- The Inkwell
- Connecticut
- University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CTCity: smallZIP 06117Founded 1932
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1932
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.usj.edu
ConnecticutReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of Saint Joseph
University of Saint Joseph is a private nonprofit university in West Hartford, Connecticut, with 838 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $28,249 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention82%
4-year graduation50%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans59%
$28,249net price / year
79%admission rate
950average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$67,897median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#454 of 1,704 for earnings#1,393 of 1,739 for lowest net price#606 of 1,738 for graduation rate#828 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
- $61,050tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $48,686
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $48,686
- Average net price
- $28,249national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,679
$30,001–48,000$19,053
$48,001–75,000$23,983
$75,001–110,000$26,061
$110,001+$32,934
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 950
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 440–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 410–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 70%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,891
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,897middle 50%: $48,751–$98,024
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$98,024
Median, University of Saint Joseph$67,897
Lower quarter$48,751
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
- 838
- Part-time
- 3.1%
- Women / men
- 69% / 31%
- Average age at entry
- 23.1
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 96%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,639 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,562
- Endowment, end of year
- $54,463,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic18%
Black10%
Asian6.2%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.2%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions50%
Business & management8.5%
Public administration & social service6.4%
Psychology6.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.3%
Education3.0%
Family & consumer sciences3.0%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 130314. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q24399.