St. Bonaventure University Rankings

Located in St. Bonaventure, NY, St. Bonaventure University is one of the best universities in the state of New York. On this page, you will find in-depth rankings for St. Bonaventure University in the following areas: graduation rates, teaching  resources, financing opportunities, and alumni donations. Latest acceptance rate is also given to show how competitive is St. Bonaventure University.

Route 417 St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
Phone: (800) 462-5050
Email: admissions@sbu.edu
Web site: http://www.sbu.edu

Rankings: St. Bonaventure University

Rankings, Ratings, and Admissions Statistics
Overall Ranking: 27
Score: 52
Peer college rating (out of 5) 2.9
Graduation and retention ranking: 30
Average freshman retention rate: 78.0%
6-year graduation rate: 69.5%
Predicted graduation rate: N/A
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-): N/A
Faculty resources ranking: 108
Classes with under 20 students (2020): 62.0%
Classes with 50 or more students (2020): 0.0%
Student faculty ratio (2020): 14:1
Percent of faculty who are full-time (2020) N/A
Student selectivity ranking: 70
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (2020) 930-1170
2020 Freshmen in top 10 percent of high school class: 17%
Freshmen in top 25 percent of high school class (2020): 43%
Fall 2020 Acceptance rate: 91.3%
Financial resources rank: 36
Alumni giving rank: 15
Average alumni giving rate (2020): 22.5%

St. Bonaventure University History

Essential Facts: St. Bonaventure University

  • Students and alumni often refer to the university as Bona’s, derived from the school’s original name, St. Bonaventure’s College.
  • Also adjacent to campus is the Motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, a group of Franciscan religious sisters. The university is also home to the Franciscan Institute.
  • St. Bonaventure University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,812, with a gender distribution of 53 percent male students and 47 percent female students.

Rules and regulations Sports Activities 

General Information  
Percent of undergraduate students who live in college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing: 78%
Percent of undergraduates who are members of a fraternity: 0%
Percent of student body who are members of a sorority: 0%
Average percentage of students on campus during weekends: 90%
Are all students permitted to have cars on campus? Yes
Percent of students who have cars on campus: 30%
Is alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age? Yes
Additional policies and regulations: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Collegiate athletic association: NCAA I
Men’s scholarship sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming, tennis
Women’s scholarship sports: basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis
Student activities: campus ministries, choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, international student organization, jazz band, literary magazine, model UN, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook