- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Pontifical College Josephinum
Columbus, OHCity: largeZIP 43235Founded 1888
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1888
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.pcj.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Pontifical College Josephinum
Pontifical College Josephinum is a private nonprofit college in Columbus, Ohio, with 60 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 57% within six years and costs $47,298 a year after aid.
57%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention100%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share12%
Federal loans15%
$47,298net price / year
96%admission rate
—average SAT
57%graduate in 6 years
$58,369median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#877 of 1,704 for earnings#1,705 of 1,739 for lowest net price#782 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,378 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $50,423tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,105
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,105
- Average net price
- $47,298national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$47,923
$30,001–48,000$45,423
$48,001–75,000$47,923
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college100%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college57%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college12%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 57%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 21%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,369middle 50%: $40,544–$70,145
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,145
Median, Pontifical College Josephinum$58,369
Lower quarter$40,544
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 60
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 0% / 100%
- Average age at entry
- 22.8
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 12%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,595 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $38,872
- Endowment, end of year
- $33,268,221
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White87%
Hispanic3.3%
Black3.3%
Two or more races1.7%
Unknown5.0%
1 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Philosophy & religious studies100%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 205027. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1280192.