University of Saint Francis exists to serve students by facilitating learning and personal and professional development in an environment permeated by Franciscan values. 

Founded in 1890 by the Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration, the University is a Catholic, coeducational institution of higher education in the liberal arts tradition, offering undergraduate and graduate programs designed to meet the needs of a diverse student body

Trinity Hall is the campus administrative building, including admissions. This is the place to start your visit to campus.

At the center of University of Saint Francis’ rolling and wooded Spring Street campus is tranquil Mirror Lake. Trees shade the lake, as they do the entire campus, a safe and friendly oasis of education and student life on the outskirts of Fort Wayne.

• To provide students from all walks of life with a complete education at a reasonable price.
• To help form a life-long dedication to learning.
• To assist in creating the religious, moral and ethical values that form a commitment to the local and global communities.

• An education which will last a lifetime. Students benefit from their professors, many of whom work in their fields off-campus. They bring to class their real-world experience.
• Your job placement counseling begins as soon as you start classes, and continues through your college career and even beyond.
• University of Saint Francis is committed to making a quality education affordable. Scholarships, grants, and other forms of financial aid are available.
• University of Saint Francis, with its dedicated faculty and staff, and close-knit student body, is more than a school. For our students,
    it can be a great way of life.

Enrollment
Approximately 1,700 students, including some 250 graduate students. Students enjoy a low student-teacher ratio. More than half the students are women, and approximately 35 percent of full-time undergraduate students live on-campus. The majority of students are from Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio, with students from many other states and foreign countries. Students represent many religious faiths, philosophies and ethnic backgrounds.

Tradition upon which to build

University of Saint Francis offers more than 30 major academic programs, as well as several minors. Approximately 1,700 graduate and undergraduate students enjoy a low student-teacher ratio, ensuring each student receives the academic attention he or she needs.

Faculty members dedicate their careers to excellent teaching in small-class settings. Some 60 percent of full-time faculty have doctorate or other terminal degrees in their specialized areas.

Our staff members help students in applying for a wide range of scholarships, grants, loans and other sources of financial assistance.

1. Offer high quality, state-of-the-art academic programs, based on a core curriculum, which promote excellence in teaching and learning and foster in each student a life-long interest in the pursuit of knowledge. 
2. Provide a welcoming and secure campus community where student interests influence program and policy decisions. 
3. Foster the formation of religious, moral and ethical values in a Christian learning atmosphere that allows students to recognize the unique dignity of each person, understand peace and justice issues and become responsible stewards of creation. 
4. Facilitate the development of each student’s talents and abilities by ensuring that professionally qualified faculty, rather than teaching assistants, teach all classes. 
5. Encourage scholarship, critical thinking and the development of interpersonal skills enabling students to live and learn in a complex, technological society. 
6. Create an awareness of issues that affect the local and global community enabling students to realize the value of diversity and the joy of serving others. 
7. Provide an integrated academic and student life program that meets the changing needs of a diverse student body. 
8. Deliver a comprehensive and affordable educational experience.