Majors/Programs: More than 60 undergraduate majors and programs including eight combined-degree programs (granting talented high school seniors provisional acceptance into medical school upon entry to ÌìÑÄÉçÇø¹ÙÍø) and 10 early assurance programs (allowing students to apply for early acceptance to medical school as ÌìÑÄÉçÇø¹ÙÍø sophomores). We also offer 21 graduate programs, 16 of which are available 100% online.
Location: Southwest corner of New York state, between the city of Olean and the village of Allegany; 1.5 hours south of Buffalo and 1.5 hours east of Erie, Pa.
Campus: 500 acres with 31 academic and support buildings and residence halls.
Enrollment: 2,134 undergraduate, 919 graduate students.
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Financial Aid: 98% of our students receive some type of financial assistance
Retention & Graduation Statistics: 83% of freshmen return for their sophomore year, which is significantly higher than the national average of 67% for private institutions.
Six-year graduation rate: 69% (significantly higher than the national average).
Student profile: 23% of our students come from outside of New York state, and 51 UG/GR and 40 UG foreign countries are represented in our enrollment; 80% of our students participate in either intramurals, club sports or recreation center activities.
Average SAT: 1117 (reading and math)
Average ACT: 25
Small Classes: Our student to faculty ratio of 15:1, which helps give our classes a personal touch.
Residence Life: 80% of students (96% of freshmen) live on campus.
Alumni Participation: Of more than 33,000 alumni worldwide, 19.1% donate yearly to the university, compared to a 10% average at Bonaventure's peer institutions.
Scholarship: We are home to the renowned Franciscan Institute, the premier Franciscan resource library in the Americas; 79% percent of our full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree.
Service: BonaResponds answers calls for help from near and far, our
Warming House is one of the oldest student-run soup kitchens in the nation, and we travel to Africa and the Bahamas to help those in need. University Ministries welcomes students of all religious affiliations to participate in a variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, service learning and social action.
A proud member of New York state's independent college sector that has a combined economic impact of more than $97 billion.
Fact Book: View or download the 2025-2026 St. Bonaventure University Fact Book.