706 1,706 2014 Applicants: 1,509 1,509 2015 Applicants: 1,423 1,423 2016 Applicants: 1,560 1,560 2017 Applicants: 1,560 1,560 2018 Applicants: 1,847 1,847 2019 Applicants: 2,273 2,273 2020 Applicants: 1,917 1,917 2021 Applicants: 1,574 1,574 2022 Applicants: 2,198 2,198 2023 Applicants: 1,888 1,888 2024 Applicants: 2,250 2,250 2011 Admitted: 659 659 2012 Admitted: 887 887 2013 Admitted: 877 877 2014 Admitted: 763 763 2015 Admitted: 719 719 2016 Admitted: 768 768 2017 Admitted: 806 806 2018 Admitted: 864 864 2019 Admitted: 1,037 1,037 2020 Admitted: 1,152 1,152 2021 Admitted: 1,074 1,074 2022 Admitted: 1,284 1,284 2023 Admitted: 1,207 1,207 2024 Admitted: 1,469 1,469 2011 Enrolled: 180 180 2012 Enrolled: 220 220 2013 Enrolled: 237 237 2014 Enrolled: 216 216 2015 Enrolled: 181 181 2016 Enrolled: 215 215 2017 Enrolled: 229 229 2018 Enrolled: 214 214 2019 Enrolled: 235 235 2020 Enrolled: 210 210 2021 Enrolled: 204 204 2022 Enrolled: 216 216 2023 Enrolled: 238 238 2024 Enrolled: 209 209

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 19%
SAT Range 1030 – 1220
SAT Math Range 510 – 610
SAT RW Range 520 – 610

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 910 910 2012 25th: 830 830 2013 25th: 920 920 2014 25th: 920 920 2015 25th: 940 940 2016 25th: 910 910 2017 25th: 1030 1030 2018 25th: 1030 1030 2019 25th: 1030 1030 2020 25th: 970 970 2021 25th: 920 920 2022 25th: 1030 1030 2023 25th: 900 900 2024 25th: 1030 1030 2011 75th: 1010 1010 2012 75th: 1060 1060 2013 75th: 1230 1230 2014 75th: 1050 1050 2015 75th: 1160 1160 2016 75th: 1110 1110 2017 75th: 1240 1240 2018 75th: 1190 1190 2019 75th: 1220 1220 2020 75th: 1180 1180 2021 75th: 1170 1170 2022 75th: 1240 1240 2023 75th: 1170 1170 2024 75th: 1220 1220

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 470 470 2017 25th: 540 540 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 530 530 2023 25th: 440 440 2024 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 620 620 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 630 630 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 620 620 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 640 640 2023 75th: 580 580 2024 75th: 610 610

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 390 390 2013 25th: 480 480 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 520 520 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 460 460 2024 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 490 490 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 610 610 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 610 610

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: 99.0% 99.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2018 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2021 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0% 2022 Submitted: 23.0% 23.0% 2023 Submitted: 65.0% 65.0% 2024 Submitted: 19.0% 19.0%

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.