The University of St. Francis is a private Franciscan Roman Catholic university in Joliet, Illinois. It traces its roots to the Sisters' Normal Institute, established in 1865 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, and lists 1920 as its founding year. It was the College of St. Francis until 1998, when it became the University of St. Francis and began offering online courses. The main campus covers 22 acres, and the Leach College of Nursing is based at the nearby St. Clare Campus. Fall 2025 enrollment was 2,912, including 1,226 undergraduates. Its Fighting Saints compete in the NAIA; the baseball team won the 1993 NAIA World Series. Ryan C. Hendrickson became its 10th president on June 1, 2025.
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First-year admission is based chiefly on high school GPA and a college-prep curriculum; standardized test scores are not required.
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500 Wilcox St, Joliet, IL, Illinois, United States
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