Undergraduate Admissions

"I wasn't a number but a person. There wasn't anything that they couldn't or wouldn't do for me. If it weren't for the awesome women in financial aid, I wouldn't have made it here."

Liz Waples, '09, biology major

Did you know?

• SBU is RANKED No. 9 in the North on U.S.News & World Report's list of "Great Schools at a Great Price."
  
  
• 95 PERCENT of St. Bonaventure students receive some type of financial assistance.
  
  
• Students who earn a bachelor's degree are likely to DO SO SOONER at private colleges than at state institutions.*
  
  
• The AVERAGE AID PACKAGE for this year's freshman class, including scholarships, grants, work/study jos and loans, was $21,777.
  
  
• SBU offers merit awards UP TO $18,000 for freshmen (based only on high school GPA and SAT/ACT scores) and $12,500 for transfer students (based on college GPA).
  
  
• More than 90 PERCENT of alumni say they'd attend SBU all over again.

Here's what you need to do

Our goal at St. Bonaventure is to make a private Catholic university education available to as many students as possible.

To be considered for need- or academic-based financial assistance, a student must first apply for admission.

We encourage each student to apply for need-based aid by submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before the Feb. 15 priority deadline. There is no University-specific form or supplement to complete.

When you'll hear about aid

Applicants receive academic scholarship notification with their offer of admission to the University. Complete financial aid awards, including need-based aid, are mailed beginning in March for the earliest FAFSA filers.

*Source: National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.