Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, Ohio · Private · 2,901 undergraduates · franciscan.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
58%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1110 to 1350
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$54,280Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Franciscan University of Steubenville
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Franciscan University of Steubenville uses a weighted or recalculated GPA, so its own calculation may differ slightly from yours.
Your admission chances
58% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$54,280
a year in 2027-28, from a $54,280 sticker price
What to do with your 1230
Send your score
About 55% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1030, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your weighted GPA is below 3.2, you must send a score.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted (68+ benchmark). Applicants with a 3.2+ cumulative weighted GPA may submit a one-page essay instead of test scores.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions | Franciscan University of Steubenville · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
58%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1110 to 1350
Reading and Writing 590 to 700
Math 520 to 650
ACT composite 22 to 29
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$54,280
a year
- Tuition$38,900
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,725
- $30,001 to $48,000$21,906
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,185
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,429
- Over $110,000$27,281
Financial aidEstimate
68%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
99%
of freshmen receive grants
$21,522
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
3 of 3
Earn credit with a score of 3
1 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,890Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 141 Intro to Computer Science |
| Physics 1 | 5 | 4 | PHY 111/112 General Physics I/Lab |
| Physics 2 | 5 | 3 | PHY 113/114 General Physics II/Lab |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
76%
Come back for a second year
87%
Typical earnings
$53,660
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Franciscan University of Steubenville$41,600
- All colleges$47,342
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 15 majors here have earnings data.
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