Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME · Private · Rural (fringe) · SJCM · Saint Joseph's College
Private institution in Standish, ME · 930 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $59,045 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 21%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 24%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $24,6661,450th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,8341,698th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $42,8341,679th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $58,4521,663rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,045585th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,884419th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 68.5%479th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.1%659th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 81.7%953rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1030883rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9301,396th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.1%1,701st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 104 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 15
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $70,456 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,170 | $59,934 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,909 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,369 | $34,298 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $40,485 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $37,208 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,960 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $26,933 | $29,685 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1912source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Athletic nickname: "Monks"source
- Motto: "Fortitudo et Spes"source
- Campus size: about 447 acressource
- Athletic conference: GNACsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Skiing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Saint Joseph's College of Maine’s 930 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ME
- Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME · 888 undergrads
- University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, ME · 1,131 undergrads
- Thomas CollegeWaterville, ME · 688 undergrads
- University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent, ME · 638 undergrads
- Beal UniversityBangor, ME · 503 undergrads
- University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, ME · 1,362 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA · 931 undergrads
- Eastwick College-RamseyRamsey, NJ · 929 undergrads
- Centenary UniversityHackettstown, NJ · 934 undergrads
- Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL · 925 undergrads
- Ottawa University-OttawaOttawa, KS · 935 undergrads
- Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH · 924 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesjcme.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 161518)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in MaineEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Maine Maritime AcademySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Saint Joseph's College of Maine vs Maine Maritime AcademyHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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