St. Bonaventure University

Shaped by its values of compassion, wisdom and integrity and lauded for its value and innovation — ranked No. 6 for value and No. 14 for innovation in the North by U.S. News & World Report — St. Bonaventure is a transformative community committed to academic excellence and civic engagement.

We believe education should be a transformational experience, one enriched by the tools to love more humanely, deeply and well in the world.

Outcomes:

• 95% of our graduates are employed or move on to graduate school within six months of graduation.
• Since 2004, Finance majors scored in the top 5% on the Finance portion of the Major Field Exam.
• 9 out of 10 graduates say they would choose St. Bonaventure again.
• Six Pulitzer Prize winners come from the ranks of SBU graduates.
• Christopher Albrecht, Class of 1993, was named New York State Teacher of the Year for 2018.
• Our graduation rates are consistently 20% higher than the national average.
• St. Bonaventure's School of Education is one of the nation's top 25 innovative teacher education programs, according to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE).
• Nearly 100% placement of MBA/accounting graduates.
• Up to 5 pre-med students annually are provisionally accepted as freshmen into medical school at George Washington University after they earn their bachelor's degrees at St. Bonaventure.

Accreditations:

No. 6 in Best Regional University Values in the North:

In U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 college rankings, St. Bonaventure is ranked No. 6 — out of 167 institutions — on the list of Best Regional University Values in the North, an 11-state region from Maryland to Maine. The U.S. News list of regional universities in the North includes colleges that offer a full range of master’s degree programs. The magazine determined the value ranking using three figures from 2022-23: ratio of academic quality to price, percentage of undergraduates receiving need-based aid, and average discount. 

No. 14 in Best Innovative Schools in the North:

U.S. News & World Report ranked St. Bonaventure as the 14th Most Innovative School in the North for 2024. College presidents, provosts and admissions deans were asked to nominate up to 15 colleges or universities in their U.S. News Best Colleges ranking category that are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities.

No. 17 in Best Regional Universities in the North:

U.S. News & World Report ranks St. Bonaventure University No. 17 in the all-criteria ranking of Best Regional Universities in the North for 2024.

No. 30 in Best Undergraduate Teaching in the North:

St. Bonaventure faculty in the School of Education were also recognized by U.S. News, ranking 30th in the North for Best Undergraduate Teaching for 2024. The ranking recognizes institutions that have a strong commitment to teaching undergraduates instead of conducting graduate-level research.

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