USF At A Glance

Founded
In 1890, in Lafayette, Indiana. Moved to the former estate of industrialist John H. Bass in Fort Wayne in 1944. Graduate school established in 1960.

Tradition
The University of Saint Francis is a Catholic, Franciscan sponsored, coeducational, liberal arts university.

Academic Calendar
Fall and spring semesters, summer sessions.

Campus
The campus has 72 acres of rolling lawns and lined pathways surrounding a central lake, Mirror Lake.

Enrollment
Approximately 2,000 students, including some 250 graduate students. Approximately 35 percent of full-time undergraduate students live on-campus. The majority of students are from Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio, with students from many other states and foreign countries. Students represent many religious faiths, philosophies and ethnic backgrounds.

Financial Aid
More than 95 percent of University of Saint Francis students receive financial aid. Students receive assistance from federal, state and university sources in the form of grants, loans and scholarships.

Accreditation
University of Saint Francis is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Division of Professional Standards, Council of Social Work Education, National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission, Indiana State Board of Nursing, National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and the Indiana State Board of Education.

Academic Programs
Accounting
Art History*
Arts Administration
Biology
Business Administration
Chemistry
Clinical Laboratory Science
Communication
Communication Arts and Graphic Design
Computer Art
Education
     Dynamics of Educational Leadership
     Elementary
     Secondary
     Exceptional Needs Education
     School Counseling
English
Environmental Science
Franciscan Studies*
Health & Safety
Health Services
Healthcare Administration
History
Human Resources Management
Liberal Studies
Management
Mathematics
Mental Health Counseling
Ministry
Music Technology
Nursing (ASN, LPN-ASN, RN-BSN, BSN, MSN)
Pastoral Counseling
Philosophy
Physical Therapist Assistant
Physician Assistant
Political Science/Pre-Law
Pre-Med
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Professional
Psychology
Public Relations*
Radiologic Technology
Social Welfare
Social Work
Sociology/Criminology
Sociology/Social Justice in the Franciscan Tradition
Spanish*
Speech*
Studio Art
Surgical Technology
Theology
*Minor only

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded
Associate of Arts
Associate of Liberal Studies
Associate of Science
Associate of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science in Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Social Work

Graduate Degrees Awarded
Master of Arts
Master of Science
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Education
Master of Science in Nursing