- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJCity: largeZIP 07306Founded 1872
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1872
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.saintpeters.edu
- Member of
- AJCU
New JerseyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Peter's University
Saint Peter's University is a private nonprofit university in Jersey City, New Jersey, with 2,135 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $8,127 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention72%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share59%
Federal loans29%
$8,127net price / year
90%admission rate
—average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$63,525median earnings, 10 yrs
$16,764median debt
#625 of 1,704 for earnings#105 of 1,739 for lowest net price#875 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,202 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
- $51,000tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,170
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,170
- Average net price
- $8,127national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,370
$30,001–48,000$6,238
$48,001–75,000$7,297
$75,001–110,000$10,963
$110,001+$16,878
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college59%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,245
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,525middle 50%: $39,826–$94,931
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,764
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,931
Median, Saint Peter's University$63,525
Lower quarter$39,826
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
- 2,135
- Part-time
- 3.6%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 21.6
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 59%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 31%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,476 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,315
- Endowment, end of year
- $43,606,171
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White16%
Hispanic43%
Black18%
Asian7.0%
Two or more races0.1%
U.S. nonresident6.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown11%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Psychology19%
Health professions15%
Computer & information sciences6.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.9%
Social sciences5.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.0%
Education3.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 186432. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3443737.