St. Francis College

Address:
180 Remsen Street

Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201

General Information

Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1884
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,336
Geographical Setting: Urban

Admissions

Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Less selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $14,020
Room/Board: $N/A

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Careers

Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: NYC Board of Education
Calvin Klein, Saks, H & M
HeartShare, Mt. Sinai, St. Mary?s
JPM Chase, Marsh Inc., Northfork
Marriott Hotel, Rutgers, UNICEF
NYPD, NY Life, Brooklyn Law
Our Lady of Miracles, Christ the King

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 120,000
Number of current serial subscriptions: 400
Number of microforms: 13,350
Number of audiovisuals: 50
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: The library is equipped with more than 65 computers dedicated for student use. A Library technician staffs five PCs dedicated solely for research through our Online Database. There are twenty loaner-laptops that connect to the internet and local resources via our wireless networks.

Forty desktop PCs have been loaded with the most recent software available and an Information Technology representative is always available to assist students when the need arises.

Phase Two of the Capital Project, construction of the new Academic Center/Library, began in the spring of 2004.

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: N/A

Technology

Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 138
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): 41
Classrooms: 50
Labs: 81
Other areas: 20

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 1,000

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: N/A
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – No

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: N/A

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: N/A
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – No
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: N/A
Housing available for all unmarried students? – N/A
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – N/A
Available types of campus housing: other housing options

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A

Number of college-owned housing buildings: N/A

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: N/A

Campus Size: 1 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): New York (17), New York (10)
Nearest train station: New York (5)
Nearest bus station: New York (6)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 0%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 13%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,200
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Polytechnic University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Manhattan College)

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: Fleet Bank/St. Francis College Hispanic Festival; Thomas Volpe Lecture Series; Community Day; Charter Day; Terrier Tuesday