
Student Retention Steady at USF as Students Return for Spring Semester
As the new year begins, the USF is celebrating a strong student retention rate—an encouraging sign that students are finding purpose, support

As the new year begins, the USF is celebrating a strong student retention rate—an encouraging sign that students are finding purpose, support

USF is proud to announce the addition of men’s volleyball as its newest intercollegiate athletic program, expanding opportunities for student-athletes and further strengthening the university’s commitment to competitive excellence and student development.

USF Welcomed Diocese of Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks to campus on Thursday, October 30, 2025 for the annual Diocesan Mass for College Students.

University of St. Francis and Diocese of Belleville create accessibility in Catholic education through a guaranteed admission program

The Joliet Symphony Orchestra (JSO) is pleased to announce the second concert set of its 2025-2026 Season, its 21st, with Artistic Director & Conductor, Dr. Sean Paul Mills, leading a program of music by Hector BERLIOZ, Johannes BRAHMS, and Ludwig van BEETHOVEN, and featuring violinist Rebekah COPE-EVERS and cellist Patricia WHITE as soloists.

The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Assembly Hall Gymnasium at USF’s St. Clare Campus, which is located at 1550 Plainfield Road in Joliet.

Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) has once again been recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings. In the 2026 edition, released earlier this month, USF was ranked

Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) has once again been recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings. In the 2026 edition, released earlier this month, USF was ranked

The sale will take place at the USF St. Clare Campus (Assembly Hall), which is located at 1550 Plainfield Road in Joliet, Ill.

USF is taking proactive steps to address the current challenges facing higher education by strengthening the institution for the future.

USF formally inaugurated Dr. Ryan C. Hendrickson as the institution’s 10th president during an on-campus ceremony on October 3, 2025.

New book by University of St. Francis professor Anna Ioanes Explores Connections between Violence and Beauty in American Literature and Art

USF is proud to announce the addition of men’s volleyball as its newest intercollegiate athletic program, expanding opportunities for student-athletes and further strengthening the university’s commitment to competitive excellence and student development.

As the new year begins, the USF is celebrating a strong student retention rate—an encouraging sign that students are finding purpose, support

USF Welcomed Diocese of Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks to campus on Thursday, October 30, 2025 for the annual Diocesan Mass for College Students.

University of St. Francis and Diocese of Belleville create accessibility in Catholic education through a guaranteed admission program

The Joliet Symphony Orchestra (JSO) is pleased to announce the second concert set of its 2025-2026 Season, its 21st, with Artistic Director & Conductor, Dr. Sean Paul Mills, leading a program of music by Hector BERLIOZ, Johannes BRAHMS, and Ludwig van BEETHOVEN, and featuring violinist Rebekah COPE-EVERS and cellist Patricia WHITE as soloists.

The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Assembly Hall Gymnasium at USF’s St. Clare Campus, which is located at 1550 Plainfield Road in Joliet.

Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) has once again been recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings. In the 2026 edition, released earlier this month, USF was ranked

Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) has once again been recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings. In the 2026 edition, released earlier this month, USF was ranked

The sale will take place at the USF St. Clare Campus (Assembly Hall), which is located at 1550 Plainfield Road in Joliet, Ill.

USF is taking proactive steps to address the current challenges facing higher education by strengthening the institution for the future.

USF formally inaugurated Dr. Ryan C. Hendrickson as the institution’s 10th president during an on-campus ceremony on October 3, 2025.

New book by University of St. Francis professor Anna Ioanes Explores Connections between Violence and Beauty in American Literature and Art