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Saint Bonaventure University

3261 West State Road, Saint Bonaventure, NY 14778

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Saint Bonaventure University School Description

Founded in 1858, St. Bonaventure is a Catholic university dedicated to educational excellence in the Franciscan tradition. We are committed to the constant pursuit of distinction in our undergraduate and graduate programs, our innovative liberal arts core and all of our courses of study.

At St. Bonaventure University, we come to know our students on an individual basis and become their mentors. We strive to bring out the best in every individual. As an academic and spiritual community, we endeavor to prepare our students for the challenges they will face in their professional careers as well as in their personal lives. True to our Franciscan heritage, we encourage students to manifest our values through lives of citizenship and service.

We offer more than 50 undergraduate majors and programs, including pre-health dual admissions programs and pre-law early admission, and 20 graduate programs from the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Journalism/Mass Communication, and Franciscan Studies.

We require all of our students to take 40 percent of their total credits in core liberal arts courses: literature, history, philosophy, classics, art and the fundamental sciences. We offer 43 undergraduate majors, the most popular of which are elementary education, journalism, psychology, accounting, marketing, finance and management.

Our total undergraduate enrollment is 2,000. Our class sizes are small. Virtually all of our freshman class and most of our other undergraduates live on campus. We are a community.

A group of dedicated Franciscan friars live on campus, but our faculty includes lay people of diverse backgrounds. More than 80 percent of our faculty have a Ph.D. or equivalent. We are open to all students, without regard to religion, race, color, creed or economic background. More than 90 percent of our students receive financial aid.

We encourage independent study, critical analysis and original expression. Our graduates will make their way in one world in which a well-educated person knows that a portion of everyone's time, energy and devotion should be directed to those who are less fortunate. This is the spirit that makes St. Bonaventure a special place of learning.

We are proud to be the flagship Franciscan university. We invite you to share our tradition.
St. Bonaventure University is located on 500 acres in southwestern New York state.

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Saint Bonaventure University

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St. Bonaventure University is a private, Catholic university, located near Olean, New York. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students.

Located in Cattaraugus County in western New York, the university was established by the Franciscan Brothers in 1858. The school is the flagship Franciscan-affiliated school in the English-speaking world and a center of study for the Franciscan movement. Its current president is Sister Margaret Carney OSF, the 20th president and the first religious sister to hold the position full time.

Its sports teams, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (gray wolf native to the Enchanted Allegany Mountains) (formerly nicknamed the "Brown Indians"), play NCAA Division I sports in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The basketball teams play in the 6,000-seat Reilly Center Arena. The raucous crowd is famous in college basketball, and ESPN has called the Reilly Center one of the "Worst Places To Play" in the country.

Students and alumni refer to the university with an affectionate nickname—"Bona's"—which originates from the school's original name, St. Bonaventure's College. The college became a university in 1950.

Sometimes called the "Notre Dame of the East," St. Bonaventure is known widely for the affection its alumni have for the school, the friendly and social attitude on campus, and its role as a great Mid-Atlantic teaching college.

History

The college was founded by Utica financier Nicholas Devereux, one of the first to gain land grants in newly surveyed Cattaraugus County from the Holland Land Company. Devereux founded the town of Allegany on the grant, hoping to build a new city. A great city needed religious instruction, so Devereux approached John Timon, the bishop of Buffalo, for assistance. The two invited the Franciscan order to Western New York, and a small group under Father Pamfilo da Magliano OFM arrived in 1856. This was the first group of Franciscan brothers to settle in the United States. The school graduated its first class in 1858. St. Bonaventure's College was granted university status by New York State in 1950. The largest dormitory on campus, Devereux Hall, is named for the founder.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Private
Affiliation:
Roman Catholic
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Bonnies
Nickname:
Bona

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
2,141
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 23,605
Students Receiving Aid:
99%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 30
Selectivity:
Selective
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Saint Bonaventure University Degree Programs

Bachelor’s Degree Programs

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Master’s Degree Programs

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Saint Bonaventure University Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 51%
Men 49%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 70%
Other 27%
African-American 2%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 75%
Out-of-State 25%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New York 75%
New Jersey 5%
Pennsylvania 5%
Connecticut 1%
Massachusetts 1%
Percent of Students International: 2%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 67%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Atlantic 10 Conference)
Baseball (Atlantic 10 Conference)
Track (Atlantic 10 Conference)

Saint Bonaventure University Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 23,605    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 22,740    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 865    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 4,363 26%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 2,511 49%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 10,356 99%  
Student Loans:
 $ 6,447 76%  
Any Aid:
   99%  

Saint Bonaventure University Admissions

Acceptance Rate: 84% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 96%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 460, Math: 450
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 570, Math: 580
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 39%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 19, Verbal: 19, Math: 19
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 26, Verbal: 26, Math: 26

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 30.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Recommended
Test Scores: Required

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