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
Deck the halls and ring in the season with Christmas concert at St. Bonaventure Nov 26, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University’s Music program will ring in the holiday season with a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, on campus.
St. Bonaventure, Mt. Irenaeus renew their 40-year partnership Nov 26, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University has renewed its longstanding partnership agreement with Mt. Irenaeus, the Franciscan mountain community in Allegany County.
Ed. Simone performs a unique, one-man show of 'A Christmas Carol' at SBU's Quick Center Nov 25, 2024 | Ed. Simone, former longtime professor and director of the theater program at St. Bonaventure University, will perform his masterful one-man show “A Christmas Carol, A Retelling by Ed. Simone” at SBU’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.
Bonnies survive scare from Thomas More to advance to fourth straight rugby final four Nov 23, 2024 | St. Bonaventure (7-3), ranked No. 4 in the latest National Collegiate Rugby Division I poll, held off Thomas More University (6-3) on Saturday, 30-24, to advance to the NCR Championship semifinals for the fourth straight year.
CHS bulletin publishes update on Caliva Smart's book project Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, spent a portion of last summer at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., working on her current book project: "Speaking about Gods: Mythic Knowledge and Narrative Authority in Greek Lyric Poetry." The CHS is a research institute under the auspices of Harvard University that supports research on all aspects of ancient Greece. Caliva Smart's term as a Hellenic studies fellow at the center continues through May 2025.
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