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St. Francis College

Brooklyn, NY
Known forEconomic diversityVery diverse

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,684 undergrads, where 56% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

1.7K

undergrads · larger than 52% of colleges

Diversity index

0.77

Pell Grant

56%

above the median

First generation

41%

above the median

Large cityStudy abroad
Steady · index 0.75 → 0.77 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (16% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 29% of faculty are full-time. Spends $7,091 a year on instruction per student.

15 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 66% of colleges

Most popular major

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

16% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

$112.2K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

29%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$7.1K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $32,622 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $8.3K more than the national median. The 97% who received grants paid $17,698 on average; the other 3% paid the full sticker price of $52,070.

37%

$32.6K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $8.3K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$52,070 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
16% · avg $20K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 37% of full price

Federal loans

29%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Cost falling · −21% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $58,099 ten years after enrolling, more than at 63% of colleges; 54% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.2 years of that salary.

54%

54%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$58.1K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$23.3K

≈ $246/month for 10 years

Retention

65%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 55% → 55% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price fell 9% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 21%, because grants grew faster.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −21% after inflation

  • Diversity

    Steady

    index 0.75 → 0.77

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 195173 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything