ABOUT SBU

We believe education should be a transformational experience, one enriched by the tools to love more humanely, deeply and well in the world.



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Welcome

Our Mission

St. Bonaventure is a Catholic university dedicated to educational excellence as informed by our Franciscan and liberal arts traditions. In the words of our patron, we believe that there should be “no knowledge without love,” and thus seek to transform the lives of our students, inspiring in them a lifelong commitment to service and citizenship.

St. Bonaventure embraces students, faculty and staff of all faiths and cultures and strives to bring out the best in every individual through meaningful relationships. As an academic and spiritual community, we endeavor to prepare our students for the challenges they will face in their professional careers and personal lives.

Learn more at Mission & Values

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University Information

As an academic and spiritual community, we endeavor to prepare our students for the challenges they will face in their professional careers and personal lives.

University Information
Accreditations & Rankings

St. Bonaventure is recognized for academic excellence by distinctive accrediting organizations and is consistently rated as a top university in the Northeast.

Accreditations & Rankings
Directories & Administration

We are a community. Our faculty and staff dedicate themselves to making connections - among themselves, their courses and, most importantly, our students.

Directories & Administration
Career Opportunities

Exciting career opportunities are available at St. Bonaventure. Contact our Human Resources staff today.

Career Opportunities
History

Founded in 1858 to promote Catholic-Franciscan education, we continue to pursue academic excellence through personalized attention that reflects the Franciscan tradition of valuing human relationships.

History
Community Programs

We are an integral part of the Olean and Allegany communities and we take great pride in sharing our facilities and expertise with our neighbors.

Community Programs
Map & Directions

The St. Bonaventure University campus is spread over 500 acres in a valley surrounded by the Allegheny foothills of southwestern New York state, a region known as the Southern Tier.

Maps & Directions
University Strategic Plan

SBU’s five-year strategic plan (2021-2026) boldly commits to our Franciscan mission and heritage, continued innovation and a new culture of strategic thinking.

Strategic Plan
News & Events
McAllister Business Scholars Program funds opportunities for St. Bonaventure business majors Sep 25, 2023 | The newly created Brian and John McAllister Business Scholars Program Endowment will provide a pathway to professional careers for business majors at St. Bonaventure University.
Bonnies hold off late Army push to seal landmark victory in rugby program history Sep 23, 2023 | What looked like heartbreak turned into jubilation as St. Bonaventure narrowly held off Army, 29-26, Saturday afternoon in a Rugby East heavyweight bout, giving the Bonnies their biggest regular-season win in program history.
St. Bonaventure’s 2023 Kearns Business Lecture to focus on ‘Improving Our Financial IQ’ ​ Sep 22, 2023 | St. Bonaventure University alumnus and global businessman Richard P. “Dick” Kearns, ’72, returns to his alma mater in October, bringing along a panel of international business executives for the 10th annual Kearns Global Business Lecture.
Paper by Case, King and Case in conference proceedings Sep 21, 2023 | Dr. Carl J. Case, professor of business information systems, Darwin L. King, professor of accounting, and Julie A. Case, Esq., adjunct instructor of business law, had their paper titled “The Electronic Resources Policy and Ethical Undergraduate Business Student Behavior: COVID-19 Pandemic Effects" published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Finance, and Business (held in Prague) of the International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
Public invited to lecture, Transitus, Mass during Francis Week events at St. Bonaventure Sep 21, 2023 | St. Bonaventure University will celebrate the life of St. Francis of Assisi during Francis Week, Sept. 26 to Oct. 4. This year’s theme is “Care for Creation.”
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