University of St Francis Business Programs

Located in Joliet, Illinois, University of St Francis is a private not-for-profit institution. Joliet is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

University of St Francis Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at University of Saint Francis.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards University of Saint Francis has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Best Value Colleges for Human Resources Development	College Factual
#17	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	College Factual
#28	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management	College Factual
#93	Best Schools	Grad Degree
#202	Best Value Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual

Where Is University of St Francis?

Contact details for University of Saint Francis are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	500 N Wilcox St, Joliet, IL 60435-6188
Phone:	815-740-3400
Website:	www.stfrancis.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/StFrancis
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UofStFrancis

How Do I Get Into University of Saint Francis?

You can apply to University of Saint Francis online at: https://myusf.stfrancis.edu/portal/apply

Admission Requirements for University of Saint Francis

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into University of Saint Francis?

University of Saint Francis has an acceptance rate of 60%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 55%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 76% of students accepted to University of Saint Francis submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

University of Saint Francis received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 25. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford University of St Francis?

The overall average net price of University of Saint Francis is $32,337. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At University of Saint Francis, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,050 a year. That adds up to $24,200 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at University of Saint Francis is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of St Francis Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,627 undergraduate students at University of Saint Francis, with 1,365 being full-time and 262 being part-time.

There are also 1,902 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,365 full-time undergraduates at University of Saint Francis, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of St Francis students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	49
Black or African American	119
Hispanic or Latino	335
White	745
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	67

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at University of St Francis. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at University of Saint Francis. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at University of St Francis

In 2019-2020, 3,139 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at University of Saint Francis has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of University of Saint Francis

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of St Francis was $35,000 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how University of Saint Francis is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Management Science	#19	#19
Human Resources Development	#25	#25
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#25	#25

Online Growth Rankings of University of Saint Francis

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of St Francis was 4.9%. This is the #701 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at University of Saint Francis regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at University of Saint Francis ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at University of Saint Francis.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Human Resources Development	#15
Management Science	#31
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#56
Supply Chain Management	#60
Finance	#97
Finance & Financial Management	#140
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#233
Human Resource Management	#267
Accounting	#289
Accounting	#499

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of St Francis Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	0	57	57
Management Science	0	19	4	4	27
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	11	10	0	21
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	17	0	0	17
Human Resources Development	0	0	4	12	16
Accounting	0	13	1	0	14
Finance	0	11	3	0	14
Supply Chain Management	1	7	3	0	11
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	9	0	0	9
Entrepreneurship	0	1	0	0	1
Sports Communication	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	88	25	73	187

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

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