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Franciscan University of Steubenville was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is theology & religious vocations.
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Franciscan U landed the #893 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Franciscan U also holds the #26 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
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If you're applying to Franciscan University of Steubenville you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 67%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 37% of students accepted to Franciscan U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 680. Math scores were between 530 and 640.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Franciscan University of Steubenville, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Franciscan University of Steubenville is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 86% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Franciscan University of Steubenville enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Franciscan U the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 68%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,505 undergraduates at Franciscan U with 2,220 being full-time and 285 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,289 | $18,540 | $23,737 | $23,267 | $26,327 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Franciscan U, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Franciscan U, approximately 99% of students took out student loans averaging $6,311 a year. That adds up to $25,244 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Franciscan U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1235 University Blvd, Steubenville, OH 43952-1763 |
| Phone: | 740-283-3771 |
| Website: | www.franciscan.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 191 | $29,656 |
| Nursing | 66 | $66,507 |
| Business Administration & Management | 60 | $31,932 |
| Religious Education | 58 | $35,803 |
| Philosophy | 48 | $32,165 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 42 | $35,050 |
| General Psychology | 40 | $35,793 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 39 | $33,991 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 29 | NA |
| Social Work | 25 | $36,697 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,174 students took at least one online class at Franciscan University of Steubenville. This is an increase from the 1,854 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,174 | 1,027 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,854 | 917 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,459 | 873 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,111 | 666 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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