St. Francis College is located on Remsen Street and occupies half a city block. It was founded as St. Francis Academy in 1859 by the Franciscan Brothers and was originally located on Baltic Street. St. Francis College was the first private school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. , 2,000 full-time students and more than 400 part-time students from 80 countries attend the College. St. Francis College has been ranked by "The New York Times" as one of the more diverse colleges in the United States. The college has also been ranked by both "Forbes" magazine and "U.S. News & World Report" as one of the top baccalaureate colleges in the north.