Private nonprofit · College

St. Francis College

Brooklyn, New York · Large city

Admit rate
$18,129
Avg net price
55%
Graduation rate
$58,099
Median earnings

St. Francis College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Brooklyn, New York (large city setting), enrolling 1,684 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,684 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersNear the coast

About Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn, coextensive with Kings County, is the most populous of the five boroughs and counties in New York City, United States. The history of European settlement in Brooklyn spans more than 350 years. Brooklyn has played a major role in various aspects of American culture, including literature, cinema, and theater. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
2 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
8 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How St. Francis College compares

Graduation rate55%

Higher than 50% · #101 of 159 in New York

First-year retention65%

Higher than 19%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$58,099

Higher than 62% · #75 of 133 in New York

Average net price$18,129

Cheaper than 59% · #69 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$23,250

Lower than 50%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment1,684

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare St. Francis College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

4,532students
  • Undergraduate1,68437%
  • Graduate2,84863%

Undergraduates by gender

1,684undergrads
  • Women1,08564%
  • Men59936%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White17%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic31%
  • Asian2.3%
  • Other or multiracial21%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,684
Graduate enrollment
2,848
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
56%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
9%
Median family income
$34,236
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$76,932
Endowment
$26,414,886

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$28,775
Room & board
$18,000
Books & supplies
$3,000
Total cost of attendance
$38,098
Average net price
$18,129

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
55%
Graduated on time (4 years)
37%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,378
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,099
Median debt at graduation
$23,250
Students with federal loans
29%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
43%

About 18% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
37%
Low-income (Pell)
39%
First-generation
38%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
320
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
19%
Housing charge (year)
$16,000
Meal plan (year)
$1,900
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (4,567 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$15,700
$30–48k
$18,198
$48–75k
$22,447
$75–110k
$21,974
$110k+
$22,274

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$100,880

$22,447/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$13,544
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 99% — get grant money from St. Francis College itself, averaging $13,544, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 488 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$58,099
Typical debt at graduation
$23,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
40%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$56,166
Men
$63,951

Men out-earn women by $7,785 (14%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
49.5″
Annual snow
29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl PK Twr, NY US station (6.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.