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St. Bonaventure University was awarded 43 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is communication & journalism.
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College Factual ranked St. Bonaventure as #1,363 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 142 colleges in New York, St. Bonaventure is ranked at #84.
St. Bonaventure University has an acceptance rate of 78%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 41% of students accepted to St. Bonaventure submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 630. Math scores were between 540 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio at St. Bonaventure is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at St. Bonaventure University is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
St. Bonaventure University has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at St. Bonaventure for first-time, full-time students is 69%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,839 undergraduates at St. Bonaventure with 1,787 being full-time and 52 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,563 | $15,848 | $16,736 | $24,494 | $28,986 |
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 St. Bonaventure, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 St. Bonaventure, approximately 95% of students took out student loans averaging $8,318 a year. That adds up to $33,272 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at St. Bonaventure is 3.5%. 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.
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Contact details for St. Bonaventure are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3261 W. State Road, Saint Bonaventure, NY 14778-9800 |
| Phone: | 716-375-2000 |
| Website: | https://www.sbu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/bonaventure |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/stbonaventure |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | 42 | $37,084 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 32 | $52,077 |
| Special Education | 29 | NA |
| General Psychology | 26 | $28,115 |
| Business Administration & Management | 22 | $36,356 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 20 | $32,817 |
| Journalism | 17 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 15 | NA |
| General Biology | 15 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 14 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,098 students took at least one online class at St. Bonaventure University. This is a decrease from the 1,729 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,098 | 634 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,729 | 629 |
| 2018-2019 | 717 | 470 |
| 2017-2018 | 645 | 294 |
| 2016-2017 | 298 | 180 |
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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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