Match #1
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY
Profile closeness91/100
Admit rate85%
- 2,692 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 52%, close to 51%
- Acceptance rate 85%, close to 85%
The colleges most similar to St. Francis College are College of Mount Saint Vincent, Hilbert College, and St. Thomas Aquinas College. St. Francis College admits 85% of applicants and has an average net price of $17,300 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 5 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with St. Francis College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to St. Francis College
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Match #2
Hilbert College
Hamburg, NY
Profile closeness84/100
Admit rate97%
- 921 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 51%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY
Profile closeness81/100
Admit rate93%
- 972 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 51%
- Acceptance rate 93%, close to 85%
Match #4
Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate83%
- 1,577 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 51%
- Enrollment 1,577 students, close to 1,684
Match #5
Elmira College
Elmira, NY
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate77%
- 708 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 48%, close to 51%
- Acceptance rate 77%, close to 85%
Match #6
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,685 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 1,685 students, close to 1,684
- Average net price $18,178, close to $17,300
Match #7
Manhattanville College
Purchase, NY
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate87%
- 1,362 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 51%
- Enrollment 1,362 students, close to 1,684
Match #8
Daemen College
Amherst, NY
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate68%
- 1,643 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 1,643 students, close to 1,684
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 51%
Match #9
Utica College
Utica, NY
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate92%
- 2,278 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 54%, close to 51%
- Enrollment 2,278 students, close to 1,684
Match #10
Alfred University
Alfred, NY
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate74%
- 1,423 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 46%, close to 51%
- Enrollment 1,423 students, close to 1,684
Questions about St. Francis College alternatives
What colleges are similar to St. Francis College?
The closest matches to St. Francis College are College of Mount Saint Vincent, Hilbert College, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Marymount Manhattan College, and Elmira College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is St. Francis College hard to get into?
St. Francis College admitted 85% of its 4,488 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 5 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
