What Makes SBU Special

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Get connected at St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure University instills in students a real passion for learning and living. Our professors are committed and approachable faculty who dedicate themselves to making connections - among themselves, their courses and, most importantly, their students. It's this caring commitment that links learning to living at SBU and makes a Bonaventure education the experience of a lifetime. Get connected, stay connected, at St. Bonaventure University.

St. Bonaventure University students enjoy a student/faculty ratio of 14:1
 
 
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 A snapshot of St. Bonaventure University
  • Location: Southwest corner of New York state, between the city of Olean and the village of Allegany; 1.5 hours south of Buffalo and 1.5 hours east of Erie, Pa.
  • Campus: 500 acres with 31 academic and support buildings and residence halls
  • Enrollment:  1,967 undergraduate, 505 graduate

Tuition

  • Undergraduates: $25,930 full-time tuition
    • $745 per credit hour
    • room and meal plan (average): $9,717
    • fees: $965
  • Graduate students: $670 per credit hour
    • room (average): $4,600
    • optional meal plan (average): $4,290

Financial Aid:

  • More than 90% of students receive financial aid; the average freshman package is $22,000
  • Of the $20 million in annual scholarships and grants students receive, $1.1 million is from endowed/annual scholarships

Retention & Graduation Statistics:

  • 82% of freshmen return for their sophomore year
  • Six-year graduation rate: 67% (second highest in region)

Student profile:

  • 50% female, 50% male
  • 31 states and 17 foreign countries
  • High school academic average: 86%
  • Average SAT score (reading and math) of entering freshmen: 1038; average composite ACT: 23
  • Class of 2009: 89% of undergraduate degree recipients employed full time or attending graduate school

Majors/Programs:

  • More than 50 undergraduate majors and programs, including pre-health dual admissions programs and pre-law early admission, and 20 graduate programs from the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Journalism/Mass Communication, and Franciscan Studies

Residence Life:

  • 75% of students live on campus

Alumni Participation:

  • Of St. Bonaventure's 24,944 active alumni, 20.41% support the Bonaventure Fund. The national average for similar universities is 12.6%.

Endowment:

  • $39 million

Funds Raised:

  • The university surpassed the goal of its 150th Anniversary Campaiogn in May 2009, garnering more than $150 million in cash and pledges.

 

Athletics: NCAA Division I - Atlantic 10 Conference

  • Students crowd the hillside as they cheer on the baseball team.Men's varsity sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis
  • Women's varsity sports: basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis
  • Club sports: women's field hockey, men's ice hockey, men's lacrosse, rugby (men and women), ski racing (men and women)
  • Intramural: basketball, dodge ball, flag football, floor hockey, golf, kickball, pool, soccer, softball, volleyball, wallyball