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St. Francis College

St. Francis College is located in Brooklyn Heights, New York, United States. It was established in the year 1859 by the Franciscan friars and known as St. Francis Academy. Students can choose from numerous academic programs including mathematics, nursing, criminal justice, information technology, sports management, and communication arts.

Some of the college's many student clubs and organizations are the Accounting Society, College Choir, English Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Robotics Club, and Latin-American Society. The men of St. Francis College compete in sports such as swimming and diving, soccer, golf, basketball, cross country, track and field, water polo, and tennis. The female students participate in sports such as bowling, basketball, golf, fencing, tennis, cross country, swimming and diving, volleyball, water polo, and track and field.

Campus Location

180 Remsen St
Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201-9902
USA
Main Tel: (718) 522-2300
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor44338
Associate183
Master81

Students

Student enrollment was 2,321 in 2007-2008 (2,113 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 99% of enrolled students and graduate students are 1%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 15,720
Room and board$ 13,500
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 2,000

Financial Aid: St. Francis College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to St. Francis College:

Schools Similar to St. Francis College

 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Delaware State UniversityDover, DE3,756
2Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA783
3Savannah State UniversitySavannah, GA3,169
4Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC1,463
5Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA5,161
6Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA4,720
7University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, HI3,573
8Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TX6,239
9Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA793
10Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD5,464

Admissions (2008-2009)

 

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men79%
Women73%
All75%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal410-510
Math410-520
Writing410-510

Housing and Meals

St. Francis College provides on-campus housing for 70 of its 2,113 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

The school is in the Northeast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 77 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 64 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .


Highlights

Compared to other schools:

St. Francis College Highlights

  • Many students concentrating in media, liberal arts, and computer science and engineering.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system.
  • Library on-campus.
  • Campus housing available.
  • Study abroad option.
  • Weekend study option.
  • Part-time classes available.
  • ROTC.
  • Athlete financial aid.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (99 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (20 awarded)

  • Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (38 awarded)

  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Studies Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (128 awarded)

  • Area Studies
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (47 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (8 awarded)

  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (6 awarded)

  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (19 awarded)

  • Nursing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (30 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (27 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (39 awarded)

  • Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (1 awarded)

  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations

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