St Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY · private nonprofit

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Admissions

Admit rate81.5%
Applicants
Middle-50% SAT1050–1260
Middle-50% ACT23–30
Avg GPA
Test policy
Avg net price / yr$27,151
Grad rate70%
Median earnings (10 yr)$57,214
Sourcescorecard_bulk · 2025

Application requirements

Regular / RollingRolling
Application fee$0 (US) · $0 (intl)
Personal essayRequired
Writing supplementYes
Test policysometimes required
Teacher recommendations1
Counselor recommendationRequired

Source: Common App first-year Requirements Grid, 2025-26 cycle. Confirm on the college's site — requirements can change mid-cycle.

Supplemental essays

~650 words each.

  1. Applicants to the Franciscan Health Care Professions Dual Admission Combined Degree program are required to submit two essays. The second essay titled "Apply to Medical School," detailing your interest in working in the medical profession and why you are interested in starting that process at St. Bonaventure, can be completed here
  2. Applicants to the Franciscan Health Care Professions Combined Degree Programs please write an essay titled "Applying to Medical School," which details your interest in working in the profession of medicine and why you are interested in starting that process at SBU and then continuing at your selected medical school.

Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).