Pontifical College Josephinum
Columbus, OH · Private · Large city · PCJ
Private institution in Columbus, OH · 45 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate.
- Top 0%Full-time retention
- Top 3%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,8291,279th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,8291,159th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
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Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.3%1,814th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 100.0%1st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.3%1,008th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 452,066th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5.0:159th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 8.8%2,065th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 146 mi (DTW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| PhilosophyPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, GeneralPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, OtherPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pontifical College Josephinum’s 45 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OH
- Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeSalem, OH · 54 undergrads
- Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH · 57 undergrads
- Athenaeum of OhioCincinnati, OH · 29 undergrads
- The North Coast CollegeLakewood, OH · 0 undergrads
- Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceCincinnati, OH · 101 undergrads
- Antioch UniversityYellow Springs, OH · 107 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of AmericaNew York, NY · 45 undergrads
- Montana Bible CollegeBillings, MT · 45 undergrads
- New Hope Christian College-EugeneEugene, OR · 45 undergrads
- Christ Mission CollegeSan Antonio, TX · 43 undergrads
- Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron LeymaUnion, NJ · 47 undergrads
- American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN · 48 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepcj.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 205027)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OhioEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Pontifical College Josephinum vs Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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