St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, New York · Also known as St. Bona/Bonas · Website
$57,214
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,214
median earnings, 10 years after starting
St Bonaventure University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Saint Bonaventure, New York with 2,012 undergraduates and 710 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,074 a year (tuition and fees $41,735). It admits 82% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,214 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,074
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,735
US median $11,837
Admission rate
82%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,214
Rank 946 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,074
- Tuition and fees
- $41,735
- Cost of attendance
- $57,271
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 93%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,651
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,949
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,097
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $30,751
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,441
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $31,389 in 2015-16 to $41,735 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1,197
- SAT reading, middle
- 580
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 2,012
- Graduate students
- 710
- Part-time students
- 0.4%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 72
- Endowment
- $95.2M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 946 of 5,094 US colleges and 105 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,074 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,735 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 82% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,559 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,214 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
72 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 118 | $41,676 | $49,838 | $60,413 | $60,111 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 85 | $26,262 | $61,874 | $85,405 | $103,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $27,000 | $53,128 | $79,690 | $76,194 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,000 | $41,152 | $67,383 | $69,303 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $24,375 | $51,244 | $92,426 | $83,343 |
| JournalismOnlineMaster's | Master's | 26 | $27,582 | $58,647 | $82,191 | $69,034 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | Withheld | $51,664 | $50,499 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 24 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $24,500 | $39,937 | $71,066 | $68,257 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $23,250 | Withheld | $57,215 | $50,706 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $25,000 | $27,885 | $55,838 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,556 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,288 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 14 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Saint Bonaventure and New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does St Bonaventure University cost?
$27,074 a year is the average net price at St Bonaventure University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,735, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $57,271. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,651 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at St Bonaventure University?
82% of applicants are admitted to St Bonaventure University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,197 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do St Bonaventure University graduates earn?
$57,214 a year is the median pay of former St Bonaventure University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,559 after 6 years). That ranks 946 of 5,094 US colleges and 105 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $61,874.
How much student debt do St Bonaventure University graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of St Bonaventure University graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 93% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at St Bonaventure University?
67% of first-time, full-time students at St Bonaventure University finish within 6 years. 86% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at St Bonaventure University?
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (118 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (85 master's graduates), Accounting and Related Services (34 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 72 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.