Private nonprofit · University

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana · Large city

96.0%
Admit rate
$18,196
Avg net price
55%
Graduation rate
$55,362
Median earnings

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Fort Wayne, Indiana (large city setting), enrolling 1,567 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,567 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 96% admitNAIA Division I · Mid-States Football AssociationCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne's admitted students.

Admit rate
96.0%
SAT (mid 50%)
870–1070
Avg GPA (est.)
2.82

Enter a test score to see where you land against University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in Allen County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. In 1696, Comte de Frontenac appointed Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, who began visiting Kekionga in 1702, and would later build the original Fort Miami here in the wilderness and pays d'en Haut of New France around 1706; Initially, a small trading outpost. The Embassy Theatre is a 2,471-seat performing arts theater, which hosts over 200,000 patrons annually. Since its founding in 1944, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra has often been hosted at the Embassy. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
94 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Fort Wayne (FWA)

How University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne compares

Selectivity96.0%

More selective than 11% · #40 most selective of 42 in Indiana

SAT average981

Higher than 7%

Graduation rate55%

Higher than 50% · #25 of 45 in Indiana

First-year retention71%

Higher than 32%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,362

Higher than 55% · #17 of 44 in Indiana

Average net price$18,196

Cheaper than 59% · #18 cheapest of 45 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$25,976

Lower than 26%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment1,567

Larger than 51%

Percentiles compare University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Indiana.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,763students
  • Undergraduate1,56789%
  • Graduate19611%

Undergraduates by gender

1,567undergrads
  • Women1,13272%
  • Men43528%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White65%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial10%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,567
Graduate enrollment
196
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
44%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
15%
Median family income
$52,419
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$65,385
Endowment
$37,078,792

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 418 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Indiana91%
  • Other U.S. states6.7%
  • International2.4%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne draws overwhelmingly from Indiana.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
96.0%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
870–1070
SAT average
981
SAT reading
440–540
SAT math
430–530
ACT composite
17–24
Average GPA (estimated)
2.82

Cost

In-state tuition
$36,460
Room & board
$11,872
Books & supplies
$1,780
Total cost of attendance
$47,223
Average net price
$18,196

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)
42%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,944
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,362
Median debt at graduation
$25,976
Students with federal loans
61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
53%

About 13% 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
42%
Low-income (Pell)
50%
First-generation
51%

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
435
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
28%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Football conference
Mid-States Football Association
Varsity athletes
560 (367 men · 193 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (10)

Football160
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)104
Soccer77
Basketball58
Other Sports50
Baseball40
Volleyball24
Softball23
Tennis14
Golf10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,763 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
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

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
$12,720
$30–48k
$12,392
$48–75k
$15,525
$75–110k
$21,248
$110k+
$24,373

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
$67,578

$15,525/year × about 4.4 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.

98%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$19,379
average award, among those who get one

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne discounts heavily: 98% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $19,379. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

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 359 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)
$55,362
Typical debt at graduation
$25,976
Debt vs. one year's pay
47%
Out-earn a HS grad
66%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.7 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
$54,699
Men
$56,816

Men out-earn women by $2,117 (4%) 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
84°F
Winter low
18°F
Annual rain
39.5″
Annual snow
33.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, FT Wayne Intl AP, IN US station (8.2 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.