St. Francis College

St. Francis College

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Former names	St. Francis Academy
Motto	Latin: Deus Meus Et Omnia
Motto in English	My God, My All
Type	Private College
Established	1859
Affiliation	Roman Catholic (Franciscan)
Endowment	US$77,536,000 (2014)
President	Dr. Timothy Houlihan (Interim)
Provost	Dr. Timothy Houlihan
Academic staff	359
Students	2,749
Undergraduates	2,671
Location	Brooklyn Heights (New York City), New York, U.S.
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and Red
Athletics	NCAA Division I – NEC, CWPA, MAAC
Nickname	Terriers
Affiliations	AFCU ACCU NAICU MSA
Website	www.sfc.edu

St. Francis College, often referred to as St. Francis of Brooklyn or SFC, is a private, coeducational college located in Brooklyn Heights, New York. It was founded in 1859 by friars of the Order of Servant Franciscans, a Franciscan order, as the St. Francis Academy and was the first private school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. St. Francis College began as a parochial all-boys academy in the City of Brooklyn and has become a small liberal arts college that has 19 academic departments which offer 72 majors and minors.

St. Francis College is a predominantly undergraduate institution, yet does have graduate programs in accounting, project management and psychology. St. Francis has been ranked nationally and regionally by Forbes magazine, Washington Monthly, Money magazine and U.S. News & World Report as one of the top baccalaureate colleges. St. Francis is set in an urban environment and is considered a commuter college. As of 2015, there were 2,671 undergraduates (10% part-time) and 78 graduates (50% part-time). The student to faculty ratio is 17:1 and 55.9% of classes have 20 or fewer students. The 2,749 students that attend St. Francis College hail from over 80 countries. St. Francis College has been ranked by the New York Times and Forbes as one of the more diverse colleges in the United States.

SFC has 19 athletic teams that compete in Division I of the NCAA and are known as the Terriers. SFC's teams participate in the Northeast Conference, with the exception of the men's and women's water polo teams which compete in the CWPA and the MAAC, respectively.