Saint Francis University (SFU) is a four-year, coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1847 and conducted under the tradition of the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular. The university is situated on 600 acres (243 ha) in the forests and farmland of Loretto.
Overview
Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, Saint Francis University enrolls approximately 1,832 undergraduate students (of whom, 40.7% are male and 59.3% female) and 617 graduate students.The University offers 25 undergraduate majors and 7 graduate fields of study (including Physical Therapy, in which the University awards a doctorate) to its students. The University maintains an average graduation rate of 69.9%.Saint Francis University has 22 men's and women's sports teams and competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The current president of the University is Rev. Malachi Van Tassell, T.O.R., Ph.D. Mount Assisi Friary, formerly the residence of industrialist Charles M. Schwab, is home to several of the friars who staff the university. Also on the campus is the main building for the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art which has a number of smaller facilities across the local region. Immergrün Golf Course is a semi-private, nine-hole, regulation-length 3,234-yard, par-36 course on rye grass located on the campus of Saint Francis University at 105 Saint Elizabeth Street. Immergrün has not been altered since Donald Ross built it for the steel magnate Charles M. Schwab in 1917.
Type Private
Established 1847
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Endowment $44,863,000 (2014)
Academic staff
241
Undergraduates 1,832
Postgraduates 617
Location Loretto
40°30′15″N 78°38′15″W
Campus Rural, 600 acres (243 ha)
Colors Red and White
Nickname Red Flash
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – NEC
A-10, and EIVA.
Website www.francis.edu