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Quick Facts About Fontbonne

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  • Campus Location: Suburban St. Louis
  • Founded: 1923
  • Type: 4-year, coed, liberal arts, private, Catholic
  • Sponsoring Church Organization: Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
  • Enrollment: 2,967; full-time undergraduates: 2,084
  • Student Profile: 29% male, 71% female,
    • 41% minority; 22 states, 20 foreign countries represented
  • Freshman Profile
    • Middle 50% test score range:
    • ACT Composite 19 to 24
  • Faculty
    • Faculty (full and part-time): 347
    • More than 2/3 of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field
  • Student/faculty ratio: 14:1
  • Application for admission
    • Rolling admission deadline
  • Academic programs
    • 37 majors; 24 minors;
    • 19 graduate programs
  • Athletics: Division III, NCAA
    • St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC)
    • Intercollegiate sports: Men’s: baseball, basketball, bowling (club), cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball
    • Women’s: basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance team, field hockey, golf, lacrosse,
      soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball
  • Housing
    • Number of residence halls or facilities: 3
    • 10% of students live on campus
  • Scholarships & financial assistance for first-year students
    • Students receiving financial aid: 89%
    • Amount of institutional aid awarded annually to all students: $6.3 million
    • Average financial aid package: $15,000