UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS D-12

2701 Spring St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808-3994
Tel: (260)434-3100
Free: 800-729-4732
Admissions: (260)434-3279
E-mail: admiss@sfc.edu
Web Site: http://www.sf.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1890. Setting: 73-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $3.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $5942 per student. Total enrollment: 1,883. Faculty: 227 (97 full-time, 130 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 911 applied, 67% were admitted. 13% from top 10% of their high school class, 39% from top quarter, 76% from top half. 8 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,282 students, 67% women, 33% men. Part-time: 368 students, 83% women, 17% men. Students come from 10 states and territories, 8 other countries, 9% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 32% 25 or older, 16% live on campus, 11% transferred in. Retention: 67% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; business/marketing; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Recommended: essay. Required for some: recommendations, interview, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 8/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $21,910 includes full-time tuition ($15,800), mandatory fees ($660), and college room and board ($5450). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $500 per semester hour. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 25 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Activities Council, Art Club, Student Government Organization, Student Nursing Association, Residence Hall Council. Major annual events: Homecoming, Spring Fling. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 350 college housing spaces available; 300 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Option: coed housing available. University Library plus 1 other with 50,186 books, 631,345 microform titles, 449 serials, 2,105 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $431,949. 217 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.