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Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, Ohio

https://www.franciscan.edu

#408 National Colleges

76.64% Admission Rate
Least Selective

2,138 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Franciscan University of Steubenville is a private Catholic university in Steubenville, Ohio. The university had 3,040 students as of fall 2019, including 2,317 students on campus, in 40 undergraduate and 8 graduate degree programs. The student body is 97 percent Catholic and the university has the greatest number of students majoring in theology, catechetics, and philosophy of any Catholic university in the United States.

The school was established as the College of Steubenville in 1946 by the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular at the request of Bishop Mussio, the first bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville. In 1974, Fr. Michael Scanlan, T.O.R., became president and began a series of major reforms to restore the school to its Catholic heritage. The school changed its name to the University of Steubenville upon achieving university status in 1980, and adopted the current title Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1986.

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Location

City
Steubenville, Ohio

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Locale
City: Small (population less than 100,000)

Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Theology And Religious Vocations 20.1%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 11.2%
Health Professions And Related Programs 10.8%
Education 8.9%
Psychology 6.9%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 5.6%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 4.8%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 4.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 4.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters 4.1%
Mathematics And Statistics 3.7%
Social Sciences 3.5%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 3.2%
History 2.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 2.4%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.5%
Visual And Performing Arts 0.9%
Physical Sciences 0.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.7%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 0.2%

Cost

Tuition
$28,880.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
60.91%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$24,918.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1215 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 630 575 520
Verbal 670 620 570

ACT Scores

26 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 23 19
English 31 27 22