Is Saint Francis University Worth It?

Saint Francis University gives you a solid but uneven financial return. With a $19,173 average net price and median earnings of $62,101 ten years out, the math works for most graduates, and a 72.8% graduation rate paired with an 88.38% retention rate means you're likely to finish and start earning. Median debt of $27,000 sits close to the annual net price, so you're not borrowing beyond what a typical starting salary can service.

Nursing is the clear winner here. At $58,866 early-career, it pays enough to cover the roughly $28,750 in debt nursing grads carry, and Pennsylvania's healthcare demand backs that number up. Accounting and marketing land in the mid-$40Ks, decent but slower to pay off the same debt load. The weak spots are computer and information sciences at $36,674 and business administration at $33,993 , both undershoot what you'd expect, and business admin in particular carries $26,000 in debt against a salary that barely clears it. If you're picking one of those two majors, the return gets thin.

The specific risk is major choice. The gap between nursing and business admin is nearly $25,000 a year in early earnings, so what you study matters far more than the school's overall average suggests.

The net price tiers reward lower- and middle-income families most: under $48k, you pay around $11,000-$13,000, cheaper than the $48-75k tier in a small quirk. Above $110k, the price climbs to $24,390, and at that point the return depends entirely on landing in nursing or a healthcare field. This school fits you if you want nursing or another health-sciences path. If you're aiming at general business or computing, price out the alternatives first.