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St. Bonaventure University
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Overview
Address:
Route 417
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
Type: Private institution
Year founded: 1858
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergrad body: 2,141
Setting: Rural
Endowment: N/A
Application deadline: June 15
Application fee: 30
Selectivity: Selective
Tuition: 22,515
Room board: 7,760
Extracurriculars
Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
Num organizations: 60
Honor societies: Delta Epsilon Sigma (Catholic College students), Phi Eta Sigma (College Freshmen), Phi Alpha Theta (History), Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics), Psi Chi (Psychology), Pi Delta (French), Pi Mu Epsiolon (Mathematics), Kappa Tau Alpha (Journalim/Mass Communication), Delta Mu Delta (Business Administration), Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences), Kappa Delta Pi (Education), Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology), Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish)
Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Liturgical Ministries, Vocation Groups, Music Ministry, Search Retreat Team, Students for the Mountain, Bona Buddies, The Warming House, SBU for Life
International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, International Student Association,
Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Amnesty International, Legacy Dance Company, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT), Mock Trial Team
Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Bona Venture (Weekly Newspaper)
Num frats: 0
Frats chapter houses: 0
Percent frat members: 0%
Num sororities: 0
Sororities chapter houses: 0
Percent sorority members: 0%
Campus Life
Percent undergrad college owned: 75%
Percent fraternity: 0%
Percent sorority: 0%
Percent campus weekends: 90%
Offer housing: Yes
Percent students college housing: 75%
Campus housing: Yes
Off campus assistance: No
Types available: coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students
College owned singles: N/A
College owned doubles: N/A
College owned triples: N/A
College owned apartments: N/A
College owned other: N/A
Num college owned: N/A
Sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
High speed internet: 100%
Campus size: 500 acres
Percent weekends: 90%
Nearest airport: Buffalo, NY (60), Bradford, PA (45)
Nearest train: Buffalo, NY (60)
Nearest bus: Olean, NY (1)
Public transport: Yes
Cars permitted: Yes
Percent cars: 30%
School employment: Yes
Percent undergrads employed: 36%
Average undergrad earnings: 1,500
Freshmen discouraged working: No
Army rotc: Offered on campus
Navy rotc: Not offered
Airforce rotc: Not offered
Alcohol permitted: Yes
Additional policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Popular events: Annual Coed Softball Tournament, Student Plays and Exhibits at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Junior Prom, Evenings/Weekends Away at Mount Irenaeus
Services
Basic: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling: career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Job six months: N/A
Job one year: 84%
Job two years: N/A
Firms: KPMG, Ernst & Young, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, HSBC Bank, Various School Districts
Library: Yes
Library consortia: Yes
Num books: 241,000
Num subscriptions: 1,500
Num microforms: 97,000
Num audiovisual: 7,000
Num ebooks: N/A
Library facilities: St. Bonaventure Archives
Museums: The Franciscan Institute, The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts
Computer course: No
Own computer: No
Computers available: 460
Email accounts: Yes
Internet access: Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Num wired library: N/A
Num wired classrooms: N/A
Num wired labs: N/A
Num wired other: N/A
Wireless network: Yes
Wireless areas: in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless capacity: N/A
Recommended os: N/A
Hosting units: 100%
Student webpages: Yes
Online registration: No
Campus safety: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
