- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PACity: largeZIP 19131Founded 1851
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1851
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.sju.edu
- Member of
- AJCU
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia is a private nonprofit university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 4,948 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 81% within six years and costs $33,840 a year after aid.
81%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention89%
4-year graduation77%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans56%
$33,840net price / year
89%admission rate
1258average SAT
81%graduate in 6 years
$85,980median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,250median debt
#135 of 1,704 for earnings#1,560 of 1,739 for lowest net price#169 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,146 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
- $70,389tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $55,380
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $55,380
- Average net price
- $33,840national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,343
$30,001–48,000$26,008
$48,001–75,000$29,287
$75,001–110,000$31,720
$110,001+$37,849
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1258
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 590–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 580–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college81%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 81%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 77%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 78%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $69,632
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $85,980middle 50%: $60,190–$123,628
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$123,628
Median, Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia$85,980
Lower quarter$60,190
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
- 4,948
- Part-time
- 2.6%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,284 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,891
- Endowment, end of year
- $454,664,777
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic9.3%
Black6.8%
Asian8.9%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
Unknown1.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management39%
Health professions17%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Psychology7.1%
Social sciences5.5%
Education4.7%
Communication & journalism4.3%
Computer & information sciences1.9%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD | $34,082 | 75% | $90,179 |
| Rollins College Winter Park, FL | $36,204 | 78% | $64,156 |
| Ithaca College Ithaca, NY | $33,233 | 72% | $70,258 |
| Butler University Indianapolis, IN | $37,499 | 77% | $83,535 |
| Salve Regina University Newport, RI | $36,528 | 73% | $73,336 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 215770. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1475413.